African Queen
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"African Queen" is a hugely popular Nigerian love song by 2Baba (formerly 2Face Idibia) that became an Afro-pop classic across Africa and beyond.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| composer | 2Face Idibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Afropop classic
ⓘ
breakthrough hit for 2Face Idibia ⓘ love song ⓘ |
| genre |
Afropop
ⓘ
R&B ⓘ |
| hasArtistCurrentName | 2Baba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtistFormerName | 2Face Idibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | helped bring Nigerian pop music to international attention ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ |
| hasLyricsLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Nigerian Pidgin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | African Queen (music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReception |
commercially successful in Nigeria
ⓘ
widely acclaimed across Africa ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
admiration of African women
ⓘ
romantic love ⓘ |
| hasType | romantic ballad ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | melodic singing ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | Afropop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | 2Face Idibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoPerformer | 2Face Idibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most recognizable Nigerian love songs
ⓘ
popularizing contemporary Nigerian Afropop across Africa ⓘ |
| originallyReleasedIn | 2000s ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Face 2 Face NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
2Baba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2Face Idibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularRegion |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Kennis Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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