Manuela Modupe Udemba, professionally known as Shanga, is a Swiss–Nigerian singer-songwriter, audio engineer, and record producer. She was born in Bern, Switzerland and pursued her career after being certified as an audio engineer.
Shanga | |
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 Shanga in 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Manuela Modupe Udemba |
| Born | Bern, Switzerland |
| Genres | Afro – Rhythmic Soul |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Vocals . guitars . keyboards |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | UBC KLG – Chop Knocku |
| Website | https://www.shangaofficial.com/ |
Early life
editShanga was raised between Nigeria and Switzerland, where she completed her elementary and high school. After her tertiary education, she enrolled in an audio engineering school in Hamburg.[1]
Career
editShanga released her EP titled Embracing Vulnerability in 2013. In 2014, she received good critique for her unique body of work and was praised on Swiss Der Bund newspaper for her artistic work and musical style.[2]
Between 2018 and 2019, she released Chuchichäschtli, Sweeter Than Wine and Show Me. In April 2020, she released her first single titled Certified from her debut album Bold. The song is a unique fusion of afro and grime, which was produced by beat chronicles (Bisi Udemba) and mixed & mastered by Grammy-nominated Ben Mühlethaler for his works with Prince.[3][4]
In July 2020, her second single Kelele was released. The song peaked at No.1 on iTunes Swiss Charts[5] (7 August 2020) and No. 4 on Billboard Swiss Digital Sales Charts[6] in the week of 15 August 2020.
In October 2020, Shanga released her debut album Bold.
Discography
editEPs
editEmbracing Vulnerability (2013)
Albums
editBold (2020)
Singles
edit| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Chuchichästli | 2018 |
| Sweeter Than Wine | 2019 |
| Show Me | 2019 |
| Certified | 2020 |
| Kelele | 2020 |
References
edit- ^ "I aspire to be one of the best musicians globally —Shanga". Tribune Online. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ Hebeisen, Ane (31 July 2014). "Schönheit minus Pathos". Der Bund (in German). Tamedia. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ AL, Yhusuff (15 April 2020). "[Video] Shanga – Certified « tooXclusive". tooXclusive. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Shanga Explores New Genre with The Song "Certified" – 1001Grill". Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "iTunes Charts Schweiz Songs 07.08.2020 - swisscharts.com". www.swisscharts.com. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Switzerland Digital Song Sales Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2020.