Jul 30, 2020 • 1 min read

Approved: Tolani

Tolani has found a pop sound drawing on 90s R&B, Afrobeat and soft rock, and her latest single 'Badman' explores the pull of 'bad boys'.

After a number of years honing her skills via a variety of projects, from providing vocals on Afrobeats tracks to fronting a soft rock band, Tolani has found a sound that truly complements her voice over the last eighteen months.

Tracks like last year's 'Ba Mi Lo' and the brilliant 'Liar' see her drawing on her many influences - including 90s R&B, Afrobeat, and, hey, maybe even a little of that soft rock - to create a diverse pop sound that immediately stands out.

Her latest single release - her first of 2020 - is 'Badman', which is, she says, "a song exploring the habit of getting caught up with the 'bad boys', so to speak, being drawn to that high. I feel like there's this subliminal message that love isn't love unless it's turbulent in some way, and so, you get caught up in a cycle of looking for the wrong things in potential lovers".

Listen to 'Badman' here:

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