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Aṣa (album)
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Aṣa album ɗin studio ne mai taken kansa na halarta na farko ta mawakiyar Faransa-Nijeriya Aṣa . An fara fito da shi a ranar 16 ga Oktoba 2007, ta hanyar lakabin rikodin Naïve Records mai zaman kansa. A cikin 2008, an samar da kundi na jiki da na dijital a cikin Burtaniya da ko'ina cikin Turai. Cobhams Asuquo ne suka samar da Aṣa gabaɗaya kuma Rodolphe Plisson da Jean-Pierre Chalbos ne suka kware. An yi rikodi a cikin Turanci da Yarbanci, albam ɗin ya haɗu da indie pop, ruhu, jazz, reggae, jama'a, da R&B . Ya ƙunshi waƙoƙi guda goma kuma waƙoƙin "Wuta a kan Dutse" da "Jailer" ke tallafawa.

Aṣa ya lashe Kundin Na Shekara a The Headies 2008 kuma an ba shi kyautar mafi kyawun kundi a Prix Constantin na 2008. Aṣa ya sayar da kwafi 400,000 a duk duniya kuma ya kasance a matsayi na takwas a jerin Pulse Nigeria ' "manyan kundi na farko na Najeriya 10 na shekaru 20 da suka gabata". An tsara shi a Faransa, Switzerland, Belgium, da Jamus a lambobi 15, 65, 81, da 95, bi da bi. A cikin Amurka, kundin ya haura zuwa lamba uku akan ginshiƙi na Albums na Duniya kuma a 32 akan ginshiƙi na Albums masu zafi .

Fage da takaddamar kwangila

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A tsakiyar 2000s, Aṣa ta kulla yarjejeniya da Tambaya Mark Entertainment, lakabin rikodin da Kevin Lucciano-Gabriel ya kafa. [1] A cikin 2006, ta bar lakabin a cikin hanyar da ta dace kuma ta yi zargin cewa masu gudanarwa na lakabi suna ƙoƙari su sanya mata hannu zuwa kwangilar kasa da kasa ba tare da izininta ba. [1] An gayyaci Aṣa zuwa Faransa don zama mai fasaha bayan barin Tambayar Tambaya, kuma ya sadu da alamun rikodin biyar kafin ya shiga tare da Naïve Records . [2] [3] Kafin yin yarjejeniyar rikodin ta tare da lakabin, ta duba wasan gig da ta gani a cikin wani talla. [3] Aṣa ya fitar da waƙar "Jailer" bayan ya sanya hannu tare da Naïve Records. [1] Domin ramuwar gayya kan tafiyarta, Markus ta tambaya ta fitar da wani nau'in waƙar, tare da wasu waƙoƙin da ta yi. [4] Har ila yau, alamar ta fito da kundi mai suna Down for Me a cikin 2012, fiye da shekara guda bayan fitowar Kyawawan Rashin Ciki (2010). [4] A cikin sanarwar manema labarai, mawakiyar da jami'anta sun gargadi mabiyanta da kada su sayi rikodin kuma sun kira lakabin "aikin zamba". [4] Aṣa ta yi rikodin waƙoƙin da suka yi nisa yayin da har yanzu tana kan sa hannu ga Alamar Tambaya. [4] Tambarin ya yanke shawarar fitar da albam din ne saboda suna tunanin Aṣa ta yi suna kuma tana son dawo da kudaden da suka saka a cikin sana'arta. [4]

Cobhams Asuquo ne suka samar da Aṣa gabaɗaya kuma Rodolphe Plisson da Jean-Pierre Chalbos ne suka kware. [5] [6] Manajanta Janet Nwose ce ta fara gabatar da mawakiyar ga Asuquo. [7] Zane -zanen bangon faifan hoton hoton Aṣa ne guda ɗaya tare da rufe idanunta, wanda aka kama a tsakiyar rawa. [8] An nuna ta a kan murfin tana ba da ƙwanƙwalwa kuma sanye da gilashin biyu. [8] Kundin yana bincika jigogi na ƙarfin mutum, hankali, hikima, da tawaye. [9]

