Nigerian singer-songwriter Adekunle Gold has been on quite the musical journey.
Beginning with a reliance on a dance-pop soundscape to a folksy sound that gave him a chance to highlight his songwriting abilities, Gold’s ability to innovate and rebrand when the time calls for it is his biggest strength.
From crafting stories of love on tracks like ‘Sade’, and of prayer in ‘Pick Up’, to weaving webs of fast-paced Afropop and up-tempo pop sounds of ‘Jore’ and ‘Young Love’, the talented artist established his status as a genre chameleon as he sheds his effort-laden brand, transforming into AG Baby.
Keeping with his new panache, his much-anticipated third studio album Afro-Pop, Vol. 1 replaces the storytelling, which was key on his second album About 30, with performative elements of swagger and style to brilliant effect.
On his exclusive track-by-track for 1883, the 33-year-old artist charts his growth and evolution as an artist and person as he walks through the stories, memories and circumstances which inspired each song on the 10-track production.
