Asa - Soul Singer Ambassador of Africa

Asa (pron. Ah-sha) is French born but Nigerian raised and her heart lies in Africa. Her music is a statement, a stand on social inequities and problems but she also sings about love and life's beauty. The first single from her debut effort, is "Jailer," where she sings about the system of modern day slavery. Other tracks include "So Beautiful," a lovely ballad that describes the beauty of her mama in her native language of Yoruba in addition to English and "Fire on the Mountain," a metaphoric song about the issue of child soldiers, militarism and brutality and the lack of a movement against it. Asa released her debut in America this year, in late January. Check out more of Asa on her MySpace page. Asa is truly quenching the thirst of millions of neo-soul music lovers and adding a twist of West African musical rhythms and traditions in a profound way. Look out for Asa as she soars in the international music scene (Asa means hawk in Yoruba).