VIDEO: Wiyaala’s GRRRL Band Releases Debut Single ‘Woyale’
Ghanaian Afro pop singer-songwriter, Noella Wiyaala’s international all-female group, GRRRRL have released their debut single dubbed ‘Woyale.’
The track is however plucked from their forthcoming debut EP which is released on June 1st.
It meshes the distinctive sounds of Afrobeat and Latin rhythms with UK rap and global club culture.
‘Woyale’ is the ideal single to introduce you to the diverse sounds of GRRRL.
GRRRL was formed in August 2017. It was however, brought together by In Place Of War (IPOW).
IPOW is an organisation that works with and supports creative communities in some of the most war-torn areas in the world, in order to help make positive change.
GRRRL, however, consists of eight influential female musicians from across the globe.
It fuses sounds of dark techno, ghetto bass, hip hop, dancehall, reggae, soul and electronica.
The director for this music project is Brazil’s Laima Leyton (Mixhell/Soulwax).
Its accompanying visuals, filmed on the cliff top at Mosman -Australia, were however directed by Adam Singer.
GRRRL is an ambitious, imaginative, and consciously revolutionary project, which started around a year ago. It began when seven musicians met in London. This was after four months of long-distance artistic relationships and creative exchanges. These women come from the UK, West and South Africa, Brazil and South Asia.
GRRRL is consists of:
Speech Debelle - 2009 Mercury Prize winning rapper.
AWA – African Women Arise Zimbabwe’s Rap Queen.
Lei Di Dai - Queen of Brazilian Dancehall.
Wiyaala – The Ghanaian Lioness of Africa.
Nono Nkoane – Original Nu-Jazz and folk singer from Cape Town.
Afrodeutsche – Electronic artist and synth player from UK/Ghana.
Sohini Alam – British Bangladeshi singer.
MABE – DJ and percussionist from Caracas, Venezuela.
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