{"id":3661,"date":"2021-10-08T16:43:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T16:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/?p=3661"},"modified":"2021-10-08T16:47:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T16:47:27","slug":"blog-interview-aneero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/2021\/10\/08\/blog-interview-aneero\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog interview: Aneero"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spotify Embed: Dance Shoes\" width=\"100%\" height=\"80\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/7KC6FN0kmRmBHrFTTQnFxC?si=3c1304446b254c71\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hello Aneero, how are you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am doing fantastic thanks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Congratulations on the release of &#8220;Dance Shoes&#8221;, how does it feel?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It feels great, the song is doing so well and the fans have been supportive!<\/p>\n<p><strong>You&#8217;re an artist from Ghana living in the UK, how did it begin for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My musical career started way back in Ghana. I started writing my own music from the age of twelve and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>later moved to UK to join my family.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What were your influences starting out?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I drew inspiration from Most of the Legendary musicians from Africa<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>including the<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>likes of Osibisa, The legendary E. T Mensah, Dr Paa Bobo, Nana Ampedu, Kojo Antwi, Angelique Kidjoe, Fred Meiway, Fela and many others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What did you listen to growing up?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I grew up listening to Reggae music, hiphop music and of course Ghana Highlife music(The foundation of Afrobeats)<\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s part of an ever growing genre amapiano, how did you come by this style of music?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Almost all my songs are listening songs. Being a versatile artiste, I though tof doing a song fans can move to. The type of song that when you are in the club and the DJ drops it you will move your feet.<\/p>\n<p>So I was at one of South African party with my manager and almost all the songs being played are Amapiano. I admired how the South Africans were vibing with it so that&#8217;s where I got the inspiration from. So when we got home I asked my producer[Ephraimbeatz] for the beat, created the hooks and rest was history<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Dance Shoes&#8221; has quite a mixture of flavours, what&#8217;s the story behind&nbsp;the song?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So when I received from my producer. I realised the beats were Amapiano. I wanted to create a fusion. I did not want just Afrobeats or Highlife vocals on Amapiano beats. I wanted a song that exhibited originality. If I drew inspiration from South African Amapiano, I wanted Zulu language on the song to give credits to the South Africans. Saying that I also wanted to showcase<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>a bit of the Ghanaian language(Twi) as well as the Ghanaian Pidgen English on the song. Not to forget, I reside in England hence the British English was also showcased on the song. Zulu showed the Amapiano inspiration, Twi and Ghanaian Pidgen English exhibited my origin and Afrobeats, British English<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>showed my place of resident.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What were your first thoughts on hearing it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When I listened to the song, my first thoughts were &#8220;anyone would be mad not to wake up and dance to this song!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>COVID has impacted the creative industry what has kept you motivated?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Covid really impacted the creative industry but it also gave me plenty of time to do a lot writing. My never-dying passion for music always keeps me motivated<\/p>\n<p><strong>2020 was a time to reflect what did you learn about yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2020 helped me reflect on the type of Artist I wanted to be. The direction I would like my songs to go. And I realised music is what I would want to do for the rest of my life. It also helped me realise that I could write highlife, Afrobeats, Gospel, Reggae and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>Amapiano songs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you pick up any new skills?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I picked up new skills of designing graphics in 3D. And refreshed my skills of playing Konka<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you listening to at the moment?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pop, Highlife, Afrobeats, Reggae and Amapiano. I am currently enjoying Dave&#8217;s new album<\/p>\n<p><strong>Being from Ghana what&#8217;s your favourite dish?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I love all kinds of foods from different backgrounds but my favourite is Jollof Rice and Lamb stew.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"742\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_4CB4ECAE072C-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_4CB4ECAE072C-1.jpeg 742w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_4CB4ECAE072C-1-300x298.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_4CB4ECAE072C-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_4CB4ECAE072C-1-60x60.jpeg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Special thanks to Sophie @\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.quitegreat.co.uk\">Quite Great PR<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Aneero, how are you? I am doing fantastic thanks.&nbsp; Congratulations on the release of &#8220;Dance Shoes&#8221;, how does it feel? It feels great, the song is doing so well and the fans have been supportive! You&#8217;re an artist from Ghana living in the UK, how did it begin for you? 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