Akara "The Music" Etteh

Soul-infused, hip-hop-influenced, danceable, singalong. . . whatever. BASS

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Hey. I'm Akara Etteh.

Growing up on a diet of Nigerian gospel, blended with noughties hip-hop and neo-soul, I'm using those influences, combined with my classical training, to create sing-along songs that Ed Sheeran would be proud of, beats that irresistibly draw you to the dancefloor. BASS that moves you, emotive instrumentation, with hooky, pop sensibilities. Poetry smattered with half-rhymes.

And as much as I harp visceral, movement-by-rave-tracks. . . I'm an artist, and a fan of symmetry, and order, beauty, and enlightenment. I hear and remember music by the instruments, but the rare track that lyrically stays with me, does so because of heart-rending reaction.

Here's to more of that. . .