Shade Adu Returns To The Studio
Nigerian-British soul singer, Helen Folasade Adu, a.k.a Sade Adu, who has been out of the music scene for close to eight years has gone back to studio to trill her fans with good soul music.
According to reports, she has recorded a new original song for the upcoming American film, โA Wrinkle in Timeโ, which is an upcoming American science fantasy adventure film directed by Ava DuVernay from a screenplay by Jennifer Lee, and based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Madeleine LโEngle.
The film set for release on March 9, stars Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Peรฑa, Storm Reid and others.
DuVernay shared the news on Wednesday on her twitter page @ava, she wrote: โI never thought sheโd say yes, but asked anyway. She was kind + giving.
โA goddess. We began a journey together that Iโll never forget.โ
The song, titled โFlower of the Universeโ, will be the first new music from Sade since her eponymous band released its sixth album โSoldier of Loveโ in 2010.
The soundtrack to โA Wrinkle in Timeโ will also feature music from DJ Khaled, Demi Lovato, Sia, Kehlani and Beyoncรฉ proteges Chloe x Halle.
Iranian-German composer, Ramin Djawadi โ best known for writing the score to โGame of Thronesโโ will provide original composition.
The movie follows a young girl who sets off on a quest, with the help of three astral travellers, to find her father, who went missing after discovering a new planet.
DuVernay was announced as director of the film in February 2016, making her the first woman of colour to direct a live-action film with a production budget of more than $100m.
Sade, 59, was born to Helen Folasade Adu in Ibadan, Nigeria. In 1983, she left the band โPrideโ, in which she was a backing singer to form her own band.
Band members include guitarist and saxophone player, Stuart Matthewman, keyboardist Andrew Hale, bassist Paul Denman and drummer Paul Anthony Cook.
Their debut single, Your Love Is King, was released in February 1984, followed by their debut album, Diamond Life, that July.
The album has been certified four times platinum. In the Queenโs 2017 birthday honours list, Sade was awarded a CBE for services to music.
