Buwa lets it slide on his hew single It Don’t Matter — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
On the latest release from his first EP in four years, the Nigerian-born, B.C.-based soul-pop singer-songwriter shares a story of learning to live in the moment instead of fixating on the future. “I learned the hard lesson of accepting where I was in life and living in the present instead of some future I had dreamed of for myself,” said Buwa. “As soon as I started coming to terms with it, I began to hear melodies in my head and It Don’t Matter was born.”
Before making his new EP Just Call Me Buwa, the artists admits he was lost in a fog of writer’s block — an unpleasant state that threatened to disrupt both his personal and professional life. “I was very unhappy with where I felt I was in life and in my career and with the lockdowns, my feelings multiplied.”
Once Buwa broke through the barrier, It Don’t Matter flowed out of him easily. He then reached out to revered producer SizzlePRO, who has collaborated with some of the biggest names hailing from Africa including Waje, Aramide and Yemi Alade. With endless ideas pouring from him, the singer enlisted stylist and friend StudioAzom along with Raymond Knight to help capture his visual ideas for It Don’t Matter.
Inspired by soul music giants like the late Whitney Houston, Jill Scott, India Arie and South Africa’s musical heroine Brenda Fassie, it’s no wonder the EP combines nostalgic pop elements, highlighting Buwa’s old-school vocals and approachable lyrics. Fans will revel in Jump, Let It Go and Changes, which find the artist “taking back what’s mine … I wanted the listener to be able to see the image of what I was creating, being able to mirror that to their own life, and with this EP, I believe I have been able to do that.
“Everyone knows how it feels to be in transition from one life stage to another, how it feels to not know what the next day or next period of your life will be, how it feels to not know if your sacrifices will pay off, how it feels to almost taste your next step, how it feels to just accept yourself or life stage, and the growing pains that come with it.”
Watch the video for It Don’t Matter above, hear more from Buwa below, and call on him on his website, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
