Jackline Acheampong known professionally as Gyakie has shared the official track list for her sophomore EP ‘My Diary’.
The highly anticipated 6-track EP is set to be released this Friday, July 22, 2022. The announcement of the track list revealed a feature collaboration with the Nigerian hitmaker, Davido, who is the only feature listed on the track list aside from what seems to be the introduction of an alter ego named Song Bird.
Just after the release of her two singles ‘Something’ and most recently ‘For My Baby’, which are both off her Sophomore EP ‘My Diary’, Gyakie has been on the road promoting each song internationally.
This past weekend saw her juggle two international shows between UK and Europe in one night. Weeks after her show in Berlin, where she shared the stage with some of the biggest artists from Africa, Gyakie on July 16, 2022, performed in the UK at Ghana Party In The Park, hosted by Akwaaba Uk.
Gyakie’s electrifying performance saw fans singing back her song word for word amid screams. Hours after, she performed alongside Tanzania superstar Diamond Platnumz at the Afro Matic Generation Live Concert in Germany.
The event was the first of its kind and gave fans the full experience of African music with performances including Freak De L’Afrique and Christian Bakotessa.
These two cross-continental performances by Gyakie endorse her musical footprint as a rising international artiste and with her recently being named Apple Music’s Rising Star of the month of July, there’s no reason not to look forward to the impact the project will have on the music scene.
The ‘My Diary’ EP, to be dropped on Friday, is executive produced by Electro Mirror and has production credits from Altra Nova, iPappi, Soji, P Priime, Sosa, Jay Weathers, and AJ.
Gyakie Samples Her Father’s song
Although the iconic Ghanaian singer Nana Acheampong and his daughter Gyakie, have not yet collaborated on a music project, Gyakie has a way of revisiting her father’s songs on her future album.
In an interview, the musician discussed sampling her father and the impact that had on him.
Asked if it was deliberate and whether she spoke to the father prior to sampling the song, Gyakie replied saying: “I’m sure you’re talking about ‘Far Away’. My dad has a song which is one of his big songs called ‘Si Me So’. When I was actually writing that particular verse, it took a second for it to click that I actually brought in my dad’s lyrics into the song.
“My dad’s other name is Mr. Loverboy, so I also put that inside and when he heard that song, he was going crazy. It’s his favorite song on the project and the fact that I put a line of his in a beautiful song like that, he loves it so much”.
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