Nigerian French musician Bukola Elemide, popularly known as Asa, is the latest celebrity to identify with Naira Marley‘s Marlain Movement. The soul singer declared that she is a Marlian and went on to narrate her ordeal with some internet fraudsters popularly known as yahoo boys.
Asa’s announcement is coming after Naira Marley advised his teeming fans known as ‘Marlians’ to be wary of their lifestyle so as not to destroy their future.
“I think I’m a Marlian. I love him, I think he is awesome,” she said during a recent interview with Cool FM’s program #TheRoadShow.
The conversation about Yahoo Boys sprung up when one of the interviewers pointed out the rapper’s association with Yahoo Boys which prompted Asa‘s revelation.
She said: “Yahoo Boys emptied my bank account, but we won’t go into that.”
While professing her love for the President of the Marlains she also stated that she will vote for him if he ran for any Governorship election.
The Nigerian-French singer also disclosed that she had a rap career (or not) before the jazz and guitar but called it quits because she wasn’t good enough.
After a five-year hiatus from the music scene, Asa is currently promoting Lucid, her latest album which is a follow-up to Bed of Stone which was released in 2014.
The award winning singer drew her music inspiration from her father’s music collection built up for his work as a cinematographer. The collection featured American, Nigerian and African soul classics such as Fela Kuti, Mavin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Bob Marley, Sunny Ade, Diana Ross, Miriam Makeba and Nina Simone.
Watch videos of the interview below.
Asa won the prestigious French Constant Award in 2008 after the release of several albums, including Asa which charted radios across Europe, Asia, and Africa. What do you think of an Asa- Marley collaboration?
