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Maryland-based Achu is a cosmopolitan polymath: A gifted rapper and poised R&B singer, she was born in
Cameroon and raised there and in the United Kingdom before coming here. Unabashedly pop with an inspirational streak, her sound finds a balance between African dance-floor exhortations and a
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In preparation for her follow-up album in 2016, Naomi has released three singles: “Wa Fun Mi Shuga” (or “Suga”) on
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Cameroon Entertainment Awards. On November 8, 2014, she won the African Female Musician of the Year award at the inaugural DMV African Entertainment Awards.
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Her performance during the 2011 African
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singer, rapper, and songwriter. She rose to prominence with the song “Alhadji”. which was featured in the 8 season of
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