Why I titled my album
Impressive– Samantha Olumeka
By SAM ANOKAM
Friday, May 02, 2008
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Beautiful Samantha Sunday Olumeka is now a force to reckon
with in the music industry following the release of her maiden
album entitled, Impressive.
The hip-hop songbird who is in her early 20s continues to
have impressive outings during shows and concerts.
On why she titled her album Impressive, the artiste said “
This is because I love to do things that would be appreciated.
I love singing, dancing and putting smiles on the faces of
people especially the under privileged.”
The Delta State-born artiste who grew up in Kaduna and Abuja
told Daily Sun that she started playing music as a child but
that she became a professional singer in 2002.
Her video is currently being played on TV stations both home
and abroad including Channel O and MTV. Impressive is a 14
track album.
The album impressive has four videos. They are, Jo fun mi,
Lose control, Turn me on and Move your body.
“ Move your body has been shot before, in fact it is
my first ever song. It wasn’t easy. I felt sick. I was
younger and I didn’t even know what I was doing in that
video. I just have to re-shoot it to attain acceptable standard.
I had to get dancers and Alex Mouth, my director to Abuja.”
Speaking on the challenges she encountered, the artiste revealed.
“ The challenges I encountered during the video shooting
are numerous. In Jo fun mi, I used a guy (Nice Dog) who sings
like the American hip-hop star, Jarule. A lot of people gathered
so we had to wait till late in the evening before we started
shooting. We used a cardillac which put a hole in my sponsor’s
pocket. I had to go to Lagos to shoot the second part. I shot
in a ship and aircraft. It wasn’t easy. It took us three
weeks to shoot in the ship and it cost us a lot of money.
We also had a flying boat session.” Samantha said.
While appreciating all those who contributed to her success,
the delectable artiste hinted that work on her second album
is now in progress. “ I thank my sponsor who is like
a father for everything as well as my director, his wife and
little daughter. Most of all, I thank God almighty for making
everything possible for me.”
Samantha who launched her album last year is on her label,
Samantha Music International. But Galaxy Impression concept
currently markets and distributes her album.
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