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Raised in Calabar, Nigeria, before moving to London as a teen, Obongjayar’s sound is a singular
blend of the worlds he moves through. Working with everyone from Jeshi to Little Simz to Pa Salieu,
OB is famed for his distinct fusion of global pop melodies grounded with West African inflections,
alongside his mesmerizing live performances and his innate punk sensibilities. It won him an Ivor
Novello for his singular pen and earned him a Top 5 single with over 225 million streams for his
feature on Fred Again…’s “adore u,” which heavily samples OB’s original „I Wish It Was Me“.
With fans in the likes of i-D, Dazed, Crack, The Guardian and NPR already for his critically
acclaimed debut Some Nights I Dream Of Doors, OB’s highly anticipated follow up Paradise Now
sees him primed and ready to live (and thrive) in the moment. Grappling with everything from selfacceptance and transcendence to grief and loneliness, FOMO, procrastinations and nights you
never want to end, it’s an adventure through the subconscious of one of the UK’s most thrilling
modern voices. Produced between London and LA with Kwes Darko (Pa Salieu, John Glacier), Yeti
Beats (Doja Cat) and Beach Noise (Kendrick Lamar, Baby Keem, Bakar), it’s a Trojan horse of some
of his most intimate storytelling yet, candy-coated in electro-pop synths, soaring strings and ever
contagious percussion.
