Nneka Lucia Egbuna (born 24 December 1980 in Warri, Nigeria) is a German-Nigerian hip hop/soul singer and songwriter. She sings in both Igbo and English.
After relocating to Hamburg in 2003, Nneka has been working closely with the hip hop beatmaker DJ Farhot. As a young singer she first gained public attention in 2004 while performing as an opening act for dancehall reggae star Sean Paul at Hamburg Stadtpark. After much acclaim, Nneka released her Read Full BioNneka Lucia Egbuna (born 24 December 1980 in Warri, Nigeria) is a German-Nigerian hip hop/soul singer and songwriter. She sings in both Igbo and English.
After relocating to Hamburg in 2003, Nneka has been working closely with the hip hop beatmaker DJ Farhot. As a young singer she first gained public attention in 2004 while performing as an opening act for dancehall reggae star Sean Paul at Hamburg Stadtpark. After much acclaim, Nneka released her debut EP The Uncomfortable Truth with the music label Yo Mama's Recording Company after which she performed on her first tour with Patrice, playing shows in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
She finished recording her first album in the autumn of 2005. Entitled Victim of Truth. Garnering rave reviews from the media, the UK's Sunday Times later declared it “the year’s most criminally overlooked album”, comparing it favourably to 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill'.
In February 2008, she released her second album, No Longer at Ease. The title of the album is taken from a novel of the same name by Chinua Achebe and reflects the lyrical content of the record. Most of the songs are political, talking about the plight of the Niger Delta and the corruption in Nneka’s homeland. “No Longer at Ease” combines the political and the personal in “a winning mix of soul, hip-hop an reggae”. The lead single from it, "Heartbeat", became her first song to break into the German Top 50.
In November 2009, Nneka staged her first concert tour of the United States where she performed shows in New York City, Vienna (Washington DC), Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Furthermore she was a special guest on The Roots Jam session. Her first US release Concrete Jungle was set for 2 February 2010.
Nneka recorded her last album Soul Is Heavy in Nigeria. She also co-founded a charity foundation called the "ROPE foundation" with Genda, Ahmed Nyei from Sierra Leone. She has worked extensively in charity and arts with the foundation in Sierra Leone. Nneka has also worked with Reebok and her track "Shinning" topped global charts in 2013.
After relocating to Hamburg in 2003, Nneka has been working closely with the hip hop beatmaker DJ Farhot. As a young singer she first gained public attention in 2004 while performing as an opening act for dancehall reggae star Sean Paul at Hamburg Stadtpark. After much acclaim, Nneka released her Read Full BioNneka Lucia Egbuna (born 24 December 1980 in Warri, Nigeria) is a German-Nigerian hip hop/soul singer and songwriter. She sings in both Igbo and English.
After relocating to Hamburg in 2003, Nneka has been working closely with the hip hop beatmaker DJ Farhot. As a young singer she first gained public attention in 2004 while performing as an opening act for dancehall reggae star Sean Paul at Hamburg Stadtpark. After much acclaim, Nneka released her debut EP The Uncomfortable Truth with the music label Yo Mama's Recording Company after which she performed on her first tour with Patrice, playing shows in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
She finished recording her first album in the autumn of 2005. Entitled Victim of Truth. Garnering rave reviews from the media, the UK's Sunday Times later declared it “the year’s most criminally overlooked album”, comparing it favourably to 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill'.
In February 2008, she released her second album, No Longer at Ease. The title of the album is taken from a novel of the same name by Chinua Achebe and reflects the lyrical content of the record. Most of the songs are political, talking about the plight of the Niger Delta and the corruption in Nneka’s homeland. “No Longer at Ease” combines the political and the personal in “a winning mix of soul, hip-hop an reggae”. The lead single from it, "Heartbeat", became her first song to break into the German Top 50.
In November 2009, Nneka staged her first concert tour of the United States where she performed shows in New York City, Vienna (Washington DC), Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Furthermore she was a special guest on The Roots Jam session. Her first US release Concrete Jungle was set for 2 February 2010.
Nneka recorded her last album Soul Is Heavy in Nigeria. She also co-founded a charity foundation called the "ROPE foundation" with Genda, Ahmed Nyei from Sierra Leone. She has worked extensively in charity and arts with the foundation in Sierra Leone. Nneka has also worked with Reebok and her track "Shinning" topped global charts in 2013.
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Nneka Lyrics
Is a wonder shoulda the dark the gets dark
Dug dug dug dug
I don't know what
Tomorrow will bring
For you say dat who don't know ha to survive
We never see good
Know I depend oh I'm depend on you into you
Where do I go?
When this world forsakes me
Who do I turn to
When they book me down
You are my hope
Will they all accept me sure
My beginning, my middle, my end
When there's a hope
Give me some tomorrow
When they book me down
Ooh you know
You are my home
My beginning, my middle, my end
My beginning, my middle, my end
All I'm left with is to trust in He oh no
For my kindness whoa decepted me now oh no
See me weary for I am lonley lonely
Father, Father, Jah oh save me now
For I am dying
Where do I go?
When this world forsakes me
Who do I turn to
When they book me down
You are my hope
Will they all accept me sure
My beginning, my middle, my end
When there's a hope
Give me some tomorrow
When they book me down
Ooh you know
You are my home
My beginning, my middle, my end
My beginning, my middle, my end
Where do I go?
My beginning, my middle, my end
To live when they forsake me and they call me I just don't know where to go
Oh
Where do I go?
My beginning my middle my end
Where do I go?
When this world forsakes me
Who do I turn to
When they book me down
You are my hope
Will they all accept me sure
My beginning, my middle, my end
When there's a hope
Give me some tomorrow
When they book me down
Ooh you know
You are my home
My beginning, my middle, my end
My beginning, my middle, my end
Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: FARHAD SAMADZADA, NNEKA-LUCIA EGBUNA
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benjamin weidner
nice song
Buki A.
@geli2210 Chopin Nocture
Sophia Lisa
ohrwurm.x3
Sam Azura
so dope! one of the realest artists out there.
An Nu
Weiß jemand wie das Pianostück heißt, das da eingearbeitet ist?! Liebe Grüße!