Wunmi

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Wunmi, real name Ibiwunmi Omotayo Olufunke Felicity Olaiya, is a singer, dancer and fashion designer.[1][2] She was born in the United Kingdom, to Nigerian parents, but spent much of her childhood in Lagos, Nigeria.[2]

She worked with the band Soul II Soul, notably appearing as a dancer in the video for "Back To Life" (1989).[2] Her debut single, "What a See (A Guy Called Gerald Mix)" was released in 1998, and her debut album A.L.A. (Africans Living Abroad) came out on the Documented record label in 2006.[2] A music video was shot for the single "Crossover" and posted on YouTube.

In 2002, she also collaborated with

Red Hot and Riot
, was released to highly favorable reviews across the board, and all proceeds of the album were donated to AIDS charities.

Her forthcoming album "See Me" was crowdfunded and co-produced by Kwame Yeboah in his Mixstation studio in Accra, Ghana and Jeremy Mage in Brooklyn, US.

Albums

  • 2006 A.L.A.

References

  1. ^ Dancing queen Eye Weekly (Toronto) 1 February 2001; Retrieved 15 September 2007
  2. ^ a b c d Africa on your street bbc.co.uk; Retrieved 15 September 2007


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