Jemiriye Adeniji, a musician from Nigeria, has been named the 2022 Pittsburgh Artist of the Year.
Style Week Pittsburgh (SWP) in Pennsylvania, USA, organized the award.
Pittsburgh-based Jemiriye Adeniji is a well-known fashion designer.
The music video for Jemiriye’s hit, “Tambele,” will soon be available.
Nigeria Idol 2012 finalist Jemiriye has recorded tracks like “My Body,” “Lagos,” and “Saami Iye,” to mention a few.
She utilizes her music to promote child education, prevent child marriage, the emancipation of African women, and African peace by discouraging child marriage.
At the Pan African Women Conference in South Africa in 2006, Ms. Winnie Mandela and other famous African women leaders were there, and Jemiriye had a standout performance, leading the theme song.
The rhythms of Afrobeat and Yoruba folk/traditional music are a significant influence on Jemiriye’s music.
When Jemiriye was a young girl, she lived with her grandmother in the village in Ibadan, Oyo state, where she was exposed to the splendor of African culture. Jemiriye was born in Osun state, Nigeria.
