Two years after, Asa makes a comeback with ODO

France-based Nigerian singer, songwriter and recording artiste, Bukola Elemide, known professionally as Asa, has released her first single in two years. Titled, ODO, her first for the year 2024, was released on Thursday, February 1.

The award-winning artiste and one of Nigeria’s most critically acclaimed musicians whose last release date back to May 2022 with the children’s lullaby, Little Darling, had on Tuesday, January 30, via a post on X (formerly Twitter), excited fans with the announcement for the single release.

Known for her introversion, Asa has made a name for herself as one of Nigeria’s finest composers whose music has strong African folk elements.

These records featuring American, Nigerian and African soul classics, included artistes such as Marvin Gaye, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Bob Marley, Aretha Franklin, King Sunny Ade, Diana Ross, Nina Simone and Miriam Makeba.

As a breakout star, the 41-year old international music heavyweight earned her ‘Headies Album of the Year Prize’ with the self-titled album, Asa (Asha), which topped charts of radio stations across Europe, Asia, and Africa and went on to win the prestigious French Constantin Award in 2008, when she was voted the best fresh talent of 10 singers or groups by a jury of 19 music-industry specialists in Paris.