Nigerian Singer-Songwriter, Producer, Performer and Dancer Augustine Miles Kelechi popularly known as Tekno could be the next star to break in North America
According to a billboard report " After Drake and wizkid kicked open doors with one dance could Pana become a US hit.
The single titled "Pana," has gone on to entrap other listeners the same way it conquered its creator, accumulating 30 million streams between youtube and spotify. Veterans Trey Songz and Ludacris have posted clips of them selves listening to the song on Instagram, and "Pana" also caught the attention of Imran Majid, a senior vice president of A&R at Columbia who signed the track and released it in December. Tekno's connection with Columbia is the latest step forward in an inch - by inch acknowledgement of the commercial viability of Nigerian pop in the U.S. Most of those steps have come via collaborations sprinkled over the last five years - P- Square and Rick Ross, Dbanj and Kanye West, Davido and Meek Mill, Wizkid and Major Lazer, Wizkid and R Kelly.
Nigerian born Ayo Jay had a minor hit with "Your Number" last year, which got some attention when Fetty Wap appeared on one remix and Chris Brown and Kid Ink on another. The best- known recent example of a Nigerian-Western team - up is Drake's " One Dance , " which included Wizkid, Wizkid is now signed to RCA - also the home of Davido and Ayo Jay- with an album due out on the label this summer . "
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