Many Nigerian music stars have been coming out to relay their experiences during the nationwide lockdown occasioned by the novel coronavirus pandemic with some of them admitting that staying away from music for long had negative effect on their mental health.
But in the case of medical doctor-turned afro pop star, Dr. Kolade Alade, better known as Kollydee, recording his newly-released Extended Play (EP) during the lockdown helped him keep his mental health in check.
Speaking to R about his new project, Kollydee who came into spotlight in 2015 with the release of the cover of Drake’s Hotline Bling, said releasing the new body of work he had worked for months lifted his sprit and he hoped that his fans and those who love good music would appreciate what he has done.
The songwriter and performer recalled how his music career started while he was still in LVIV National Medical University, Ukraine, where he bagged a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) degree in 2016.
“When I returned to Nigeria, I took a two-year sabbatical from music during which I focused on gaining practical medical experience and because I barely had time to record, I resorted to releasing covers of some popular songs to keep myself alive in the mind of my fans.”
On November 18, Kollydee released his much-anticipated EP, Sinus Rhythm, which literally means normal heart beat in medical parlance and the ovation has remained loud for him.
According to him, the EP comprises six tracks, describing it as a buffet of soulful, sultry and smooth vocal urban contemporary performances with an Afro fusion appeal.
“Most of the songs were recorded at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recording was what kept me sane during the lockdown times because going to work and doing 48 hours on call shifts at the hospital was not easy. The album represents a place of normalcy, love and happiness for Kola.”
With this EP the singer who turned 26 on August 6 said he is finally ready to begin his journey as a professional musician while also practising medicine full time.
Fondly called the singing doctor by his patients, he said even though sometimes it is a struggle juggling a career in music and medicine, he wouldn’t trade one for the other.
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