Orie Basi steps out with Uchenna

 

SHE is beautiful, that simply describes this young artiste who is poised to take the Nigerian music scene in a vice like grip in the next couple of months with her single entitled Uchenna.

 “Uchenna (Ije Love) was inspired by true love”, the tall, fair complexion singer and song writer who hails from Abia State said, a thin smile playing on her lips, adding, “Uchenna in Igbo land means my father's mind or wish, and as a girl, my dad always wished for a good man for me. I wasn't really talking about a particular man in the song though, I was talking about all the African good men who love and respect their women.”

 Born Praise Chinyere Okoh Obasi, the singer started music at a very early age.  She took her singing talent to another level when she joined her high school music group; she also became a member of the Assemblies of God Church choir, Lome, Togo,

 Basi has worked with producers like Omar B, Phat E, Ekelly, Papa K, Doc Def among many others and what makes her stand out according to her, “ Is my ability to sing in all the four major languages I speak and I always incorporate African culture into my music. Nigerians should be on the look-out, it’s going to be a surprise and I can't wait.

I speak and can sing in English, French, Ewe (Togo language) and Igbo with passable Spanish,” she added. She grew up in Togo.

 Just like most young artistes in the Nigerian music scene, her major challenge is finance: “My challenge in this industry is finance. As a young artist, I have to work really hard to save up for my studio sessions, and believe me it's not easy but by God's grace, I am getting by.”

If you are thinking the Uchenna single that will sure blow the minds of Nigerians when it drops is the only rabbit in Orie Basi’s hat, then you are mistaken. “I have so many recorded songs, others are still cooking in the studio and some are yet to be recorded. I am an artiste who loves to write every single day as long as I am inspired. Often, you will see me with my note book or my phone writing lyrics, that's me. I was born this way and music is my life, the truth is I have actually lost count of how many songs I have, I record anytime I'm inspired, and I get inspired everywhere with little things around us.”