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Also known as Bukola Elemide

nigerianische Sängerin und Songschreiberin

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Born
1921
Died
2016
Works
217

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Listeners
55,258
Total plays
824,305

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souljazzfolkfrenchreggae

Aṣa, Bukola Elemide (born September 1982), is a French-Nigerian singer and song-writer. She combines styles of funk, pop, reggae, jazz, folk and soul. Aṣa (pronounced Aasha) means "little hawk". She was born in Paris to Nigerian parents, but after two years she moved with her parents to Nigeria and grew up in the capital of Lagos. Her music is thus linked to her time in Western Africa. Asa grew up under the influence of her father's record collection <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/A%E1%B9%A

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Key facts

Musical artist.name
Aṣa
Musical artist.image
Aṣa Aṣa.jpg
Musical artist.caption
Aṣa by Lakin Ogunbanwo, 2019
Musical artist.birth_name
Bukola Elemide
Musical artist.birth_place
Paris, France

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Paris
Occupation
songwriter
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Catholicism
Hair colour
brown hair
Instrument
piano
Record label
Naïve Records
Official website
www.asaofficial.com
Image
Aṣa Aṣa.jpg
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Commons category
Aṣa
date of birth
1982-09-17
ethnic group
Yoruba people
birth name
Bukola Elemide
start of work period
2006-00-00
social media followers
902512
pseudonym
Aṣa
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Article · Deutsch

Aṣa ([ˈaʃa]; eigentlich Bukola Elemide; * September 1982 in Paris) ist eine französisch-nigerianische Sängerin und Songschreiberin. Sie verbindet die Stile Funk, Pop, Reggae, Jazz, Folk und Soul.

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