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railblazing global act, Yemi Alade and her record label Effyzie Music Group, recently hosted an exclusive album release party in Nairobi, in celebration of her new and fourth studio album, Woman of Steel and a short film, Home. The party was graced by key media personalities, influencers, and celebrities including Chimano (of Sauti Sol who was also hosting the event), Victoria Kimani, Naiboi, Hart_The Band, Blinky Bill, Patricia Kihoro and Ivlyn Mutua (who translated the Swahili version of Poverty — Yemi’s latest Swahili song in #WOSAlbum). The Kenya release party of Woman of Steel album came hot off the heels of successful launch parties in Lagos, London and Paris. The album features a host of international stars like Rick Ross, Grammy-award winner Angélique Kidjo, Afrobeats icon Duncan Mighty and Nollywood star, Funke Akindele. The 13-track album garnered over one million streams on Spotify within one week of its release. The album is a huge achievement for the award-winning Mama Africa. The critically acclaimed album follows her previous successful albums: King of Queens (2014), Mama Africa (2016) and Black Magic (2017). She also released a new single Swahili version of Poverty in East Africa. In the short film Home; a single lifted off the album, Yemi makes her official debut as an actress. The emotive film captures the essence of finding strength, self-love and being your own hero in tough times; boasting stellar performances from the cast and powerful screenplay. Directed by Clarence A Peters, the film stars Nollywood icon Clarion Chukwura alongside talented heartthrob Frankincense Eche Ben. No doubt one of the biggest female artistes in Africa right now, Yemi is known for her unmatched, evolving African style and electric stage performances. She is a two-time winner at the MTV Africa Music Awards Best Female Act (2015 and 2016) and has been a regular feature at the International and African awards earning nominations for the Best International Act at the BET Awards two years in a row as well as Best International Act (2014 and 2015) at the MOBO Awards.
Woman of steel pulser magazine november 2019
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