WATCH FUSE PERFORM LIVE AT THE DANCE AFIQUE SHOW ON THE 9TH OF OCTOBER, 2014 AT THE MEYDAN RACECOURSE, DUBAI!!! Born Richard Abiona in south London on 2 December 1987, Fuse ODG is urban musics most thrilling new talent in years, and the brightest star of the Afrobeats sound taking over the clubs, the airwaves – and the charts. Fuse ODGs career moved into a different gear after a trip to Ghana in 2011 – it was there that Reggie Rockstone, the legendary Grandpapa of Hiplife took Fuse under his wing. Listening to more and more cutting-edge African pop, rap and dance music, he met with leading Ghanaian producer Killbeatz to create the international hit Azonto: “I was looking for that western-meets-Africa sound, and in the end all I had to be was myself. I kept seeing the ‘azonto’ dance everywhere I went in Ghana, but no-one was talking about it, so it seemed the perfect thing to make a song about, and show to the world.” After its viral release in 2011, with a guest spot from Ghana’s leading female rapper, Itz Tiffany, Azonto became a YouTube dance sensation – securing over 12 million views. It’s also an anthem that has spread the Ghanaian dance craze around the world, and led to invites for Fuse to perform to tens of thousands of fans across Europe and Africa. The viral dance video for Fuse’s second big single, Antenna, accumulated almost 2 million views on YouTube in late 2012, and the next person to succumb to its addictive qualities was hip-hop legend Wyclef Jean. Performing alongside Fuse at a show in Ivory Coast, Wyclef became obsessed with the song, and jumped on the remix to stunning effect. This collaboration catapulted Fuse to another dimension: Antenna ft Wyclef Jean spent 13 weeks in the UK Top 40, peaking at 7, while the video has over 7 million YouTube views. Its also the highest selling urban record of the year [check]. Azonto and Antenna both went to number 1 in the iTunes World Chart as independently-released singles – and have been playlisted across the board on BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra, Capital and Kiss. His message and music fizzes with the most irresistible kind of fun, but Fuse is also serious about using his music to change lives. “Thats where TINA comes in,” he explains, regarding the movement, hashtag, and clothing line he has created: TINA stands for This Is New Africa. “Its something that encapsulates what Africa is now. The stuff I saw on TV about Africa when I was growing up was so negative… but these kids have grown up now, and theyre showing the successful and positive side of Africa – its about being proud of where youre from.” Hes also spoken at Stamford University about TINA, and when he was 19 started a youth group called Escape, working with young people to help them explore their own artistic dreams. With his third single ‘Million Pound Girl’ debuting at no.5 in the UK charts, and a debut album in the works for 2014, featuring more collaborations with the likes of Wyclef and Sean Paul amongst others, and a host of new hits, Fuse ODG is the one to watch right now. FOR TICKETS VISIT platinumlist.net/tickets/19685/Dance-Afrique
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:08:18 +0000
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