Nigerian-American music artiste, songwriter and producer, Sunday Gabaghi Agbede, who goes by the stage name Donblaqwifi has made a big name for himself among Nigerian top music stars and has performed at some notable events in the United Stages. Nonetheless, his growth has been dotted by challenges of making music in the United States and also as an independent artiste.
“Making music in the USA is very difficult in the sense that trying to get the attention of the audience is a herculean task. Furthermore, it is also difficult to get the right producers to produce the right Afrobeats sounds and if you do, it is very expensive. If I was in Nigeria it would be easy to get access to all these resources,” he said.
While noting that life in general is hard he adds that making music and promoting it adequately has been the biggest impediment to his growth as a musician.
“Life as an independent artist is very difficult to manage as it affects an artist’s growth rate to be successful. So much hardship is involved, which include but not limited to time management, making great music, music promotion and capital,” he said
“I have a lot of pressure which oftentimes has led to my making wrong decisions. I believe if I have a record label,all that will be in control and I will just be focusing on writing and making good music. However, I thank God for the journey so far as I have been able to push my music beyond boundaries and share the musical stage with some of the biggest names in the industry,” he added.
Donblaqwifi has performed for most top Nigerian artists as an opening artist in the United States. He performed with the likes of Davido,9ice, Mr Eazi, Teniola, Mayorkun, Reekado Banks, Burna Boy, Omah Lay, Oritse Femi and many others.
Donblaqwifi has also performed in different events in the United States of America. In 2017 he was the recipient of “ Best New England Artist award.
Donblaqwifi rose to fame after releasing “Go down “, the first single from his debut studio album titled “Confirm” in 2015 . In 2017, Donblaqwifi won the ANEA Best African Music Artist in Boston.
Between 2015 and 2018 he released a number of hit singles and also released a duo album titled “Distance” with Centino Simon.
In January 2019 he released a 10-track EP “Confirm” with singles like “Tule “, “Carry body Ft Kelly hansome”, “Jeje Ft. Djeverla$t “Kenemamu”, “Ayobami” , “Summer Ft. Kentto”, “One time Ft. VavoonJ” ETC.
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