Adekunle Gold On Bringing The African Sound To American Soil With His 'Catch Me If You Can' Tour
essence.comNigeria to the world for years now, and now, has something special in store for his stateside fans. The Nigerian-born and bred singer-songwriter splits his time between Lagos and Los Angeles, cultivating a worldly sound rooted in the beats and rhythms of the continent with the smooth sounds of American-bred R&B.“I cannot, absolutely, wait for people to listen to the madness I’ve been working on for two years,” he said, speaking with ESSENCE ahead of his album release. “It’s my fourth studio album and I’ve described it as level four of my career.
Level four of my adventure game. Just think of my albums so far as levels in an arcade or adventure game.” “The first album was Gold, that’s level one.
The second album was About 30, that’s level two. It gets interesting with each level. And then level three was Afro Pop Vol I and now Catch Me If You Can, level four.
And, literally…catch me if you can.”Released in February, Catch Me if You Can features appearances from R&B heavy hitters like Lucky Daye, Fousheé, and Ty Dolla $ign to name just a few.
Read more on essence.com
