Award-winning Afrobeats and Afropop musician Yemi Alade has unveiled her tenth full-length studio album, ‘Rebel Queen’, a project she describes as her best body of work yet.
Before the release, the singer held release parties in Paris ,London, New York and Lagos, heightening anticipation. ‘Tomorrow’, the lead single of the album was released to motivate and inspire listeners.
After the release of the lead single, Yemi treated listeners again with ‘Peace and Love’, the second lead single, featuring 8-time Grammy-award-winning reggae artist Ziggy Marley. In ‘Peace and Love’, the duo reimagine a borderless Africa where only peace and love exist.
‘Rebel Queen’ is a fusion of multiple genres including AfroPop, Dancehall, Amapiano, Lingala, Afrobeats to Reggae and R&B. It is carved out of diversity, artistry and creativity as it features artists from different genres such as Konshens, Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo, Kidi, Femi One etc.
” I was inspired by the core African music of high life and different genres that got us excited as Africans.
I created this album with the sole purpose of creating music I grew up loving and the variety I have grown to love now,” she speaks on the project.
“I am a true rebel in words and in action. I have always charted my course and walked the path less travelled.A lot of albums tend to have monotony in genre and style and it bores me easily most times. This album has something new, old and borrowed.
“Every song is unique and a capsule of my thoughts, melodies and truckload of nostalgia” She added.
In conclusion, the ‘Johnny’ hitmaker said ” Growing up, African pop music was a mixture of music that carried messages and helped us through different situations in life. This album is a blend of what my playlist consists of right now e.g. the new and old pop music that cuts across generations and boundaries.”
