{"id":65823,"date":"2020-11-19T18:01:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T17:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=65823"},"modified":"2020-11-19T18:08:18","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T17:08:18","slug":"timaya-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/timaya-gratitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Timaya brings good vibes on new album"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After unveiling his single &#8220;Gra-Gra,&#8221; the king of Afro-soca makes his big comeback with <em>Gratitude<\/em>. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>What exactly is Afro-soca? The hybrid genre that the Nigerian singer Timaya masters is a mix of Caribbean music based on a dance that is particularly popular in Trinidad and Tobago, emanating from an acceleration of calypso (soca meaning the \u201csoul of calypso\u201d rather than soul-calypso). But it also reflects the other side of Afrobeats that Pam reveals, a genre that should be distinguished from Fela Kuti\u2019s Afrobeat.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Timaya - Gra Gra (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XwNqWW2Hft4?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Timaya &#8211; \u00ab Gra Gra \u00bb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nigerian singer Enitimi Alfred Odom, better known as Timaya, is ready to leave a tumultuous&nbsp; 2020 behind by bringing back the good vibes and a bit of Afro-Caribbean sweetness to this end of year atmosphere. With six albums already to his credit in a 15-year solo career, his worldwide success no longer needs to be proven. However, this new album opens an exciting new chapter in his story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Gratitude<\/em> is available on all streaming <a href=\"https:\/\/onerpm.lnk.to\/Timaya-Gratitude\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"platforms (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\">platforms<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to Timaya in our Songs of the Week playlist on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\" href=\"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2Pz0eyg\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/30zVbUA\" target=\"_blank\">Deezer<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/8f577688-timaya-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/8f577688-timaya-4.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/8f577688-timaya-4-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/8f577688-timaya-4-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/8f577688-timaya-4-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/8f577688-timaya-4-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/8f577688-timaya-4-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/8f577688-timaya-4-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/8f577688-timaya-4-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After unveiling his single &#8220;Gra-Gra,&#8221; the king of Afro-soca makes his big comeback with Gratitude. 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