THE A-Z INSIDER GIST YOU CRAVE TO HEAR ABOUT UPCOMING FEMALE MUSIC ARTIST – FOREIGN SLIM
Serah Monah
Foreign Slim can be said to be one of the fastest upcoming female music artist breaking grounds in the music industry. This afrobeat recording artist is not surprisingly taking the world on a tour back to back with her songs. Moreover, her sound as been described as an Afrofusion, afro-soul blend with a futuristic influence.
Adeola Adisa known by the stage name “Foreign Slim” was Lagos born but resides currently in the United States.
This singer has always had the hallmarks of being a superstar maybe this is because she had started singing right from the early age of 7. It is so obvious that music is Foreign’s passion as she had learnt how to play instruments like the clarinet and piano at that early age. She also joined the school choir while also going bold as far as recording herself on her laptop trying to do covers to the song of other music artists. When asked how she could be so convinced about becoming a musician at that very tender age, Foreign had said “music is my passion and I am grateful to have discovered it at an early age as it brings me to a place of peace and happiness”.
However, the comfort a mother brings to a child cannot be overruled neither underestimated; this could have been the same comfort Foreign found in her mother’s presence as she mentioned she had always found herself singing and performing in front of a mother when asked who had been there for her.
As an only child, Foreign had no other siblings to be her audience or to cheer her on except her mother and she said that was when she knew she was destined for music. Oftentimes, Foreign had been found to openly dedicate and give the credit of her success so far to her mother for raising, accepting and supporting her totally.
One can say the simplest way to qualify or describe Foreign’s voice is that it is sweet and unique which since arriving on the scene has seemed to develop and become intriguing at pace. Well, Foreign’s striking vocals and melody can be attributed to the Nigerian roots and American influence she has and it warms the heart of everyone that she does not hesitate to show off this uniqueness in her songs.
There is always this infectious, joyful and positive vibes in Foreign Slim’s songs and this makes it all the more apparent that music is much more and emotion and energy to her as it is seen in a vocal dexterity and lyrical prowess.
Without any hype, Foreign is indeed stamping her name on the hearts of everyone who stumbles on her songs and is managing to make her marks on every stage. She already has an average of 1,745 monthly listeners on Spotify and much more on other social platforms. In fact, It is not negotiable that foreign sings with her heart on her sleeve and creates a special bond with our fans while still not forgetting to give them the “cruise vibes”. For instance, her breaking and latest released single “Jeka Sere” has blown away the minds of over 7,000 listeners who have the privilege of listening to the song without even mentioning that over 194 videos have been made with this song by Tik-tok lovers.
Jeka Sere is an Afrobeat hit single just released in this year, 2021. It was produced under the record label “Heavy Rain Entertainment”. No one would listen to this jam and not keep passing positive energy around. In this song, Foreign wisely communicated her overarching philosophy which is for everyone to have fun in life while remembering to embrace one’s happiness and loving oneself.
This is not just the only mind bursting song she has done; another jam, “Hoopla in hip hop” which she released in 2019 has bagged about 36,650 lovers already. Other favourite singles of her fans are “Different Ting” featuring Kanja Muchoki , “King”, “Arrest My Mind” amongst many others.
Although, she already did an EP, “Treasure Traps Deluxe” in 2019, she has already worked on another one titled “It’s me” which was mixed and mastered by Ohda studio and waiting to be released in the perfect season!
Foreign’s inspirations as she boldly claimed are Fela Kuti, Sade Adu, Lagbaja, Niniola, Tiwa Savage and Nicki Minaj. No wonder she is already shaking up the music industry.
The future looks so bright for Foreign Slim and something tells us this year is hers; everyone should be on their toes for her!
