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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” ,...
