This is the first song the artist has released since sharing her third self-titled album, AYA, last November, featuring British rap stars Stormzy and Ms Banks.
French-Malian artist Aya Nakamura today presents a new original single for “Bobo”. Directed by Vladimir Boudnikoff, the sun-kissed video takes place in Cape Verde, off the west coast of Africa.
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After the viral hit ‘Copines’, a cover story for Vanity Fair, and a high-profile collaboration with Major Lazer and Swae Lee, the singer is back with the surprise release of this sultry new song, Bobo.
Afro-Caribbean rhythms and cosmopolitan lingo Borrowing from French, English and Spanish, “ Bobo” is ready to welcome summer and return to better days. A hymn to lascivious body contact, an invitation to dance “collé-serré” , that is, close. Very close, as if you embraced the first rays of the sun.
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“Bobo” is Aya Nakamura’s first song since she shared her third self-titled album, AYA, last November , featuring British rap stars Stormzy and Ms Banks, as well as Franco-Malagasy artist OBOY. The album was recently certified Platinum in France, having garnered more than 800 million streams worldwide.
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Aya’s 2018 album surpassed 1 million album sales and 4 billion streams worldwide , linking Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia. It recently became the most-played French album of all time on Spotify. The record earned Aya ten certified singles, fueled by the # 1 French hits “Djadja,” which has reached more than 1 billion streams, or the recent viral hit from TikTok Copines.
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At just 26 years old, Aya Nakamura has already claimed her role as one of the most important figures in contemporary French music. Born Aya Danioko in Bamako , Mali in 1995, she later took the stage name Nakamura in honor of the character Hiro Nakamura from the popular NBC series Heroes.
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Follow the news of El Espectador on Google NewsHe developed his unique style of lyrics that combines the use of Parisian slang, Arabic and Bambara, the Malian language of his parents, in addition to bringing a new version of Afrobeat, Pop, R&B and the Caribbean dance sounds of the Zouk.
Named “One of the most important acts in Europe now, musically and socially” by The New York Times, Aya closed the year 2020 as the most-played French-speaking singer for the third year in a row, reaching more than 2.5 billion views on YouTube. In 2019, she earned her first BET Award nomination for Best International Performance.