Download: O Canada – YemyTpx & Odeyemi
YemyTpx and Ayodele Odeyemi, Chief Executive Officer of Africanad, team up in an anthem tagged “O Canada” produced by Edward Sunday.
This is a celebration song filled with lyrics of the Canadian’s anthem, delivered in a blend and fusion of Afrobeats laced with western feels.
Speaking on how it all started, YemyTpx says, “It was one beautiful weekend earlier in 2020 that I got a call from Africanad’s CEO who I have been working together with on some other philanthropic projects.
Right in the middle of our conversation, he talked to me about a vision he’s been nursing for Canada overtime on content that can serve as a fulcrum of unity for all Canadians.
“We both reached an agreement that it can only come either through sport or music because those are the two phenomena that can bring people of different tongues and colours together. So we both put heads together and agreed on making a music rendition that can be sung by all Canadians all around the globe, something they are familiar with.
“Then we thought of making new vibes and music out of the Canadian anthem lyrics fusing it with some other original lyrics of mine with a sweet sensational tone and that’s what birthed ‘O Canada’ celebration song today.
“After I was done with the songwriting, the vision and song was presented officially to the AFRICANAD team for deliberation, approval, and funding so as to progress into the next stage, which is music and video production.
“We also had to seek for collaborations with other artists and media companies, such as NaijaGoSmile Media Consult, Azusa Productions, and GAP Studio, to make the project a success.
This was because it was a tasking project that requires the involvement of different stakeholders.”
Odeyemi says, “he saw Canadians, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, also battling racial injustice, coping with mental health struggles, and dealing with the fallout of an ongoing opioid crisis.
He thought it was the time to release the song to bring people together.”
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