Saki da haɓakawa

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An fara fitar da Aṣa a ranar 16 ga Oktoba 2007, ta hanyar lakabin rikodin mai zaman kansa Naïve Records. [10] [3] Sakinsa na zahiri da na dijital a cikin Burtaniya da sauran Turai sun biyo baya a cikin 2008. [9] Daga baya an gabatar da kundi a kasuwar Amurka a cikin Janairu 2009. [11] Kafofin watsa labarai da yawa sun yi hira da Aṣa yayin tallata kundin a Burtaniya. [9] Wasu daga cikin kantunan da suka yi hira da ita sun hada da Echoes the Voice, Mujallar Pride, The Guardian, da kuma Makon Waka . [9] Ta yi fitowar talabijin a Daga baya ... tare da Jools Holland a cikin Fabrairu 2008, kuma an jera ta a kan BBC Radio 2 da BBC Radio 1Xtra . [9] A cikin Mayu 2008, ta yi wasa a London's O2 Academy Islington da Manchester's Club Academy . [9] Bugu da ƙari, an sanar da ita a matsayin jakadiyar MTV a Afirka kuma ta buɗe wa Akon, John Legend, Beyonce, da Snoop Dogg . [12] Aṣa ya sami goyan bayan wani tsawaita yawon shakatawa wanda ya haɗa da tasha a Turai, Arewacin Amurka, Afirka, da Japan. [9] A ranakun 14 da 15 ga Yuni 2008, mawaƙin da ƙungiyarta sun yi wasan kwaikwayo biyu a Victoria Island, Legas . [13] An gudanar da wasan kide-kide na farko a babban dakin taro na Civic Centre, yayin da aka gudanar da na biyu a Cibiyar Expo. [13] Dukansu kide-kide sun nuna wasan kwaikwayo na farko na Aṣa a Najeriya tun lokacin da ya sanya hannu tare da Naïve Records da Dramatico a cikin 2007. [13] Asuquo ya fito da fitowar wasan kwaikwayo a duka kide kide da wake-wake, yana yin cikakken tsari akan babban piano. [13] MintMaker Management da Babban Talabijin ne suka shirya wasannin kide-kide. [13]

Kundin jagorar guda, "Wuta a kan Dutse", an sake shi a Burtaniya a ranar 11 ga Fabrairu 2008 kuma an buga shi a gidan rediyon BBC 2 . [9] [8] Bidiyon kiɗan da ke rakiyar don waƙar yana nuna hotuna masu motsa rai na ɗan adam daskararre a aikace; Ana iya ganin Aṣa a cikin bidiyo yana kunna gita. [14] [8] [15] "wuta a kan dutse" a sake buɗe kamfanin man fetur na Najeriya, wanda aka shirya a Aso Rock Villa kuma ya faru a ranar 19 ga Yuli [9] 472,000 a duniya. [16] Aṣa ta yi nau'ikan sauti na "Wuta akan Dutse" da "Jailer" a 2009 Kudu ta bikin kiɗan Kudu maso Yamma . [17]

Kiɗa da waƙoƙi

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An yi rikodin a cikin Turanci da Yarbanci, Aṣa cakuda ce ta indie pop, ruhu, jazz, reggae, jama'a, da R&B . [18] [19] Kundin yana buɗewa da "Jailer", waƙar zanga-zangar game da ƙudirin kai da wayewar siyasa. [11] Sakamako ' s Alex Young ya yaba wa rubutun Aṣa kuma ya ce waƙar tana magana game da bautar a cikin siffa. [11] "360" ana yin ta ta hanyar gitar mai sauti . [20] A cikin rikodin, Aṣa yana ba masu sauraro shawarar su bincika ciki don amsoshin da suke nema kuma su daina kewayawa. [20] Waƙar soyayya mai suna "Bibanke" tana ɗauke da waƙoƙin piano da riffs na guitar; yana binciko jigogin bakin ciki da ɓacin rai. [20] Mawallafin waƙa Bomi Anifowose ya yaba wa muryar mawakin a kan waƙar kuma ya ce "yana narkewa cikin waƙar kamar hawaye a shafin jarida". [19] [21] Aṣa ta lashe Mafi kyawun Ayyukan Murya (Mace) a The Headies 2008 don "Bibanke". [19]

