By Abdul Alli,
The popular Nigerian singer and song writer, Aramide Sarumoh has been appointed to The Recording Academy’s (Grammys) Governance Board, the singer announced on Tweeter Friday.
According to her, “I’m happy to announce to you that after being an active voting member of the recording academy for years, this Monday, I will be inducted into the Recording Academy (the GRAMMY’s Governance Board. I will now be a part of the Governors for the Washington DC Chapter board,”
The Nigerian female singer and songwriter is fondly called by her stage name as Aramide, her genre of music is Afro-Soul. She is a graduate of Political science from the University of Jos.
Aramide’s music quest started in 2006, when she contested on ‘Star Quest’ one of Nigeria’s most prestigious and competitive music talent scout shows. Her band was 3rd Runners Up. In 2008, she was a part of a show called ‘Divas Unplugged’ in the famous city of Jos in Nigeria; the show had all the leading female artistes in the Nigerian music industry and her participation in this show was very challenging and rewarding, and her performance and involvement was very inspirational. On September 9, 2014 she got signed to Baseline Music after exiting from Trybe Records.
On February 4, 2015 Aramide released her first single under Baseline Music, “Iwo Nikan”, which ended up not just being a single but a breakthrough for her and the label Baseline Music. She won Best Vocal Performance for the same song “Iwo Nikan” at The Headies Award 2015.
Aramide’s music is influenced by Erykah Badu, Miriam Makeba, Sade, and Angélique Kidjo. Aramide fuses soul and jazz with African music to depict her sound. She performs in Yoruba and English, and is known for her style, which she calls Afro-Soul.
Aramide’s debut album SUITCASE was released November 22, 2016 and features Sound Sultan, Ice Prince, Adekunle Gold, Koker and Sir Dauda. Productions credits include Cobhams, Laitan Dada, SizzlePRO, and Tintin.
The popular Aramide is set to be inducted into the Recording Academy (the GRAMMYs®) Governance Board.
