Latest Release
- Water & Garri (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2024
- Water & Garri (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2024
- Water & Garri (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2024
- Water & Garri (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2024
- Water & Garri (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2024
- Water & Garri (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2024
- Water & Garri (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2024
- Water & Garri (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2024
- Water & Garri (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2024
- In My Head - Single · 2024
Essential Albums
- Referencing pop, gospel, makossa and reggae, Tiwa’s melodic expressions struck a balance between local and international palettes. Helmed by an array of producers—including Del B, Raydar Ellis, GospelOnDeBeatz, Harmony Samuels, Magik Boi, Sauce Wilson, Warren ‘Oak’ Felder, Spellz, Marcus Macauley, Sossick, Altims and Baby Fresh—this 21-track collage explored several emotions, moods and genres. As the a capella “Fela Interlude” nodded towards her thematic influences, songs like the Leo Wonder-assisted wedding “Ife Wa Gbona” revealed her R&B roots while her soulful inclinations shone through the mournful rhythms of “Olorun Mi” and the jazzy “Middle Passage”. A merging of worlds occurs on “Folarin” as Afrobeats and R&B coalesce, just as the contemporary highlife of “Baby Mo”, Afrohouse and EDM concoction “Why Don’t You Love Me” and dancehall-infused “Stand As One” unveil the refined hybridisation at the crux of Once Upon A Time. For their part, the sensual melodies of “Written All over Your Face” and “Get Low” betrayed a pop impulse which was delightfully blended with African rhythms on the runaway hit “Eminado”, cementing Tiwa Savage’s position as the queen of Afropop.
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- Get closer to Nigeria's foremost female R&B star.
More To Hear
- The Nigerian superstar joins Dotty in the studio.
- The artist on "Tales By Moonlight (feat. Amaarae)."
- The artist discusses the struggle for a better Nigeria.
- The artist discusses the struggle for a better Nigeria.
- Tiwa Savage talks 'Celia' and the rise of Afrobeats.
- Remi Burgz explores African music across the diaspora.
- The singer-songwriter talks about her song "Temptation."
About Tiwa Savage
After breaking into the music industry in Britain and the US, pop singer Tiwa Savage became a star in her native Nigeria. She’s been dubbed the “Queen of Afrobeats”. • Born in Lagos, Savage moved to the UK for school when she was 11. She was a teenager when she began singing backup onstage for acts including George Michael, Sting and Mary J. Blige. • After competing in the third season of the The X Factor in the UK, Savage moved to Boston to attend the prestigious Berklee College of Music. She received a diploma in professional music in 2006. • Savage signed a publishing deal with Sony in 2009 and was soon writing songs for artists including Babyface, Kat Deluna and Fantasia. • Inspired by the growth of Afrobeats music, she soon moved back to Nigeria, where she co-hosted Nigerian Idol in 2011 and released her debut LP, Once Upon a Time, in 2013 on the Lagos label Mavin Records. • After a second album, R.E.D., in 2015, Savage became the first Nigerian to sign a management and publishing deal with JAY-Z’s Roc Nation. • Savage broke through to a wider audience on her third album, 2020’s Celia. The 13-track collection went Top 20 on Billboard’s World Albums chart and climbed up the rankings of various streaming services around the world.
- HOMETOWN
- Ikeja, Nigeria
- BORN
- 5 February 1980
- GENRE
- Afrobeats