Omo Baba Olowo (2011-2012)
In 2011, Davido started to work on his debut studio album – Omo Baba Olowo. His first musical recording “Back When” was released on May 7, 2011. He not only recorded the song but produced them as well. The album earned a big attention from the public.
The song and the video stood out as it was something different in the Nigerian music industry. The music video for the single was uploaded onto YouTube on May 9, 2011. Directed by Clarence Peters, the video seemed to preserve the traditional style for the Nigeria musical industry, but had some modern beats in it. Davido said that “Back When” was a song he recorded in London. Following the single, Davido and Shinzzi co-produced “Dami Duro” and released the song on October 30, 2011.
The music video for “Dami Duro” was available to watch on January 8, 2012. Again, the main director of the video was Clarence Peters and it was shot during the Occupy Nigeria protests, in Lagos. Davido mentioned in some interviews that he recorded “Dami Duro” in August 2011 and then three months later, the song got leaked. Davido sent it out to some friends before, so that may be a reason for song’s early release.
His first album Omo Baba Olowo was released in 2012. The album included the singles “Back When” featuring Naeto C, “All of You”, “Overseas”, “Dami Duro” featuring Sina Rambo and the most famous ones recorded with Ice Prince – “Ekuro”, “Gbon Gbon”, and “Feel Alright”.
Next few years (2013-2015) were very productive for Davido. The singles “One of a Kind”, “Skelewu”, “Gobe”, “Aye”, “Tchelete (Goodlife)”, “Naughty”, “Owo Ni Koko”, “The Sound”, and “The Money” brought him to the charts’ top lists. All these singles were included in the album – “The Baddest”.
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