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SXSW Band of the Day: Nneka
From: Warri, Nigeria
Online: facebook.com/NnekaWorld
In 50 words or fewer: Part of a new generation of African singers who rage against post-colonial injustice in their homelands, Nneka delivers a righteous soul smackdown. With indignation tempered by graceful humility and raw outrage softened by vulnerability, her songs ache with humanity, seethe with pure heart.
Could share a bill with: Erykah Badu, Dead Prez, Damian Marley, The Roots
Transcontinental: The daughter of a Nigerian father and a German mother, Nneka grew up in the troubled, oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Forced to flee as age 19, she relocated to Hamburg, Germany. She currently splits her time between Hamburg and Lagos, Nigeria, where she is very active in the Occupy Nigeria movement.
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