Sonia Aimy releases video of Nigerian Spirit

Sonia Aimy may be based in Canada where she recently moved to few years ago after so many years in Italy where she took the world music scene by storm with her musical prowess, however, she has in her recent work, Nigerian Spirit, shown that her soul truly belongs to Nigeria and African, despite her world outlook.

Nigerian Spirit is the first single of her forthcoming album of the same title, which is expected to hit the music market in the coming months. She has released the video of the single, which is making waves across the world as it is enjoying ample play time and screening on major social and electronics media, including You Tube.

The single is basically a narrative about Nigeria, her birth place, which over the years has witnessed degeneration of some sorts from the religious, socio – cultural, economic, human capital development to political inertia and the damage to both the psyche of the people and the land by Boko Haram insurgents as well as the heavy toll massive corruption and abuse of office have had on the country.

Sonia captures this so well in these lines (lyrics) from the single: ‘‘The reality about my childhood is that there was no boko haram, no fake pastors and juju priests. Leaders are even more corrupt now and people are now too materialistic conscious. There is just too much confusion.’’

The Canada – based Nigerian musical artiste took the audience way back to the moral and cultural sanctity of the traditional society, the days where children were taught good morals and etiquette through moonlight tales by their forebears and how all of that have given way to modernity with its attendant cultural influences, which has brought socio – cultural implosion to the fabrics of the society.

The video of the single aptly captures the sensation and tumbrels of emotions that she wants conveyed so as to drive home the essence of her message. Her voice texture, carriage and pitch and of course with the subdued tonal inflection, all added to the beauty and delivery of this music as she in her sonorous and velvety voice carried through the combination of soulful, afro jazz, highlife, as well as traditional African folklore in the mode of a groit and contemporary music, which have been the hallmark of her music, delivered a world music and performance for the entertainment and didactic purpose of the audience.