(CNN) — Nigerian singer and songwriter Asake is creating a new Afrobeats sound that is deeply African and completely global. Originally a dancer, he began recording music in 2018. By 2020, Asake had a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. asake-image00053-By-Walter-Banks - Credit: Walter Banks* Asake appears on the Zoom screen, a puff of smoke rising behind him, his ...

Afro-fusion artist, Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, reiterated that his choice of pursuing music over dancing was driven by his financial aspirations. Also known as ‘Mr Money’, the singer ...

Afro-fusion singer Ahmed Ololade aka Asake or Mr Money has shared the story of how he became a singer. The Dramatic Arts graduate said as a youngster, his love for dancing and everything about dance ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When discussing epic runs in music history, Asake is a top contender. Without support from his former label, the Nigerian star ...

Afrobeats star Asake has had a relatively quiet 2025 so far. Aside from the release of “Why Love” back in February, he hasn’t put out much else since the calendar flipped, perhaps still recovering ...

TurnTable charts has awarded Asake with the best performing album of 2024. His album, ‘Lungu Boy’ which Asake released on the 9th of August 2024 is the third studio album of the two-time Grammy ...

Asake continues to gear up for the release of his forthcoming album. Asake chose the day of Eid, after a long month of Ramadan, to share this introspective record, in which he expresses gratitude for ...

It seems Asake, a Lagosian, is also embracing amapiano, the South African house music subgenre taking the world by storm. Characterised by jazzy, sometimes bluesy, house grooves punctuated by frequent ...