Bare Soul Pt.2: Nneka ‘Do You Love Me Now?' (Live Acoustic)

Bare Soul Pt.2: Nneka ‘Do You Love Me Now?' (Live Acoustic)

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We caught Nigerian chanteuse Nneka at Cielo in NYC, where she performed an intimate acoustic set of standouts from Soul Is Heavy — grab the album at Decon. Nneka spoke of her relationship to "the system" in Nigeria and living in fear before she launched into a beautiful version of "Do You Love Me Now?" (above). This is the second in a four-part Bare Soul series brought to you by Okayafrica and Decon. Part one, below, is an alluring version of "Shining Star." Nneka is currently on tour with Bajah & The Dry Eye Crew catch them both live on their remaining dates!

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​Photo illustration by Kaushik Kalidindi, Okayplayer.
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