Ola Onabule - Seven Shades, Lighter (2011)

OLA ONABULE
''SEVEN SHADES, LIGHTER''
(UK-NIGERIA,2011) @

Tracklist:

01. He's Gone (00:05:09)
02. The Desperate Ones (00:05:51)
03. The Need To Be Loved (00:05:51)
04. Great Expectations (00:04:49)
05. Let Love Alone (00:06:07)
06. Every Prey (00:05:20)
07. Sanctuary (00:05:47)





Artist: Ola Onabule
Title Of Album: Seven Shades, Lighter
Year Of Release: 2011
Label: Real World Records/B&W Society of Sound
Genre: Jazz, Soul
Quality: Mp3
Bitrate: 2.0 24bit 48kHz/CBR 320kbps
Total Time: 38:56
Total Size: 94MB


BIOGRAPHY

2011 sees the release of British singer and songwriter, Ola Onabule's 7th studio album entitled 'SEVEN SHADES DARKER'.

The album features 14 tracks and is sure to solidify Ola’s growing reputation as one of the finest singer-songwriters in music today, “Seven Shades Darker” is a musical tour de force of diverse influences. Listeners can expect to hear everything from heartfelt ballads to flat-out funk, interspersed with the soul and blues sound of the late sixties and early seventies. Ola’s voice is in top form throughout, taking fresh stylistic turns at every step and keeping his unique vocal gifts always in the spotlight.


What sets “Seven Shades Darker” apart is Ola’s lyrical sensibility, poetic in tone and attuned to the issues of the day; as Ola puts it himself, “Though my music is of a different idiom, I write with the heart of a folk songwriter and the desire for my lyrics to be heard and read.” While he deals astutely and compassionately with such personal topics as the loss of a loved one (“Gone”), it is on Ola’s more socially- and globally- minded tracks that his words shine brightest. “Fast” gives voice to frustration with our leaders’ inaction and empty words, while “A Name” casts a light on the labels and allegiances that keep people apart. Ola’s African roots underlie much of the album, taking centre stage in “Great Expectations”, a soulful rumination on the hope that lead us from home, and the reality that we’re met with.




Spanning nearly two decades, Ola’s career has been a testament to his passion and perseverance. Ola has blazed his own trail at every step: first turning away from expectations and leaving behind an education in law, then choosing to work outside the system of big record labels, he has gone on to build his own studios, set up his own label, and tour tirelessly with his band. Now a regular presence at some of the world’s premier festivals and concert halls, Ola looks forward to building greater inroads into the Americas and Asia while hoping to play a modest role in raising awareness of the issues afoot in our globalizing world.!