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IRE! My new single was dedicated to the memory of my late sister – Adekunle Gold
Nigerian urban highlife singer, Adekunle Gold, has revealed that his latest single ‘Ire’ was dedicated to the memory of his late sister, Busayo.
The 31-year-old disclosed in a recent Instagram post that people had been curious about the concept of the song.
The ‘Orente’ crooner said that he felt a need to sing for the both of them and also dedicate the video to her because she was a fundamental part of him.
“In my heart, I believe I sing for the both of us; It was only right that I dedicated the video to her memory…
#decodingire #ire.”
He said that his late sister died in 2011 as a result of heart complications.
He also decoded the part in the video where a little girl was dancing around him, explaining that the girl symbolizes Busayo, who never left his side.
He posted the throwback photo above and wrote,
“For Busayo” Who is Busayo? I’ve been getting this question a lot. Busayo is my sister. We lost her in 2011 to a Heart Complication. I’m fiercely protective of my family but I didn’t think I could skip out one of my favourite memories or people in life.
“Busayo was symbolically represented by the little girl skipping around me in the video as that is who she was in real life.
“She never left my side, matter of fact, she was my younger twin. We looked alike and she could sing for the whole of AFRICA.
“In my heart, I believe I sing for the both of us; It was only right that I dedicated the video to her memory…
#decodingire #ire.”
Gold shot to limelight in 2014 with the release of hit single “Sade”. His follow-up single, titled “Orente”, also received positive reviews from music critics and consumers.
In 2015, he was nominated for City People Entertainment Awards. “Sade” was also nominated for Best Alternative Song at The Headies 2015.
Ire, though sung predominantly in Adekunle Gold’s native Yoruba language, also had the singer singing in English for an uncharacteristic amount of time.
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