I heard a song some days ago titled 'Gonna make it', but the band that sang the song was unfamiliar to me. But when I love or have been moved by something, I go digging to find out all I can about it.
So I introduce to y'all, one of the biggest Nigerian boy bands in the UK, FOUR KORNERZ.
The band is made up of four brothers: Deji (27), TJ (25), Vidal (23) and Daniel (21) who combined stunning vocals with a fresh approach to music production.
Their debut single “Clap Clap”, gained rave reviews from across the music sector including Blues & Soul, Touch, I-DJ, Cross Rhythms, Live Listings and DJ Mag who gave the single five stars “one of the most incisive and irresistible soul/r&bers around”. The single also went on to receive Record of the Week at both UK leading urban stations Choice FM and BBC 1Xtra.
The Soulful House remix gained top five positions on various international House charts including Faize and TMP. The single also received generous rotation in key international territories like Nigeria, Canada, Germany and Kenya.
They opened for Styl-Plus when they came to London in March, they were also nominated for the recent Nigerian Music Award in Abuja and featured in Pride magazine.
The Nigerian-born brothers debut album 'Soulectric' will be out on June 11th this year and features the platinum-selling Nigerian saxophonist Mike Aremu amongst other noteworthy artists.
For those of you in Naija, the band will be touring in Nigeria towards the end of the year, so that's something to look forward to.
For more on these guys, visit their website, www.fourkornerz.com or www.myspace.com/fourkornerz for a feel of what Four Kornerz are about.
