Meet Efe Oraka, A Girl Whose Heart Lives For The Music

This is the sole principle by which 18-year old Efe Oraka bases her music. Efe is known for her amazing vocal range, her voice, wit, consciousness and love of God. Having started music at an early age, she has had her sights set on music since she was 9, dropping her first body of work when she was 11. More astonishing about Efe is her hunger and drive to keep getting better and breaking boundaries. She plays varying instruments ranging from the Pukulele, Paino, a bit of the drums and is currently learning the violin.

Her big break came from her most recent single titled “Gbe Mi”. Opting for a laid-back tune, Efe sings about needing help from the Lord amidst the travails of the world. According to her, the song sums up all that she is now. A mind facing the pain that comes with trying to create something as aesthetic as the world she believes in from a region broken by many ills. Her hope dimming like many Africans, this song carries a voice of uplifting words, which seems to be the general focus of her work.

She dropped a 21-song mashup of Jon Bellion in under 2 minutes on Twitter which went viral and even got an inspirational nod from the artiste himself.

"I’d like to describe my music as light. That’s all it is really. All I hope to do with music is spread and be light. There is no box, so I don’t want to rely on genres to define my sound. My music is light."

Comments

Get to Know Sudanese Model Nyakim Gatwech, "The Queen of Dark"

Gatwech was born in South Sudan at a time when the African country was in the throes of a brutal civil war. Her nation's instability rocked her childhood and, as a result, she lived in refugee camps in both Ethiopia and Kenya before ultimately immigrating to the United States with her mother and siblings at the age of 14. Nyakim Gatwech said when she was in middle school, she cried herself to sleep thinking she wasn't beautiful enough. Now, the 24 year old South Sudanese model has become an icon of beauty and an inspiration to young women everywhere. Her secret? Self-love. It takes time to love who you are. Be confident in whatever the situation is,” Nyakim said in an interview with Teen Vogue, “If you love yourself other people will see. It will shine through you and then they have the choice to accept you or walk away.” Nyakim went viral after posting a story of her interaction with an Uber driver on Instagram. When the Uber driver asked her if she would bleach ...

Meet Model, Actor & Orator Yaw Offei Asare

My name is Yaw Offei Asare. Born on the 28th of May 1998. I’m a Ghanaian by birth and citizenship. Currently studying Business Administration at the Lister Professional Institute,Accra. I am a model,an actor and an orator. My potentials began in high school, and through that,I won eleven awards and certificates including MOST CREATIVE WRITER FOR GREATER ACCRA REGION ‘16 and the MOST INNOVATIVE STUDENT OF THE YEAR. SRC’17 Through motivation and passion as well as God’s grace,I do comedy skits on my Instagram page @mr.asare_20 . On the whole,I would describe myself as a confident,bold and dedicated young man who is determined in making the world a better place for existence. My inspiration is mostly based on the fact that no matter where I find myself, there’s never a dull moment. My whole life is based on drama even when I’m eating. I hope to become a better person in few years to come. I want to see myself as the young CEO who owns tv channels and...

"Meet Beauty Queen Imani Shagari"

I’m Imani Shagari , a student reading Architecture and I’m one of twenty other children. Coming from a big family has shown me how important supporting other people can be to their growth. I constantly live by the quote “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” It motivates me to help and support people without feeling afraid or threatened by their growth. Instead it helps me to see the best in people and that everyone has their own gifts , we just need each other to help show those gifts. As a young black girl, I would encourage other girls just like me to love themselves and also believe that they are beautiful without the beauty standards set up by society and social media.

AFRICAN TEEN VOGUE

Search This Blog