What an absolute whirlwind of a month it has been - I don’t even know where to start!! This year has definitely been a helter skelter of a ride, but despite the ongoing turbulence caused by the pandemic, I have to say creatively, I feel so energised at the moment. For starters, I am still riding the excitement of my video release last month (thank you to all of you who have supported and watched it so far - it really means a lot!), which has resulted in amazing reviews and also radio airplay on BBC Introducing (woo hoo!)! Not only that, but I was also selected as ARTIST OF THE MONTH by Dark Yellow Dot for my latest art series ‘Stand In Solidarity. Stand With Pride’. I’m literally buzzing!!!!
ANNNNND if that wan’t enough for me to explode with absolute joy, I also received the best news which was…..drum roll please…..The Star Boy only went and won the ‘Africa Rising Award’ at the Black Star International Film Festival!!
For those of you who may have not read my post from last October, The Star Boy is the most beautiful and inspirational short film directed by the uber talented, Amelie Exton, which follows the story of a Ghanaian boy called Holy and sheltered home, Holy’s Home for Children, set up to help him and other vulnerable children at risk of child exploitation and abuse. I was so honoured last year when Amelie approached me to feature my original song Eagle in the film’s soundtrack. Now, one year later, the incredible film has won an amazing award and not only that the film was screened at the Black Star International Film Festival just a week ago, and I also had the honour to perform (digitally due to the ongoing restrictions) on the night of the Ceremony, which was the most memorable experience!!! HUGE congratulations to Amelie and the team! It was a win that was very, very well deserved!
To find out more about Holy’s Home (which I encourage you to do), you can check out their website: https://holyshome.org/our-story. You can also watch the full set of my performance on my ‘video’ page now.
That’s a wrap folks! Until next time… x