She still has all the melodic grace she’s always been known for, but this time, it’s more troubling than ever. The songs on her new album Bed of Stone say much more than the emotions of Bukola Elemide, known as Asa. Her songs say a lot about our melancholy, our dreams, our thoughts and our reflections. It almost feels like they’ve have been part of our lives even before Asa wrote and sang them.
Actually, they were born from her life and the shock she felt coming off the road in 2012, after an incredibly long tour. “I needed time to pull myself together. I toured for 2 years, gave everything I had every single
night. I had been the girl that was full of life, force and energy that
people looked at for 2
hours on stage, and then congratulated backstage
after the show. But I was going home alone, never really realizing how
exhausting all that actually is…”
The tour that followed the release of Beautiful Imperfection
was grueling, but it was, it must be said, preceded by a well-received
first album in 2007 and was awarded the Prix Constatntin. There were
also well over 100 shows and the Live in Paris album…a dream-come-true journey for a spectacular new artist that keeps on breaking new ground.
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