Amina’s Short But Successful Music Journey

With news of Amina quitting music, we take a look at her short but very fruitful stint in the career; her journey in the music scene.

Born 25 years ago, Amina’s love for music started as early as 1995 when she just in Standard One. Having been born in a staunch Muslim family, Amina reveals that she has always wanted to do music but because of her religion, she has always taken a backseat. Her parents, being strict as they are, have also always nudged her to take a different career path; law or diplomacy. According to her, she “just stumbled on music”.

Back in her earlier years, Amina says that she would cram songs from cassette tapes and his dad would get her karaoke machines and mics which she would use to perform for her family and friends. “I always wanted to be a singer but it just never really happened until recently”, divulges the talented singer/radio presenter.

So just how did she get into professional singing? It happened that after getting absorbed by Homeboyz, the people she interacted with pointed out that she had a great voice and could actually make a good singer. She then went ahead to do a few projects but once again the “religion factor” would haunt her making her chicken out from releasing the music.

However, her break finally arrived when producer Dillie came calling. At that time, Dillie was working on a project for Jay A and approached Amina to do a hook and it came out so well that he quickly recorded it lest the tune was forgotten. And as expected, when Jay A heard it he loved it and that’s how “On Me” was created.
Immediately after, Amina did another collabo with K-Letta in the song, “Paint The Town Red” which like “On Me” took over the charts by storm. Though the video is not yet out, the song has become a huge success. Amina’s latest project is “Swag”, a music video she was featured in by rapper Octopizzo and released on the first day of the year.

Amina, like any other singer, has also had her down moments in the music industry. Before doing a collabo with K-Letta, Amina had done another song with another musician but they had disagreements and decided not to release it. She has also come under fire from some artists for her roles in different music projects. Notably, Cabu Gah and most recently Bamboo’s younger bro, rapper Kimya.

[Buzz]