In 6th Heaven, Niniola engineered a range of classic melodic R&B and mid-tempo Afro-beat records, that apparently glow underneath few creations.
She almost leaves her native spot that houses a notable sonic spectrum, crafted from a unique markup termed Afro-house music.
Niniola is the queen of the genre, and it’s a popularly known fact like she’s grown bigger with it and it has become an edge that she conquers amongst contemporaries in the Nigerian music industry.
Afro-house music is a very potent creation that could possibly bring Niniola‘s crossover moments victoriously.
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A very great attempt was via her previous album titled, “Colors and Sound”, which had popular American singer and songwriter, Timbaland, at the major front tiers.
Next to her previous album is her recent 5-track extended play made off unhidden smooth, classic records that really don’t seat her art properly on true and very strong authentic creations completely.
“6th Heaven” is a project that dwells inbuilt softness and vibrates Niniola’s act of experimentation and exploring a fresh culture and new genre which she might have desired to conquer with and strongly sits her cross over away from ‘Colors and Sound’, victoriously.
Sitting this crossover with 6th heaven requires prices to be paid because the project generated strong interest with core American R&B creators like Usher, Chris Brown, Neyo, and lots more.
In between this project is only her vocal excellence that only amplifies her authenticity as an R&B singer compared to her native creations as the queen of Afro-house music, that genuinely brings forth her naked appeal for hot constructive sounds, which entirely frontiers her aptness as a pure Nigerian dance artiste and Afro-cultural fashion stylist in between.
The 5-track is a newness of Niniola that few of her core fans won’t manage to swallow with straight satisfaction.
This creation is purely western and only a few songs married a close range of her native-ness correlating Afro-house creations underneath and it showed the difference clearly that Nini is the queen and it’s an edge she shouldn’t misplace or underrate to lie on bizarre creations only left with her singing depth.
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Seriously, 6th Heaven was almost a failed mission entirely for Nigerian listeners if not for a few records that bare the mark, enriching Niniola’s authenticity as a core Afro-house music creator.
Her voice was quiet angelic and every rendition was glorious.
And the basic essence borne out of love and emotion that strongly clots one message where Niniola rests and shows a kind of artistic purity that was offered without her seductive dance collections and her loud Afro-house suction that’s powerful and instrumentally destructive.
Niniola deliberately explores her artistry and creates distinctive records listeners can easily switch to create a different feeling while leaning on her nativity for her – Afro-house music destination.
Though her authenticity was almost lost and then I saw the value in between and I never wished to take such a costly price to lose it.
“Baby” and “Ryde”, the second to the last, and final track, sieved Niniola’s authenticity as an Afro-house ballad underneath, and obviously with this two-track carved her nativity showed and a sign that one could consider her care for Nigerian listeners; as for the project, I understand that it was meant to seat and relax her global cultural expansion and create more close listeners far abroad who could appreciate her beyond the Queen of Afro-house music – in Africa.
Opening with “The One”, was an abruptly perfect opening indeed.
But it wasn’t giving any Nini’s realness rather dwindling and trying to balance on the seat of her beautiful sassy voice which could be termed lovely, and was what only left as original.
Nini has an angelic vocal lustre and apparently, it doesn’t totally fit on blues records either, though her angelic voice really caved in perfectly I can’t accept such reality; at least not now.
It’s dance and her hotness we deserve in Nigeria, the happiness she blots and not singing solo and straining words with her gifted voice for too long.
Next was “6th Heaven”, the second song served in total cool rendition and meant relaxation, but it’s a kind of slow bizarre and it’s not fitting truly; mostly for core Nigerian listeners, Yoruba’s respectively.
In between, “6th Heaven”, the second track has a very beautiful drum rolling, steady kicks, and piano melodic traction built very wonderful enough to call a good song, but it isn’t what entangled me into Niniola’s artistry at first.
Well, she sings alluring and it’s an edge as well but at this point, it’s not needed, though such songs can be done once but not often.
“Promise”, the third song was very captivating with melodies, similar drum rolling like the previous record but with her strong progression accompanied.
This song on here would actually be perfect with a Neyo Remix relatively.
It’s very beautiful and actually my best defining her coolness off Afro-house music.
Nini, owned very bold unique vocals that sound richly alluring and sounded lovely enough to form and continue such creations but might not fully seat all well with Nigerian audience if it isn’t Afro-house and dance music like it was in her, 2020 records “Addicted” and “Fantasy” off her previous album “Colors and Sounds”.
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This album is truly rich and bright enough to be tagged good music from A-Z of every creation, which simply depicts and seats next to her cross over victory after “Colors & Sounds” paved the path.
This one is a new sign that shows her thick care for western listeners and its visible enough but it would be very sympathetic when she loses her sight to understand what truly works for her art in Nigeria and rippling her African audience – not 6th Heaven, it isn’t enough, while she’s the Queen of Afro-house music including dance and other artistic flavors from within.
Final Thoughts:
Niniola is literally succeeding and she is gaining huge traction in Africa and her art is penetrating the western music market as she’s the Queen of Afro-house music.
The genre is potent enough, and it has shown it all with its many qualities from Nini’s dance to acting for music visuals, her fashion and entire music creations are powerful to drive a successful crossover and create strong traction of listeners and core culture enthusiasts.
6th Heaven is a simple test that might fail in creating the pulse to keep her Nigerian listeners; balancing both equations as the Queen of Afro-house could be the best bet to retain every audience as her authenticity speaks louder, from her dance to her acting culture, African fashion, and style including her strong enveloping music creations that clots sturdy.
6th heaven is good, and like I said Nigerians, and her core audience might not swallow such art with full satisfaction.
Sticking to collections that carries every artistic authenticity is what matters and not leaving any stone unturned – Niniola Apata.
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