{"id":88277,"date":"2022-07-05T12:01:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T11:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/?p=88277"},"modified":"2022-07-05T12:03:16","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T11:03:16","slug":"meet-me-where-im-at-is-the-hotly-anticipated-new-ep-from-barbados-born-musical-talent-roro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/2022\/07\/meet-me-where-im-at-is-the-hotly-anticipated-new-ep-from-barbados-born-musical-talent-roro\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Meet Me Where I\u2019m At\u2019 is the hotly-anticipated new EP from Barbados-born musical talent RoRo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-88279\" src=\"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RoRo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RoRo.jpg 800w, https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RoRo-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RoRo-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RoRo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RoRo-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Barbados-born musical talent RoRo dropped her hotly-anticipated new EP <a href=\"https:\/\/roro.lnk.to\/MMWIASo\">\u2018Meet Me Where I\u2019m At\u2019<\/a>, out 1st July on Virgin Music UK\/Universal Music.<\/p>\n<p>Her largest body of work to date, \u2018Meet Me Where I\u2019m At\u2019 offers a vivid sonic snapshot of RoRo as an artist and a human being. Accompanied by her first two music videos, the EP is a collection of pop tracks that see the Bajan songstress pivot from her island roots to the music that she has grown up craving to write.<\/p>\n<p>The five-track release opens with May single \u2018Happiness\u2019, an acclaimed release previously described as \u201ca distinctive Caribbean ingrained pop\u201d track by Trap And Famous. Next up is \u2018Work\u2019, touching on the sounds and rhythms of RoRo\u2019s Barbadian roots, before rolling into breaks-driven choruses that explode in high energy, and \u2018Mr. Right\u2019, her anthem for female independence that offers a unique empowered twist on a classic piano ballad, complete with live string section. Directed by Eliska Sky (Vogue, Czech National Ballet, Alexander McQueen) and dropping on the same day as the EP, the triumphant accompanying video places RoRo centre stage where she belongs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nt9TuuKXOME\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Closing things out are the record\u2019s second and third singles. The BBC Radio 1-supported \u2018Callin\u2019 In Thicc\u2019 is an infectious combination of sass and high-energy production that reflects the personality of RoRo &#8211; someone who exuberates positivity and fresh energy. While \u2018Ladies\u2019 ensures things end with an additional dose of empowering, hands-in-the-air good vibes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-8VomsiooyY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Netflix blockbuster Inventing Anna, international campaigns for Apple iPhone and Samsung, and the likes of MTV Cribs, NCIS LA and Made In Chelsea and many more have all jumped on RoRo\u2019s music this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Meet Me Where I&#8217;m At\u2019 is the follow-up to RoRo\u2019s 2020 debut EP \u2018Mood Forever\u2019, an acclaimed release that earned Annie Mac\u2019s \u2018New Name\u2019 slot on her BBC Radio 1 show, as well as drawing continued support across the station from the likes of Clara Amfo, Jack Saunders and Rickie Melvin &amp; Charlie. Widespread support at BBC Radio 6 included Gilles Peterson, Mary Anne Hobbs, Nemone and Steve Lamacq, plus she was invited on to Edith Bowman\u2019s BMW Play Next Podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Often the loudest voice in the room, RoRo\u2019s music tells stories to make the listener feel empowered. The youngest of four sisters and always the wild child with a lot to prove, hailing from the island of Barbados, she wears her musical influences on her skin &#8211; via tattoos of her idols Etta James, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill and Nina Simone inked onto her arms.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by her Bajan culture, RoRo\u2019s comfortable in her own dialect whilst not wanting to be solely defined by where she is from, much like her musical heroes before her. She recently left the Caribbean for London to fulfill her musical ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>A triumphant collection of energetic jams, \u2018Meet Me Where I\u2019m At\u2019 is the radiant, unapologetic sound of RoRo.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3kjJnPUemZYopmsH4jC8nV?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Meet Me Where I\u2019m At\u2019 is available now <a href=\"https:\/\/roro.lnk.to\/MMWIASo\">via all major platforms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect with RoRo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itsrocstar\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a><\/u> | <u><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/4AuHHsxMRVg7bXSgvlrAff?si=qRJmCz4VSYy29JAhehRI3Q\">&nbsp;Spotify<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barbados-born musical talent RoRo dropped her hotly-anticipated new EP \u2018Meet Me Where I\u2019m At\u2019, out 1st July on Virgin Music UK\/Universal Music. Her largest body of work to date, \u2018Meet Me Where I\u2019m At\u2019 offers a vivid sonic snapshot of RoRo as an artist and a human being. Accompanied by her first two music videos, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88279,"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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4080,1],"tags":[11312,5611,1457,190,853,854],"class_list":{"0":"post-88277","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-introducing","8":"category-music","9":"tag-meet-me-where-im-at","10":"tag-music-blog","11":"tag-new-ep","12":"tag-new-music","13":"tag-singer","14":"tag-songwriter"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RoRo.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88277","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=88277"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88286,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88277\/revisions\/88286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}