During her break, the artist apparently studied the works of legendary Afrobeat artist Fela. What she found was that Fela often performed his songs before he recorded them.
Falana adopted this approach. So, after performing, she will look at the songs and tweak them. Often times, each song was refined to suit a mood and her feelings at the time. She found clarity in a process emulated from the act of Fela. This sort of led to her evolution as an artist.
This evolution is shrunken into Falana’s new body of work, Chapter One. The project will drop on 29 March.
“Chapter One is a new experience… I have improved as a songwriter, there is a more distinct sound like you hear this and there is no confusion when you hear it. People will be able to say she created something new that represents herself, represents her journey and I can relate to it.” Falana says.
The first single off Chapter One has been released; called Repeat, it has an accompanying video.
The video takes a retrospective filter, casting its focus back to revolutionary times. As if to suit the spirit of March, the video pays keen attention to the accomplishments of women, especially at a time in history where the gender was subjugated.
Repeat was produced by Nicole Sison and the video directed by Hanna Raschl-McRonald.
Watch repeat below:
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