{"id":42279,"date":"2018-07-20T15:04:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T13:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/electronic-afro-disco-duo-onipa-releases-first-music-video\/"},"modified":"2020-04-27T03:37:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T02:37:16","slug":"onipa-open-my-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/onipa-open-my-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Electronic afro-disco duo ONIPA releases first music video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  class=\"pam-featured-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rErWuLmXv_Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333333;\">UK duo unveils first single &#8220;<a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/kuronekomedia.lnk.to\/OpenMyEyesRadio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Open My Eyes<\/a>&#8220;.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>ONIPA means \u2018human\u2019 in Akan, the ancient language of the Ashanti people of Ghana.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s a message of connection through collaboration: from Ghana to London, our<br \/>\nancestors to our children, Onipa brings energy, groove, electronics, afrofuturism,<br \/>\ndance and fire!<\/p>\n<p>Born out of deep collaboration between long time friends KOG (Kweku of Ghana<br \/>\nof KOG and the Zongo Brigade) and Tom Excell (MD, guitarist and writer of<br \/>\nacclaimed jazz\/ soul afrobeat pioneers Nubiyan Twist),\u00a0first single &#8220;Open My Eyes&#8221; combined classic, shiny, Congolese-style soukous guitar licks with a funky afro-disco beat and KOG\u2019s trademark vocals, alternating between Pidgin, Ga and English in a nostalgic piece about self-love and making your own way.<\/p>\n<p>This release is a first timse collaboration between London label Wormfood and<br \/>\nParis-b<span style=\"color: #333333;\">ased <a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tag\/mawimbi\/\">Mawimbi<\/a>, w<\/span>ho have both been pushing their own brand of homegrown afro-electronic music.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Lire ensuite :\u00a0<a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/loya-zenfant\/\">Loya d\u00e9voile \u2018Zenfant\u2019, un bijou de maloya \u00e9lectronique<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16101\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/tom_and_kweku_b_w_co_YXNKB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/tom_and_kweku_b_w_co_YXNKB.jpg 900w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/tom_and_kweku_b_w_co_YXNKB-759x569.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/tom_and_kweku_b_w_co_YXNKB-661x496.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/tom_and_kweku_b_w_co_YXNKB-465x349.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/tom_and_kweku_b_w_co_YXNKB-375x281.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16100\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/onipa___open_my_eyes_S46UG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/onipa___open_my_eyes_S46UG.jpg 900w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/onipa___open_my_eyes_S46UG-759x759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/onipa___open_my_eyes_S46UG-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/onipa___open_my_eyes_S46UG-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/onipa___open_my_eyes_S46UG-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/onipa___open_my_eyes_S46UG-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/onipa___open_my_eyes_S46UG-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/onipa___open_my_eyes_S46UG-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/onipa___open_my_eyes_S46UG-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK duo unveils first single &#8220;Open My Eyes&#8220;. 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