Now I love to hear this type of Naija music. I'm a big fan of guitars, acoustic arrangements, and soulful, heartfelt songs. I usually get this from the Western alt/indie scene so its quite refreshing to hear some home grown talent.
I first heard Ese at Taruwa* where he played a beautiful rendition of Edelweiss from The Sound Of Music. After his performance dude forgot his guitar pick and I had to chase after him to give it back. Maybe I should have kept it and put it up for auction when he blows up. Lol.
Ese is a self taught guitar player, singer, and song writer. He cites John Mayer as one of his musical influences, and with his command of the guitar and heartfelt lyrics its no surprise.
He just dropped his self produced EP called 'The Acoustic'; an independent project that is his first body of work to be released to the public. The Acoustic is filled with some brilliant stuff; from the romantic 'Gone' with its infusion of pidgin english, to poignant 'Walk Away', and 'Stay With Me' with its angsty love declaration (TV Show soundtrack right here. I called it first!). Ese also does a good job of covering Darey's The Way You Are and Asa's Baby Gone.
Good to see Ese Peters joining the fold of Asa, Bez, and TY Bello, providing soulful 'alternative' music in Nigeria.
Listen to some of the songs below.
To hear the rest you can download Ese's The Acoustic EP HERE.
For more information about Ese Peters check out:
http://www.esepeters.com
http://www.reverbnation.com/esepeters
http://www.twitter.com/esepeters
Gone
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Stay With Me
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The Way You Are
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*Taruwa is a forthnightly open mic event held in Lagos (at Bogobiri House, 9 Maitama Sule, Off Awolowo road, Ikoyi), where up and coming acts in music and poetry are given a chance to showcase their talent.
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