On 20 September 2024, Oxlade is about to take the worldwide stage by storm with the discharge of his debut album, ‘Oxlade From Africa (OFA)’.
The extremely anticipated challenge displays the Afro-Pop star’s want to characterize not simply Surulere, Lagos, or Nigeria, however your entire Continent.
The multi-award winner pays homage to Africa’s class and sweetness by way of his music, vogue, and imagery. Oxlade goals to make Africans pleased with their heritage and tradition by celebrating the richness of the Motherland.
‘Oxlade from Africa’ is a mix of Afrobeats, Afro-Swing, Amapiano, Coupé-Décalé and R’n’B. The singer’s distinctive vocals bounce on infectious rhythms, all expertly crafted underneath Spax’s meticulous supervision.
The album is a worldwide illustration of Africa that includes artists from the Continent, the Diaspora and the Caribbean. Oxlade collaborates with Bobi Wine, Dave, Fally Ipupa, Flavour, Ojahbee, Popcaan, Sarkodie, Tomi Owó and Wande Coal to deliver a contemporary spin on Afrobeats.
This physique of labor gives followers distinctive insights into Oxlade’s artistry curating a wealthy listening expertise.
In ‘OFA’, Oxlade showcases his distinctive expertise, intricate storytelling and musical versatility. The album shares his story because the Chosen One; taking listeners on a journey by way of the Oxyverse. This contains of 4 dimensions: Love, Ache, Hustle, and Pleasure.
The album launch follows his latest single, ‘Arabambi’ which marks the entry into the Love Dimension. His first launch of the yr gives a promising glimpse of what’s in retailer for the rest of the challenge.
Oxlade has firmly established himself as a dominant drive within the music trade. His spectacular achievements embrace a double platinum certification for ‘Ku Lo Sa’ in Switzerland and platinum certifications in Canada, France, and Germany.
With chart-topping hits and collaborations with legendary artists like Bob Marley and Whitney Houston, Oxlade continues to show he’s a generational artist. Final yr’s large collaboration with Dave, ‘Intoxycated’, reached the Prime 50 on the UK chart.
His prowess was additional validated by mega-stars Usher and Wizkid, who shared the stage with him in Ghana and Paris, respectively. Most lately, Oxlade carried out to an viewers of 157,000 folks at Sudoeste, solidifying his standing as a worldwide music sensation.
About OXLADE
Oxlade is an Afro-Pop singer and songwriter hailing from Lagos, Nigeria. This crooner is finest recognized for his wealthy harmonies and signature falsetto. As a frontline artist of the brand new wave of Afrobeats, his poetic penmanship and heartfelt lyrics actually ring a bell along with his core following: The Oxygenes.
Although he’s hailed as a break-out star from Surulere, Olaitan “Oxlade” Abdulrahman Ikuforiji, born on 22 April 1997, was really raised in Mushin, Lagos. His journey into music began when he joined the varsity choir. This sparked a ardour for singing, songwriting and experimenting with sound.
In 2018, the Afro-Pop star launched three tracks earlier than his breakthrough single, ‘Shugar’. This garnered vital consideration from music executives and followers alike. Oxlade’s continued success led to high-profile collaborations with notable artists comparable to Bob Marley, Whitney Houston, Camila Cabello and Davido.
The singer continues to soar with profession achievements together with standout performances to twenty,000 on the O2 Enviornment in London and 21,000 at Accor Enviornment, Paris. Oxlade’s extremely acclaimed EP, ‘Oxygene’, featured the hit single ‘Away’, which obtained recognition from Rolling Stone.
2022 was a momentous yr for Oxlade as he signed with Epic Data France, increasing his international attain. His single ‘Need You’ made a big chart influence and the viral hit ‘Ku Lo Sa – A Colours Present’ achieved exceptional success.
The only reached the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs Chart, UK Afrobeats Singles Chart and achieved Platinum standing in a number of international locations.
The green-tinted video for ‘Ku Lo Sa’ was an enormous hit, garnering nearly 100 million views on YouTube (to this point) and changing into the third most-watched COLORSxSTUDIOS video of all time.
The music was additionally nominated for “Greatest Afrobeats Music” on the 2023 Billboard Music Awards and named among the best Afro-Pop songs of 2022 by Complicated and Rolling Stone.
Oxlade’s upward trajectory is obvious. Highlights embrace performing with Usher, that includes in Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty Vogue Present, and changing into the primary artist on Pandora’s ‘Africa Subsequent.’
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