Flavour
Flavour -- sometimes known as Flavour N'abania -- is a Nigerian singer/songwriter who rose to international fame in 2010 thanks to breakout singles like "Nwa Baby (Ashawo Remix)" and "Oyi (Remix)" from his second album, Uplifted. Over subsequent releases like 2014's Thankful and 2017's Ijele the Traveler, his mix of highlife and Afro-beat, usually sung in his native Igbo tongue, continued to yield hits, making him a popular draw throughout Africa.
Born Chinedu Okoli in Enugu, Nigeria, Flavour is a multi-instrumentalist who got his start playing drums in a local church choir. By his late teens, he was working as a professional drummer and had taught himself piano as well. His emergence into the Enugu scene put him in touch with several local producers, who mentored him in production and arrangement as he began his move from sideman to the front of the stage. Using his stage name Flavour N'abania, he released his debut album, N'abania, in 2005. A bright fusion of Igbo highlife and Afro-beat, the record was a modest success and featured the first appearance of his song "Nwa Baby."
Five years later, "Nwa Baby" was remixed and included on Flavour's second album, Uplifted, which became a major hit throughout Nigeria and many parts of Africa. Now signed to 2nite Entertainment, Uplifted benefited from a boost in visibility thanks to guests like Jay Dey and Oloye as well as Flavour's experimentation with genres like calypso, reggae, R&B, and hip-hop. His third album, 2012's Blessed, doubled down on the collaborations and was made with numerous different producers and guest artists like Masterkraft and Fally Ipupa. Two years later, the lengthy, 22-song Thankful reunited him with many of the same producers and continued his success throughout Africa. Ijele the Traveler appeared as a surprise album in 2017 and contained another hit in "Baby Na Yoka." Divine, a collaborative EP with blind Liberian singer Semah, appeared the following year, and in 2019 he worked with Otigba Agulu on the EP Ubi Ego.
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Discography
19 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Gentle Mania
Techno - Released by ComePast Records UG (haftungsbeschränkt) on Feb 14, 2019
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NDI IKE
World - Released by BahdGuys Entertainment Limited, under exclusive license to Jungle Entertainment Ventures on Aug 9, 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
She Bad
Turner, Machel Montano, Flavour
Dancehall - Released by Nine Mind Entertainment - Lenkey Records on Dec 22, 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tene
Pop - Released by Universal Music International Company Limited on Oct 11, 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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God Dey My Side (Remix)
Pop - Released by www.no1sound.net on Jul 25, 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Jamais Jamais (Remix)
World - Released by Lionn Productions LTD on Jul 7, 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Morgana
Techno - Released by BRIDGECOM - ARTCOM PUBLISHING on Oct 18, 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Stompin' Ahn Luv
Rock - Released by 5061097 Records DK on Mar 8, 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
If I Catch You (Remix)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Top Tunez on Jan 11, 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Всё ещё что-то ищем
Electronic - Released by Conceived Error on Jun 16, 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -