inspired by love for FELA:Sare Wale Zaina

When you talk about female artistes in Nigeria
with talent and good looks, Soul Muzik’s Zaina
will be on the list. Armed with a sultry look and
melodious vocal chords, Zaina, is a hot item any
day. She recently opened up to Showtime on the
inspiration behind her afrobeat song, Sare wale.
“The inspiration behind Sare wale is a common
love shared for the late musician, Fela
Anikulapokuti. The producer, Shizzi, and I happen
to both be huge Fela enthusiasts, so it wasn’t
much of a surprise when he played me the beat.
After listening once, I let my creativity take the
driver’s seat and started to freestyle whatever
came to mind at that time. Seventy five percent
of the song was created at that moment. It all
came together naturally and spiritually,” she said.
On how she was able to blend into the afro beat
genre despite being known to be an R n B artiste
she said: “I would actually say my back ground is
more afrobeat than R n B. Even though I was
raised in the U.S, I grew up listening and knowing
all of Fela’s music, as well as Fuji musicians and
High-life. As an entertainer I would consider my
ability to confidently blend my western
background with my Nigerian background as my
selling point and entertain my audience.”