"Titin jirgin karkashin kasa" yana nuni da darussan da Aṣa ta koya daga mahaifiyarta. [22] "Wuta a kan Dutse" waƙa ce da ke da alaƙa da siyasa wacce ake kunna ta ta hanyar rashin ƙarfi. [9] Yana da fasalin "daidaitawar waya da shirye-shiryen kyalkyali". [6] A cikin rikodin, Aṣa tana magance matsalolin al'umma kamar su yara mata, al'adun fyade, sauyin yanayi, da lu'u-lu'u na jini . [23] An kwatanta waƙar da Young Rascals ' guda ɗaya " Groovin" ", kuma ya ƙunshi hoto mai ban tsoro wanda aka kwatanta da waƙoƙi kamar "akwai wuta a kan dutse kuma babu wanda ya yi kama da gudu". [12] [11] "Eye Adaba" (Yoruba: "Dove"), ballad da aka rubuta gaba ɗaya a cikin Yarbanci, an soki shi saboda "magoya bayan ƙungiyar makada sun mamaye shi". [6] Sabanin haka, PopDose ' Jeff Giles ya ce "Lokaci mafi haske na Aṣa yana kwance" akan waƙar. [24] BellaNaija ' s Gbenga Awomodu ya lakafta waƙar a matsayin "addu'a mai girma, mai cike da bege da kuma fatan samun zaman lafiya". [25]

A cikin "Babu wanda ya sani", Aṣa ta bukaci masu sauraro su ji daɗin halin yanzu domin gobe ba za a iya faɗi ba. [20] "Awe", wanda aka rera gaba ɗaya cikin harshen Yarbanci, ya ba da labarin wani mutum da ya yi mummunar dangantaka da wata mace da ba kamarsa ba. [20] Mawakin kida TJ Martins ya kira shi "waƙar da aka rubuta mafi kyau akan kundin" kuma ya yaba da labarunsa, ma'anarsa, da abubuwan da suka shafi labari. [20] Dennis Peter ' ƙasar ya ce waƙar ta dace da telenovela . [22] A cikin "Peace", Aṣa tana waƙa game da juriya kuma tana ƙarfafa masu sauraro su ci gaba duk da kalubale. [20] Kundin yana rufe da "So Beautiful", waƙar da ta rubuta don godiya ga mahaifiyarta. [19]

Mahimman liyafar

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Samfuri:Album ratingsAṣa ya sami tabbataccen bita gabaɗaya daga masu sukar kiɗan . Wani mai ba da gudummawar Nishaɗi na Najeriya a yau ya kira albam ɗin “fitaccen abu” kuma ya yaba da rubutun waƙa da tsarawa. [26] Sakamako ' s Alex Young ya yaba wa kundin don nuna "ƙwararren fasaha" kuma ya ce ƙarfin Aṣa "ya kasance cikin ikon sarrafa batutuwa masu tsauri cikin sauƙi ba tare da yin haske da su ba". [11] A cikin bita don Urban Central, Asa Lahh yana ɗaukar kundi a matsayin "blueprint for Afro-soul storytelling, da kuma tushen ta'aziyya ga masu sauraro da ke neman zurfafa a cikin duniyar wakoki mara zurfi". [19] Mawallafin kiɗan Bomi Anifowose, wanda Upper Entertainment ya buga sharhinsa, ya kira Aṣa a matsayin "babban aikin" da " shela ta 'yanci". [21] Anifowose ta kuma yaba wa mawakiyar saboda ta 'yantar da kanta - da masu sauraronta - daga gidajen yarin da ba su dace ba, ko-in-kula, da tsaka-tsaki. [21]

PopDose ' Jeff Giles ya ce duk da waƙoƙin kundin ba su cika "a kan alkawarinsu ba, suna ba da bege cewa ƙoƙarin nan gaba zai zo kusa da bullseye". [24] The Guardian ' Robin Denselow ya ba da kundin faifan 3 taurari daga cikin 5, yana yabon muryar Aṣa yayin da yake kunna aikin a lokaci guda. [27] Yin bita don PopMatters, Deanne Sole ya ƙididdige kundi na 6 cikin 10, yana kwatanta shi da dutsen da "yana da haske a gare shi". [28] A cikin wani ɗan bita mai ƙaranci ga BBC, Tim Nelson ya yarda da Aṣa don kasancewarsa ƙwararren mawaƙi ne, amma ya ƙare yana cewa yana son ta "ta rabu da mugun halinta, ta yi watsi da waƙar siren-ciniki, kuma ta yi rayuwa daidai da maganganunta". [6] Aṣa ya lashe Kundin Na Shekara a The Headies 2008 kuma an ba shi kyautar mafi kyawun kundi a Prix Constantin na 2008. [19] [18] Ya kasance matsayi na takwas akan jerin Pulse Nigeria ' "manyan kundi na farko na Najeriya 10 na shekaru 20 da suka gabata". [29]

Shekara Bikin kyaututtuka Bayanin lambar yabo Mai karɓa Sakamako Ref.
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