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Meet Abitemi, The Future Queen Of Afrobeat
Abigail Yaa Lolade (born July 20, 2000), commonly known as Abitemi, is a Ghanaian afro pop and afro beat singer and songwriter from
James Town. She completed her elementary education in Nigeria before moving to Ghana to complete her secondary studies.
Abitemi was first spotted by her Choirmaster, who encouraged her to continue music because he recognized the unique skill she
demonstrated in her first week as a chorister, calmly wandering through several challenging notes.
Despite the fact that her talent was bred in the church, her musical adventure began with a genre that was not immediately familiar with the church’s mode of operation.
She began her career as a superb rapper with numerous rap hit songs, including a version of Tulenkeys F Boys, which drew the attention of
Glo, the telecommunication network giant, who gave her the opportunity to showcase her unique ability at the first edition of the GLO mega show in Ghana.
Abitemi’s professional career began in 2021, when she released her first successful song, “Pariwo.” “Pariwo” by Abitemi quickly became a fan favorite among afro music fans, as fans were perplexed by how influenced by the (Covid19 pandemic) she told a beautiful love story of a
quarantined lover, using multiple languages and dialects, creating a beautiful sync between Yoruba, Twi, Pidgin English, and English. “Well, growing up in Lagos and Accra, experiencing both cultures, and being directly influenced by my Nigerian Dad and Ghanaian Mum who were both melomaniacs, I mean music lovers made me different from birth, I can’t say my style is purely Nigerian or Ghanaian,” Abitemi said in an interview with Yfm in Ghana.
The young Afro Queen in 2022, released yet another master piece dubbed “Yeah” , a single Off her Debut E.P titled Just the Beginning. ‘Yeah’ gained five nominations in the 2022 MMA awards, where she won the international artist of the year award. Abitemi the Afro Queen has dazzled fans all over Africa with her sensational performances. Sharing stages with super talents like Fameye, Wendy Shay, Flavour, Yemi Alade, Kuami Eugene, Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, Davido and many more.
Mesmerised by her talent and unique style, many fans and colleagues often dub her the The young Afro Queen. The young Queen of Afro music Abitemi , currently lives in Ghana as she works on Releasing her Debut E.P “JUST THE BEGINNING (JTB)”.
Follow Abitemi on the following social media fora;
Twitter: @Abitemi
Facebook: Abitemi
Instagram: @Abitemi
Tiktok: @Abitemi
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