Baseline Music act, Aramide, on Wednesday released her first set of singles since joining the record label.
Titled “Iwo Nikan” and “Odun Tuntun”, the gracious Afro soul diva whose previous single “Feeling This Feeling” captivated old and young music lovers and showcased her as a serious artiste to look out for worked with fellow label mate/producer Mr. Chidoo and talented producer Laitan Dada to deliver in her usual captivating way.
Other songs in her discography are “I Don’t Mind”, an up-tempo piano-laced Jazz rendition which tells off the haters of her relationship and “Its Over”, a more sober Afro Soul ballad.
Aramide discovered the talents of singing and writing as a teenager and decided to nurture them.
After secondary school, she learnt to play the saxophone and guitar, two instruments she is quite passionate about.
While studying Political Science at the University of Jos, Aramide participated in the Star Quest talent hunt show, making her part of a band that finished third runners up. Her ever growing solo career took off shortly after graduation.
Aramide sings about love, betrayal, friendship, trust, and the attendant joys and aches of womanhood. Her musical influences include Erykah Badu, Miriam Makeba, Sade, Angelique Kidjo and other greats.
Her approach to song-writing and her soft but deep and powerful voice are some of the things that stand her out.
Aramide was nominated by Nigerian Entertainment Awards (NEA) in the category for Most Promising Female Act to Watch 2013. Also nominated by Chase Awards in the category for Artiste of the Year (Female) and Best Female R&B/Pop Artist 2013, and Best Female POP/R&B Artiste of the Year 2013 by BluePrint Awards 2013.
Ever the avid performer, Aramide has performed at the various events within and outside the country.
Having featured on songs with other Nigerian artists which include Good Man by eLDee, an offshoot from a campaign “Violence against women”, Aramide has worked and shared the stage with the likes of Banky W, Sound Sultan, Tiwa Savage, Dr Sid, MI, eLDee, Jesse Jagz, Faze, Sarz, Femi Jubal, Yemi Alade and many more.
Her acoustic rendition and female version of eLDee’s popular song “Today Today” and Davido’s “Ekuro” went viral and received much acclaim compared to the original.
