Why Ayra Starr is avoiding elevators before Glastonbury
22 hours ago
By: Mark Savage, Music Correspondent
Getty ImagesFor most musicians, releasing their first album is the realization of a lifelong dream
It's a moment full of excitement, nervousness, dizziness and dizziness. pride.
Afrobeats star Ayra Starr also had all these emotions But her response to this momentous occasion was a little different than most.
She fell asleep.
"When I woke up the next day, I 'had so many missed calls saying, 'Oh, Ayra, I loved your album,'" she laughs.
The Nigerian musician was still a teenager at the time, but that her record, 19 And Dangerous, marked her as one of Africa's biggest new bands
Combining consciousness. lyrical and hard-earned confidence, Starr added hints of R&B, trap and alt to her silky afro-pop sound.
The album produced hit Bloody Samaritan (adding Destiny's Child star Kelly Rowland on the remix) and earned Starr her first Grammy nomination, for the viral smash Rush.
Three weeks ago, the singer followed up with a critically acclaimed second album, titled The Year I Turned 21. And this time, she managed to stay awake for the release.
"I gathered all my friends together and we listened to it outside for the first time, like we'd never heard it before," she says.
"And then I went to the amusement park to celebrate. I'm a real roller coaster girl. I love adrenaline. I like to feel like I'm about to scream. "
His adrenaline levels are about to rise again, with a place on Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage this Saturday.
By telephone from Lagos, she told us about her plans.
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22 hours ago
By: Mark Savage, Music Correspondent
Getty ImagesFor most musicians, releasing their first album is the realization of a lifelong dream
It's a moment full of excitement, nervousness, dizziness and dizziness. pride.
Afrobeats star Ayra Starr also had all these emotions But her response to this momentous occasion was a little different than most.
She fell asleep.
"When I woke up the next day, I 'had so many missed calls saying, 'Oh, Ayra, I loved your album,'" she laughs.
The Nigerian musician was still a teenager at the time, but that her record, 19 And Dangerous, marked her as one of Africa's biggest new bands
Combining consciousness. lyrical and hard-earned confidence, Starr added hints of R&B, trap and alt to her silky afro-pop sound.
The album produced hit Bloody Samaritan (adding Destiny's Child star Kelly Rowland on the remix) and earned Starr her first Grammy nomination, for the viral smash Rush.
Three weeks ago, the singer followed up with a critically acclaimed second album, titled The Year I Turned 21. And this time, she managed to stay awake for the release.
"I gathered all my friends together and we listened to it outside for the first time, like we'd never heard it before," she says.
"And then I went to the amusement park to celebrate. I'm a real roller coaster girl. I love adrenaline. I like to feel like I'm about to scream. "
His adrenaline levels are about to rise again, with a place on Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage this Saturday.
By telephone from Lagos, she told us about her plans.
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