Kah-Lo is a Grammy-nominated Nigerian artist, proud of her heritage and keen to show it off through her music.
But until recently the dance music artist thought she had to hide her true self to be understood, and because of that bringing her sound to the mainstream has been a struggle.
She’s slowly getting there, having featured on the track Rinse & Repeat, and also Mr Eazi and Davido’s Money, and her new track Fasta has been picked up by BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra, reaching the top 4 of the Shazam Dance Chart. Her love of monotone rap is driven by her influencers MIA, Madonna and Blondie and it’s something she’s keen to bring back.
But although she says herself she’s very comfortable in her skin, she’s battled her own demons in worrying about being accepted for who she is.
‘I always thought growing up that if I wanted to make music on a global scale I would have to use an American accent or… Read the full story
from Metro http://metro.co.uk/2017/10/29/all-eyes-on-nigerian-artist-kah-lo-tried-to-hide-her-heritage-to-succeed-i-thought-no-one-would-understand-what-i-was-saying-7029224/
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