Deba Uwadiae Thrills US-based Nigerians With New Song, ‘Water’

United States-based journalist and singer, Deba Uwadiae, has released his 4th single titled, ‘Water’.

The song, which was dropped on October 1, Nigeria’s Independence Day, came after the release of a studio album, Hallelujah Amen – followed by three hit singles, Ojomiloju, Mogberi and Imela.

Now, the new song is making waves in far away United States of America, as Uwadiae performed it to a select audience of Nigerians at the nation’s independence anniversary in Columbus, Ohio on October 1.

A sneak peek into ‘Water’ reveals that it employs the richness of Fela’s Afrobeat and Nigeria’s popular street lingo, Pidgin English in a “tell a story lyric format” to produce an easily relatable song.

Produced by Theo Odiifo, a Columbus, Ohio-based music producer, ‘Water’ opens with the clattering of percussion accompanied with saxophone to deliver the first line of Pidgin that says, the water wey you go drink no go pass you.

After listening to the song, an accomplished music critic, Olu James had this to say: “Yes, your own water can never pass you. Nice music. Listened to it again and again. I enjoyed the Afrobeat feel and, most especially, the saxophone riffs.”

Also commenting, veteran television journalist, Chris Ngwu, said: “I like the tell-a-story-lyric-format of the song. But the background rhythm from the instruments would have added more value had it been more pronounced behind the vocals, and not equaling or overshadowing the vocals. However, towards the end of the track, when the instruments had a brief up sounding, the overall rhythm became enlivened. Altogether, Water is a good run. I look forward to more of such quality song from the musician.”

The single, ‘Water’, can be accessed on all digital platforms including Pandora, Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Tik Tok, Media Net, YouTube Music as well as YouTube Video.

Deba Uwadiae is also the publisher of the New Americans magazine and author of “Coming to America: Early Life in America and Citizenship”.

He oversees activities at the New American Community Information Center in Columbus, Ohio.