Hi readers, most of you already know how music-mad I am, so I felt the need to start a segment called MyArtistOfTheMoment. This would be about sharing info/songs/videos of musicians which I discover and find enriching. Some of them would have been around for a long time but so long as the songs are right, I will be sharing. Let's say we would have an artist a month and varieties of their songs weekly as I feel the nudge. ;)
Okkkkkkkk, I will be starting off with Alex Boye.
I've only just discovered Alex Boye's music and I am absolutely smitten with his style. To be honest, I was a bit bemused by it at first but now I can't get enough of him. Alex, an actor and a musician, Africanizes covers and makes it into his own. Absolutely brilliant concept and his videos are really intriguing. I like the free-spirited way he sings the songs and dances to the amazing African beats. He also infuses lots of Yoruba language into his songs, awesome stuff.
Alex Boyé was born in England in 1970 to Nigerian parents, and even though he lived in Nigeria briefly and a very young child, he moved back to England and was raised in Tottenham. He is now married with three children and is now a citizen of the United States.
Below is a brief list of what he's been up to over the years. Info culled from wikipedia;
Songs by Boyé have appeared in movie soundtracks including Charly (2002), The Dance, Baptists at Our Barbecue and Church Ball.[12][13] Boyé was featured in a video by The Piano Guys, released in January 2012 as Peponi, a cover of Coldplay's Paradise on YouTube.[14] In early 2013 he did a cover of the Lumineers "Ho Hey" that also generated a large number of YouTube hits.[15]
In early 2013, Boyé signed with Wenrick-Birtcher Entertainment (Eddie Wenrick & Baron R. Birtcher) as his managers.
In March 2013, Boyé opened for a performance by Olivia Newton John at Royal Albert Hall.[3] A Documentary DVD entitled "Front Man" telling Boyé's story has also been produced.[16] In 2013 Boye released a song entitled "I Am Gold".[17]
In early 2014, he, along with the One Voice Children's Choir, created an Africanized Tribal Version of the popular song "Let It Go" from the movie Frozen.[18]
The video immediately went viral, propelling Boyé's combined YouTube
views to over 100 Million. It was selected as YouTube's best pop cover
of 2014.[19]
Boyé had a role in the 2014 film Saints and Soldiers: The Void. He also released a YouTube music video to promote the film.[20] Boyé attained some acclaim for his cover of Taylor Swift's song "Shake it Off" [21] with over 600,000 views, as of January 1, 2015.
In December 2014, Boyé released an original Christmas song and YouTube video entitled Newborn - Wise Men Still Seek Him.[22]
Lorde - "Royals" (African Tribal Masquerade Cover) Alex Boye'
No comments:
Post a Comment
Comments are feedback, so please bring them on. :) #Learning #Living