{"id":15055,"date":"2016-03-29T04:48:01","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T04:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=15055"},"modified":"2016-11-28T16:09:25","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:09:25","slug":"yemi-alade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/yemi-alade","title":{"rendered":"Yemi Alade Releases Her Much-Anticipated Second Album"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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It is entitled <em>\u201cMama Africa: The Diary of an African Woman.\u201d<\/em>\u00a010% of the sales will go towards feeding underprivileged children throughout Africa.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>A rising star<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alade was born in Abia State and is of Yoruba and Igbo origin. She began making music in 2005 with the girl group Noty Spices. She started making waves in the music industry after winning the Peak Talent Show in 2009. She performed for underground audiences and special gatherings until she was able to release her debut single: <em>\u201cFimisile\u201d<\/em> written and produced by eLDee.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alade went on tour after \u00a0releasing her first album,<em>\u201cKing of Queens\u201d,\u00a0<\/em>and fans had been anxiously awaiting her next album.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15057\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15057\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/screen-shot-2016-03-29-at-12-25-21-am.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/screen-shot-2016-03-29-at-12-25-21-am.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/screen-shot-2016-03-29-at-12-25-21-am-85x61.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BDHwJTOgv0K\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Great collaborations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This new album features several talented musicians and producers. There are appearances from P-Square<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Rotimi Keys, Sauti Sol, Flavour, Sarkodie, DJ Arafat and Selebobo. Producers who contributed include GospelOnDeBeatz, DJ Coublon, Selebobo, Philkeyz, BeatsByEmzo, Masterkraft, Rotimi Keys and Mr. Chidoo. And fans have even more to look forward to: Yemi announced that there will be a deluxe version with extra songs released soon. She is also putting together an album tour.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15058\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15058\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15058\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/unset.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/unset.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/unset-610x600.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/unset-600x590.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/unset-85x84.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Gurkkh1TSsU\/VsZLIPHwddI\/AAAAAAAAC90\/gplzPST05b8\/s2560\/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Charting worldwide<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The album has been doing very well since its release, making it onto charts all over the world. It \u00a0topped the iTunes Nigeria Albums and iTunes Africa World Albums chart. It reportedly sold over 20,000 physical copies in just 48 hours throughout Nigeria. It was ranked #13 on the iTunes France Albums chart, #22 on the iTunes Germany Albums chart, and #4 on the iTunes World Albums chart. The music video for the song <em>\u201cFerrari\u201d<\/em> was also released and gained 40,000 views on the first day. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15059\" style=\"width: 702px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15059\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/screen-shot-2016-03-29-at-12-31-22-am.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"702\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/screen-shot-2016-03-29-at-12-31-22-am.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/screen-shot-2016-03-29-at-12-31-22-am-85x55.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BDDI6F1Av9a\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Giving back<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alade announced that 10% of the album\u2019s profits will go to charity. Through the #FeedAChild initiative, she intends to help underprivileged African children living in orphanages. Alade urged her fans to buy the album to support the initiative. This is not the first time that\u00a0Alade\u00a0uses her music to give back. She has previously participated in a song for ONE Campaign &#8211; an international non-profit organisation that fighting extreme poverty and preventable disease, in Africa. The song, called \u201cStrong Girl,\u201d featured female artists like Alade, Waje, Omotola Jalade, Victoria Kimani and more. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.one.org\/africa\/take-action\/stand-with-strong-girls\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ONE described the song as<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a call to action for you to put pressure on your leader to empower girls and women in the poorest countries, so that they can lift their own communities out of poverty.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15060\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15060\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15060\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/strong-girl.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"660\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/strong-girl.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/strong-girl-600x364.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/strong-girl-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/strong-girl-85x52.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bongo61.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/strong-girl.jpg?resize=660%2C400\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Watch Yemi Alade&#8217;s latest music video, <em>&#8220;Ferrari&#8221;<\/em>:<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yemi Alade - Ferrari (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Bj7F6p6kQU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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