Chocolate City Artist Brymo, Turn Around. A popular myth has it that
the destiny of a child is determined at birth and will one day come to
pass, no matter how long it takes. If this is a truism, then Chocolate
City artiste, Brymo, was destined for limelight.
Out of the blue, his break-out single, Ara,
tore the charts within a week of its release, earning the 26-year-old
singer some 10 nominations and awards. These include Headies’ Recording
of the Year Award and 2012 Channel O’s Most Gifted Afro Pop Video of the
Year.
According to the singer whose real name is Ashimi Olawale, his album titled TheSonofaKapenta,released
this week, chronicles the journey of his life. As the only son of a
carpenter father and petty trader mother, the artiste had a humble
upbringing.
‘’I was born and raised in Okokomaiko and have been
there since the late 80s. I grew up in a mixture of backgrounds. I
cannot tell you that I came from the ghetto. I had friends who lived
opposite my house who I did not see more than thrice a year because they
were in boarding schools and friends who I always saw brandishing the
latest phones. I was living opposite them in a face-me-I-face-you.
House,’’ he says.
Notwithstanding his upbringing and exposure
while growing up, Brymo is considerably at home with the English
Language. The boyish-looking singer says although his parents were not
learned, they placed a premium on his education.
