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Ckay speaks on his music journey in latest episode of “Spotify: Mic Check” series

Zuladine Ibrahim
By Zuladine Ibrahim
Published: November 30, 2021
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Nigerian singer Chukwuka Ekweani better known by his stage name Ckay is the latest guest of the latest episode of their podcast series, “Spotify: Mic Check”- a series aimed at connecting listeners and fans with the world’s biggest creators.

In the episode, Ckay shared his personal stories, from his decision to runaway from home to follow his dreams; to the meaning behind “Love Nwantiti” and how the hit song went from an afterthought on an EP to a viral social media sensation.

KEY MOMENTS 

  • 3:02– CKay talks about how he ran away from home and at one point he was working at 3 studios at the same time because he wanted to make ends meet. The one thing that kept him going was the fact that he kept believing in himself.
  • 3:34– Afrobeats is a really deep genre, you know It spans for decades and it has evolved over the years. The founding father of Afrobeats is Fela Kuti and he was a visionary in so many ways
  • 4:26– CKay describes his genre of Afrobeats, “Igbo Afrobeats.” He explains that he is very key on communicating his emotions through the music and singing the lyrics, and the way he makes the music. 
  • 4:51– CKay’s hit song “Love Nwantiti” is him talking about his own love life. 
  • 6:25– CKay describes how his journey of his hit “Love Nwantiti” came about. He released “Love Nwantiti” in 2019 on his EP. After the EP dropped, organically it started to gain traction all over. In 2020, it was a hit in Africa and after that, moment lead to more moments. In 2021, a bootleg version an illegal remix of the acoustic came out and they noticed it was on the Shazaam. His team reached out and we basically reclaimed the song.
  •  8:10– CKay states how Spotify has supported his music in so many ways. From playlisting to programming, he feels that Afrobeats is crossing into the non Afrobeats listeners spaces and Spotify plays a large role in that.

Listen to the podcast below.

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Zuladine Ibrahim is a music reporter for Okay Nigeria (Okay.ng), he loves traveling around the world and also known as a techie guy.
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