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Alberta-based Nigerian-Canadian Ọlá has been pursuing music professionally since 2018 under different monikers (past lives) and has chosen to reclaim his true name Ọláwálé, Ọlá for short. His first creation as Ọlá is the genre-bending avant-pop/R&B single ‘Back To Harmony’ out today on all digital streaming platforms. Listen here.
Ọlá wrote, performed and produced his new single 'Back To Harmony' and the track was mixed and mastered by DOPE ROAD (Kaye Fox & Marvin Hollie), who have credits and/or experience working with Kanye West, J Cole, Nas, Chrisette Michelle, Big Sean, Post Malone, Swae Lee and more.
The song carries the message of addressing the current inequalities in building generational care for one another and for the planet, but it's also about Ọlá's personal journey leading to the reclamation of his name.
"I had to grow up too fast, constantly expected to take care of everyone else first while socially rejected, so there was a lot of grief there," says Ọlá. "My Blackness was trauma, and although there has been some pushback, 'Back To Harmony' is me choosing to be more than that and make myself a priority. I have become hyper-independent, which I am working on healing."
'Back To Harmony' is available now on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, and other digital retailers and streaming services worldwide. For more info, please visit inthecosmogarden.com.