Asa

neo soul // r&b

From soul to funky guitar chords and bittersweet ingredients of r&b to surprising reggae twists, Asa (pronounced Asha) carries rich musical heritage and intensely spiritual strength. Asa was born in Paris and raised in Lagos, south-western Nigeria, where absorbing influences of jazz and African music, transforming it into a fresh sound, she constantly craved for singing her heart out. As her first eponymous album flows with ease, groovy rhythms and emotion, Asa projects positive values and her honest point of view on today’s realities.

Infusing with hope, melodies get under your skin.
Asa – No One Knows
Asa – Jailer
buy this cd

Posted by Julija on Sunday, October 21st, 2007 under soul.

23 Responses to “Asa”

  1. Luis K said on October 21st at 11:00 am :

    Lovely stuff. :) Thanks for this.

  2. Melanie said on October 22nd at 6:12 am :

    well..so nice..I really appreciate your little treasures u put in here..keep on doing it…ur taste is really covering many wonderful areas of music..

  3. Jake said on October 22nd at 9:11 am :

    This is good stuff. Thanks, Julija!

  4. Sue said on October 23rd at 1:00 am :

    I love this!

  5. Jamal said on October 25th at 12:20 am :

    Paul, you’re bad man. I really like your stuff.I pass through from time to time and always leave with a little treasure trove of goodies.My bro lives in Boston and I love the city so much that I tend to think good peopel come from there.With that said my man, you’re a good guy.Keep puttin good s**t up and providing people with an alternative to mainstream radio.

  6. Paul Irish said on October 26th at 5:19 pm :

    Jamal, thanks for the kind comment. You’re actually commenting on Julija’s post here, but we all appreciate the sentiment. We’re dedicated to delivering the finest stuff we can unearth.
    Cheers

  7. Axel said on October 27th at 5:28 am :

    My first impression was: “Natasha Bedingfield”. The voice, yes, the style of music, basically yes. But better! Thanks for this post.
    Cheers,
    Axel

  8. Nhu said on November 15th at 1:09 am :

    Her voice is so lovely~

    Thanks :D

  9. Peter said on November 19th at 6:00 am :

    A bright woman who’s been through a lot and has never given up hope! Her album is a dream-come-true… and it’s something worth listenting to when it’s quiet around you! Asa si good stuff.

  10. Olly said on November 28th at 4:26 pm :

    If India Arie and Finley Quaye were somehow fused together into one artist, they would sound like this.

    Keep up the good work folks,
    Olly

  11. Rollmops im Kanzlerbunker said on December 8th at 7:41 am :

    Best of Aurgasm – Rollmops Mixtape Vol.2…

    Julija lebt in Litauens Hauptstadt Vilnius, Paul kommt aus Boston, Massachusetts. Beide betreiben seit 2004 die Webseite aurgasm.us, mit der sie Musik vorstellen, die sich im Spannungsfeld zwischen Ostblock und Ostküste befindet. Das mag jetzt nach h…

  12. Backup Site Blog » October 2007 links said on December 10th at 1:45 am :

    […] of Joni ballet (on Bravo) (Can)Update on machine translation (WSJ)Mellow Nigerian chanteuse Asa (2mp3s)Arty vslow CatPower vid (38Mb-QT)Dull vid for good triphop ‘Miso’ (yTube-4min)Okay […]

  13. kunle said on December 21st at 2:50 am :

    ASA: masterpiece are the tracks, fascinating is the aritst, nd fire on the mountain is just brillant. i love u girl nd hope we meet sometime

  14. lexx said on December 31st at 3:01 pm :

    Wonderful album!

  15. Akingbemi said on January 8th at 10:45 am :

    Now this is wot i call music!! one more musical feather to nigeria. it’s not all bad news.the WORLD needs to hear this!!!please file asa’s new cd under CLASSIC!! Nigeria we hail thee.ASA keep flying !!

  16. Idowu Akinde said on January 26th at 10:20 am :

    Excellent!

    Asa is from my home country (Nigeria), and I’m absolutely proud to be associated with her – in fact, I believe I’m her greatest fan!

    I continually hear people comparing her to Erica Badu, Macy Gray, India Arie, and today, even Natasha Bedingfield!!! I’ll bet you she’s going places.

  17. Jarred said on February 19th at 8:05 am :

    We love you in the United States Asa!

  18. Yasin said on February 23rd at 4:52 am :

    Smoothest artist since Bob Marley, I hope she doesnt go commercial on us!

  19. Andrea from italy said on April 5th at 12:29 pm :

    I love Nigeria and their beautiful women and his beautiful music. Asa you are the hope for all those girls and boys Nigerians that they found no future in their country were forced to emigrate to Italy or in Europe. All of them hope and want a free nigeria where everyone can stay healthy.
    Do not stop! Take your message everywhere, and if you want to stop someone not afraid you many friends like me who will be nearby and will sosterrano in difficult times.
    Hello!
    Andrea bad boy of Pavia

  20. Emmi said on February 19th at 5:37 pm :

    I LUV her. SHe rocks. Natasha Beddingfield can’t sing about pain because she don’t know pain.

  21. Music News, IOmusic.net » Mélissa Laveaux said on May 26th at 7:57 am :

    […] her unique percussive finger-style guitar will be appealing to the fans of Ayo and Aurgasm featured Asa. Of special quality is Mélissa’s sharp and powerful cover of Elliott Smith’s […]

  22. lani said on September 22nd at 2:19 am :

    tooo good!
    plays the guitar like alicia does her piano.
    certainly a bob marley protege amongst many others…

  23. kelley said on November 16th at 5:37 pm :

    Amazing! Reminds me a little of a female Michael Franti

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