This week i had a chat with one of Nigeria's fastest rising act DUNDELLE, Dundelle has been serving hot tracks since she got in the music industry with her unique style and energy you just cant get tired of listening to, you think you know half of what shes got? think again, In this interview she talked about her upcoming projects,life on stage and more
Enjoy.
What’s your full name?
Amole Adunola
What type of music do you make?
HipHop/Rap
What’s your stage name?
How did the stage name come about?
I was named by my producer (Steinebeats). Dun is from my
name Adun, Delle - Delicious
What’s your background?
I come from a family of seven. 4 girls and a boy. I'm the
last child
When and why did you start making music?
Started 5 years ago with one person that believed in me.
Passion made me start. I wanted to be someone.
Do you play any instruments? If yes which instruments do you
play?
No I don't
Which famous musician(s) do you admire? Why?
Fela. His music is spiritual. Stood up for Africans as a
whole
Tiwa savage. Her music relates with everyone. Nigeria ...
Even globally
Were you influenced by any old records & tapes? Which
ones?
Yes. Suffering and smiling-fela
Eminem -talking 2 me.
Immortal -2pac
What’s your most embarrassing moment as an artiste?
Hahahahaha... I was performing like 2 years ago and u know
now we just dey do jamajama.. Little did I know that they were just playing the
song from a phone and held a mic very close to d speaker. In my mind I was like
ehh! The song sounded off and I was destabilized... Lool
When was your first performance? How did it feel?
27th December,2014. Ahhh! It felt like a challenge
How do you handle mistakes during a performance?
I make them look like its part of the whole performance.
When you hit someone,then u turn a wave... Lol
Do you get nervous before a performance?
I used to.. Not anymore. When I think about how much I want
this, I don't think I just become. Thank God
What advice would you give to beginners who are nervous?
Don't be,nobody will believe in you if you don't believe in you
Most people complain about 90% Nigerian music sounding
alike? What’s your take on that?
I think most Nigerian artists have different sounds and body
of art.
How do you balance your music with other obligations? Like
relationship and family
Everything has its own place. I've learnt to deal
differently with my music and family
What does “being creative” mean to you?
Being creative is breaking the routine. When I do it my own
style and create things that people have never seen but would love sing to,
dance to...
How do you overcome creative blocks?
I relax...listen to good music that inspire me
What are you trying to communicate with your art?
I give the people what they want... I make them dance! Also
I try to feel their feelings when I'm
bringing in the motivation
What’s the best advice you ever had about how to be more
creative?
To be flexible
Which Nigerian artiste would you like to work with?
Which foreign artiste would you like to work with?
What jobs do you have other than being an artiste?
Why Music?
Music is spiritual, its where I go to when I’m down, happy,
scared…anything you can think of. Music is everything
What food, drink, song inspires you?
Lool..No food inspires me
What do you dislike about the music industry?
Sometimes I notice there's no originality, I feel being real
is the only way to up
What is your dream project?
Hmmm.. just watch out for something big from Dun_delle. As
regards music, expect creativity, dance-able songs you know? Something to
impress and inspire my fans
Name three artists you’d like to be compared to
Professionally, what’s your goal?
I want to give to the world, be an inspiration to the world
with my songs, personality and lifestyle
If you could advice upcoming artistes, what would you say?
The difference between the successful people and others is
consistency, the will and drive
Where do you
see yourself in 5 years?
I see myself
where God and hard work takes me, with God nothing is impossible for me
What project
are you working on now?
I'm working on
my extended play album (EP) which has been names “THE HEIRESS” because I have
conquered and i'm sill conquering