{"id":79060,"date":"2020-06-10T14:34:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T13:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/?p=79060"},"modified":"2020-06-10T14:35:17","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T13:35:17","slug":"introducing-rising-dutch-ghanaian-singer-songwriter-nana-fofie-and-her-infectious-new-single-yeno-ntem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/2020\/06\/introducing-rising-dutch-ghanaian-singer-songwriter-nana-fofie-and-her-infectious-new-single-yeno-ntem\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing rising Dutch Ghanaian singer-songwriter Nana Fofie and her infectious new single &#8216;Yeno Ntem&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-79063\" src=\"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Nana-Fofie-001-SQ.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Nana-Fofie-001-SQ.jpg 750w, https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Nana-Fofie-001-SQ-478x400.jpg 478w, https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Nana-Fofie-001-SQ-621x520.jpg 621w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With over 10 million streams and 250,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, over 15 million plays on YouTube, and co-signs from Nicki Minaj, who invited her to open the Amsterdam leg of \u2018The Nicki Wrld Tour\u2019 last year, among other accomplishments already under her belt, Dutch Ghanaian rising star NANA FOFIE is fast becoming one to watch within Europe\u2019s R&amp;B landscape, especially with her seminal \u2018Afro R&amp;B\u2019 sound, which adds her infectious afropop sensibilities to her contemporary R&amp;B foundation, while showcasing her Ghanaian heritage and language, to great effects.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vn-a7X6tmBU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Perfect for injecting some much needed positive energy into the world at this time, her brand new single \u2018YENO NTEM\u2019 is a timely \u201cfeel good summer jam that is all about good vibes, laughter and having fun with friends and family\u201d, according to Nana Fofie. Released to celebrate her birthday, \u2018Yeno Ntem\u2019 comes on the back of her last single \u2018Undeniable\u2019, which was released earlier this year and has already been streamed over 200,000 times, and it also serves as the precursor to her long-awaited sophomore EP, set for release later this summer, following her acclaimed 2019 debut EP RNBW.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-79061\" src=\"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Nana-Fofie-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Nana-Fofie-002.jpg 750w, https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Nana-Fofie-002-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Nana-Fofie-002-347x520.jpg 347w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Shot in Rotterdam before the lockdown, the accompanying music video for \u2018Yeno Ntem\u2019 is a fun and infectious dance-led visual affair that is sure to lift the mood and spirits. In an ingenious case of art looking to mimick life, the visuals, which are carried by Nana\u2019s star power, infectious personality and captivating presence, depict a lively house party, which is probably what Nana and her friends would have been doing for her birthday this year \u2013 instead Nana Fofie have brought the party directly to you.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spotify Embed: Yeno Ntem\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/32YnFyOGhRmqXXuuGcf4yp?si=pC43V1O6TXiAIr_7bRwKpQ\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Yeno Ntem&#8217; is available now via all major platforms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect with Nana Fofie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nanafofiee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/nanafofiee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nanafofieofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With over 10 million streams and 250,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, over 15 million plays on YouTube, and co-signs from Nicki Minaj, who invited her to open the Amsterdam leg of \u2018The Nicki Wrld Tour\u2019 last year, among other accomplishments already under her belt, Dutch Ghanaian rising star NANA FOFIE is fast becoming one to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4080,1],"tags":[10855,1258,5611,190,10856],"class_list":{"0":"post-79060","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-introducing","8":"category-music","9":"tag-afro-rb","10":"tag-introducing-tag","11":"tag-music-blog","12":"tag-new-music","13":"tag-yeno-ntem"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Nana-Fofie-002-SQ.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79060"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79068,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79060\/revisions\/79068"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}