Sunday Dec 18, 2011
* Nneka in Zurich *
Nneka is the singer and songwriter, daughter of Nigerian father and German mother, who was born and raised in Warri, Oil City in the Delta region of Nigeria at the height of its new found wealth in the mid 70s. At the age of 19, Nneka made the big decision to leave behind the African way of life. In order to further her education, she moved to Hamburg in Germany, where she studied Anthropology and Archeology. What happened there as well is that even she, herself, discovered amazing talent that she carried all along, but never thought that it was that special. And like many African musicians before, once she left her home-country she discovered her own Africaness. Today, Nneka's first home is again Nigeria, while Germany now takes 2nd place. She want's to discover more of Africa and give back to her Nigeria, raise awareness in Nigerians about themselves and their history. I first saw Nneka at Rock En Seine 2011 in Paris. Even though I have listened to her album before seeing her live, I wasn't prepared for what I saw. Her live performance is indescribable, simply mind blowing. There is some kind of intensity that at that time I couldn't explain but now I believe that those intense emotions are coming from the life experience that Nneka had and that she somehow transformed into the music. Of course, I was curious to find out the story behind Nneka's powerful performance, behind the powerful musician that I saw in front of me. On 6th of Decembar 2011, few hours before her concert at Kaufleuten, in Zurich, Nneka and I sat together and had a long conversation about her life, life in general, intensity and complexity of her music, her plans for the future, life-wise and music-wise, and what could make the world better place. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tune in tonight to Gimme A Beat (19.12.2011) to hear all about Nneka and listen to the music from hers, very appropriately named album Soul Is Heavy.
Nneka in Zurich 
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