My friend! Hmmmm…
In August of 2021, I packed a small bag and jumped on the next available flight to Accra, Ghana. I was done with the air in Lagos Nigeria.
Done.
I had grown tired of my environment reminding me of my past pain. It was time to leave Nigeria.
I had spent the previous 4 years in turmoil, battling depression and enclosing myself in isolation. Although I was already going through my healing journey at the time, I was healing in a loop. My tiny one-bedroom Ikeja apartment had become too small for me, for my shadows and the ghosts of lovers past. Everything about Lagos was pissing me off and I knew it was time to “Jump”.
(JUMP: To uproot yourself quickly from one location to another without overthinking, over-planning, or over explaining)
I needed to breathe new air, new life. Plus, my birthday was coming up and I psyched myself that this was a birthday treat.
Accra for me was the easiest destination to choose. I had been there a couple of times and greatly enjoyed my stay. Plus as a Nigerian, I wouldn’t need a Visa to travel. Meaning I could be in a new country in under an hour. I did not want to be bothered with Visa processes. I needed to jump, and jump fast!
So Accra it was.
I booked my Airbnb for only one month, intending to be back to Nigeria as soon as my lease was up. Little did I know that life had other plans.
Once I landed that vibrant Kotoka International Airport in Accra, I knew I wanted to stay longer. I got off the plane, my one bag in hand and breathed the fresh Accra air so deeply I could taste it.
Accra tasted like new life. Like mother. Like home.
I would go on to spend the next month enjoying Accra, soaking in the nightlights of Osu Central, drinking fresh coconut water most mornings and basking in the energy of the motherland. Accra gave me space to enjoy hibernating from the world in a deeper way. And this hibernation in a new environment was exactly what I needed, to complete the first cycle of my healing journey.
All of a sudden I felt connected again. My mind was quieter and my thoughts were much clearer.
I wasn’t surprised at all when at the end of my Airbnb lease, I coughed up the last money left in my savings to extend my stay in Accra for another month.
Way to go Eva!
How so fantastically impulsive of you.
Was I surprised when at the end of the second month I was hopping from Uber into Uber, as I toured with housing agents scouting for a new apartment?
Ohhhh! Not surprised at all. That’s the Eva way. Before long, I was registering a resident permit, buying beddings, a new sofa, a gas cooker, kitchen supplies and decorating my new home in Accra.
Just like that, my one month staycation in Accra had turned into two months and eventually into two years. Without warning, time had snatched me by my hair and pulled me through Accra from 2022 to 2024.
It was here that I fully found myself again.
I dared to be free, to run wildly on beaches with my butt cheeks out for all to see, and to write again without needing to color my words till they wore a fake hue. I enjoyed fat balls of Banku in Okro soup, ate Kelewele every week, made new incredible friends, kissed a couple of new frogs and got dirt drunk once in a club.
Whewww!
Best of all, I dared to step back in the studio and make music again. This was how we birthed the album “EVARYTHING GOOD” in 2022. This album truly embodies how I felt as I was beginning to heal and shed off my old self.
If you’ve been here for a while, you’d remember that there was no prior announcement. No flowery marketing campaigns. No noise. I literally just woke up one day and presented you the new album here.
Accra helped me notice my spark again and fanned the flames of my desire to live. I had gone from feeling quite suicidal and lacking purpose in life to dreaming new dreams.
But slowly and surely with two and a half years added to my big age in a new country, and I began to miss home.
The calm I initially enjoyed in Accra was starting to feel a little too calm. All of a sudden there was drab, I felt slow, I needed new fire, new energy, new bounce, and a little bit of Wahala.
In a weird way, I had begun to miss the chaotic spasm that is Lagos Nigeria.
So, in August 2024, I decided I wanted to spend a month back in Lagos just to refresh my mind, to be inspired by the hustle. All I needed was just one month.
Or so I thought. 🥱
My birthday was coming up as well and of course I told myself that this was going to a wonderful way to spend time with family.
Boom! I landed in Lagos in August 2024, and told my handful of friends that the Queen was back in town. One of them being Bigfoot, the incredible music machine who produced this fantastic new record: FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS.
“Chairman, I dey your Lagos ooohh! But I’m here for only a short time. Please let me come to your studio to play,” I said to him.
I’ve known Bigfoot for as long as I have been making music.
He was one of the very first producers I ever worked with. He is also the spic maestro who produced “Ehhh (Garbage in)” on THE GIGO EP.
That takes us back over 14+ years!
I was itching to work with Bigfoot again especially because we had such a deep root in our relationship. Even though we hadn’t made new music together in over a decade, it felt like the most perfect decision. I knew in my heart that if I wanted to take this music thing seriously again, I had to submit myself under his tutelage.
I needed fresh guidance, mentorship, some hand-holding and serious tough love. There are not many people I can listen to the way I listen to Bigfoot.
So when he replied my message and gave me a studio pass, I flew all the way to his Lekki studio in a flash! To be in the studio again together after such a long time was truly a gift and a Joy.
And it was in this first session back, after my sabbatical in Accra and after more than 10 years apart, that we birthed this new song FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS.
Hence.. this long epistle of a short story.
Do you now understand why this record here is so damn special??
In a another post I will share the behind the scenes of making this song and how it really came together. But for this post, I want you to understand with me, just how frigging special this record is.
So monumentally special in fact, that I sent Bigfoot this message after the session ↓
There was Pure Magic and Spirit in the studio on this day. We have created a record that not only deeply pierces past your subconscious programming to wire in new codes, it also makes for a timeless Manifestation song.
I made it first for myself, to help activate my mind to Focus and feel confident in myself—and now I get the honor of sharing it with you hoping that it does the same for you.
This song has also been tuned to the 432 Hz Frequency. This ensures a high vibrational listening experience, and a powerful lift in your energy every time you press play.
FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS features talented songbird, Monseeka, who also doubles as my Sister in Spirit. To create magic with an Artist like her has been deeply rewarding and nourishing to my soul. I mean!!! Did you hear Monseeka’s voice on this song????
Ahh! Talent dey sha! 👏🏽
FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS officially drops on the 22nd of April on all platforms. You can pre-save it now to your playlists by clicking here.
I’m also deeply pleading for your support on this record.
As an Independent Artist, I am depending on you, my Fans, to push the record and help it reach its potential.
How you can support today 🙏🏽
Please click here to Pre-Save the Song on Apple and Spotify right now. By pre-saving, it will be automatically loaded to your playlist when it drops. The more pre-saves, the higher our chances of getting listens.
Leave a Comment on this post to share your thoughts (I love reading from you)
Use the Sound in your TikToks and Instagram Reels (It is already a trending audio on TikTok here and on Instagram here.) Save the audios on your preferred platforms to use in your videos. The more people use the sound, the faster it spreads. Use it freely! 🙏🏽
Talk about the new song, post it to your socials, brag about your Eva Alordiah everywhere and to everyone.
Make a monetary donation if your heart says Yes! We need all the funds for promotions and marketing. Gift offerings are so very welcome! (Please email me → music.evaalordiah@gmail.com 💌)
PS: Yes, after my studio session with Biggie, I decided to extend my one month stay in Lagos to a year. I rented a new apartment, furnished it all up and sat my ass down in Lagos, just tryna see what else God has in store. But to be honest I’m already tired of it and so damn ready to Jump again!! LOL!
Wahala nor dey finish. 🤣
Thank you for reading my friend! See you in the next!
If you missed it…
Here’s the brand new music video for I LOOK GOOD
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