ONE SMALL SEED MAGAZINE Issue #29 Digital 04 THE BEST OF | Page 54

NN
EKA:

IN THE
PRESENT
Powerful and uplifting, Nigerian-German singer
Nneka’s new album Soul is Heavy carries her hopes
and efforts to help shape a collective vision for her
country through music. Although the 30-year-old
singer describes herself as ‘a troubled soul for life’,
her seriousness turns into a mischievous giggle when
she asks the studio assistant how to work the aircon.
Sandra Pfeifer meets Nneka for an interview in
Soho, New York. It’s a sweltering day in July and the
office of her record label Decon is melting.
Photography: Gregory Chris