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Negash Ali
Fire In The Sky
added: *17 Feb 2014* // release date: *17 Feb 2014* // label:
reviewer: *Alex Butler*
Having recently moved to London from Denmark, Negash Ali is set to have a
promising year ahead of him as he releases his brand new EP 'The African
Dream'. He has also recently penned a song on Jadakiss' forthcoming album
featuring Chris Brown which is slated to be the first single release.
In the past, the 23-year-old has opened up for the likes of Nas, Damian
Marley, Ne-Yo and Wiz Khalifia as well as playing Hip Hop Kemp and Splash,
two of Europe's biggest festivals. This year he will be opening for Dom
Kennedy at his two UK shows.
Last week, he released the powerful new video for the lead single from the
EP, 'Fire In The Sky' featuring Siff. The video matches the strength and
intensity of the track perfectly which talks through his life growing up;
his mother fleeing Eritrea, to living in a refugee camp and then eventually
moving to London.
You can listen to 'Fire In The Sky' here -
Soundcloud.com/NegashAli<
https://soundcloud.com/negashali/sets/the-african-dream-ep>
The new EP 'The African Dream' is released today and can be brought from
iTunes <
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-african-dream-ep/id807501183>.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtvbrOYDvxc
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negash_Ali
Negash Ali (born 27 November 1990) is a London-based Eritrean-Danish Artist
& Songwriter signed to Warner Chappell Music. Negash have since 2006
released 3 Albums ( Majors, Asmarino, GettoPOP) and have worked
with/written for names as Chris Brown, Bob Sinclar, Manu Dibango and many
more.
Life & Career[edit]
In 1990 during the conflict between Eritrea & Ethiopia, at the age of just
16 Negash' mother was forced to flee to Denmark, having to make the tough
decision of leaving her husband behind, who was working at a busy local
hospital. Already mother to a 1 year old daughter and pregnant with Negash,
she dreamt of a better life in Europe.
The family spent 5 years in various refugee camps before being granted
asylum in 1995 and finally settling in Aarhus, Denmark. Negash spent his
early years devoted to books and his passion for writing, already knowing
he wanted to be an artist.
It paid off when he got his 1st artist development deal at the age of 13.
Negash' national breakthrough came when he was 16 and joined the successful
group Majors.
Majors & Asmarino[edit]
The breakthrough came when he was 16 and joined the successful group
Majors, which also consisted of DMC winner Dj Noize. The album was
critically acclaimed and the group performed at such places as Popkomm,
Roskilde & Europe's 2 biggest hip hop festivals, Splash & HipHopKemp.
The subsequent year Negash' debut album "Asmarino" was released in Denmark
& the US. The album paved the way for performances in Los Angeles, Paris,
London, Stockholm, Berlin and Cairo in cooperation with Livenation.
"GettoPOP" & Songwriting[edit]
His sophomore effort "GettoPOP" was met with lavish reviews and a
nomination for "Best Urban Album Of The Year". The 1st single "In This
Club" was received well by radio and reached number 5 on the Urban
DanceChart.
Negash' first placement as a songwriter is Jadakiss Ft. Chris Brown - "Get
Twisted", where he wrote co-wrote the hook with the Danish producer team
Pitchshifters. Which is slated to be the 1st single on Jadakiss' upcoming
album. This placement led Negash to signing an international publishing
deal with Warner/Chappell Music. Since then Negash has worked with the
likes of Lucas Secon (Christina Aguilera, Cee-Lo, Toni Braxton), Viktoria
Hansen (Alicia Keys), Alexander James (Flo Rida, Jason Derulo), S-X (Tinie
Tempah/Dappy), David Dawood (Blue, Busta Rhymes), Pantha (Cheryl
Cole/Wiley), Focus (Charlie Brown) and many more.
"The African Dream"[edit]
"The African Dream" EP he believes is by far his best work to date. "
The African Dream concept deals with what it means to be raised among sharp
contrasts; being from a traditional Muslim home and having been raised in a
progressive western world. The feeling of not completely belonging to
neither places but rather becoming a dynamic of the two. The EP however
touches on many subjects such as personal struggles, love, frustration,
ambition etc.
"The African Dream" is released through his co-owned label 10Thousand Music.
Features[edit]
Negash have done features for several acts such as Outlandish, Kato, Morten
Breum and many more.
Discography[edit]
Majors (2008)
Asmarino (2009)
Go Getter EP (2009)
GettoPOP (2012)
London Calling EP (2013)
The African Dream EP (2014)
Received on Tue Feb 18 2014 - 20:25:56 EST