Jimi 1's Hypertension Unveiled

The multi-talented Jimi1 real name Emelike Emeka is back with a new song, a few months after his debut which he dropped late 2012. He calls this one “hypertension”.

Jimi1 who is presently not in Nigeria and soon to add an M.B.B.S. degree to his C.V.,debuted in November 2012,with 4 singles which received good response from listeners. Jimi1 who doubles as both a Singer and producer has produced and worked with many other upcoming acts in the industry. He is also a blogger,and spends his free time in the gym or at Karate training.he is signed to Victoria Oyiya Records.

 On this song he describes the feeling a certain girl gives him when she is around, more like “butterflies in the tummy”, pretty much a feeling every guy gets when he is alone with a girl he loves. She makes his heart beat faster; she gives him “hypertension”.

 “Hypertension” is a mid-tempo, groovy track, for lovers of the good life and for people that know good music. It is a switch from the normal party track; it puts you in a mood to “step”. It promises to be a good one for music lovers, a sure nationwide hit in few months. So support the “intellectual music” movement, like, tweet, download and share. God bless.

        

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Twitter.com/emelikejimi

Call +380507763996 or send a mail to emekiano@yahoo.com for more info.

Links:

http://www.hulkshare.com/awcu2mhbt0jk

https://soundcloud.com/jimi1-1/hypertension

Read Jimi 1's Biography after the cut...................................................

Jimi1’s Biography

Jimi1 aka Jimi,real name Emelike Emeka,was born and raised in the city of Port Harcourt south-south Nigeria,a city known to have produced famous acts like Daniel Wilson,Timaya,Duncan Mighty,Burna Boy etc.His father is Igbo,but his mum hails from Bonny in Rivers State,Nigeria.His mother discovered his love for music at an early age of 5 and decided to enroll him in a piano school.Just like most famous musicians,his musical journey began in the church.At the age of 10 he started singing in the children choir, but later stopped for a while when he fell in love with rap music under influences from DMX,Ja Rule,Big Pun etc.He went on to develop his piano skills under famous Port Harcourt pianists of the time such as Timi,Joshua(Asu Ekiye & De Nu Dimension),Owhonda Ikeka etc.he also played for many years at different Redeemed Christian Church Of God parishes, as well as several other performances at various other churches, concerts, schools and shows alongside a gospel R n B band called “d unleashers”.Later on he moved to Eastern Nigeria and it was at this point he decided to go into music production. While he lived and studied in the East, he also spent most of the time organizing parties and gigs with his friends, where he performed most times as the Dj. For certain reasons he had to leave the country for further study,and at this point he decided to perfect his singing and production skills.

In 2012,he established a label Victoria Oyiya Records, with his brothers James Emelike(Ghana) and Chukwudi Emelike(engr.).It is named after their Grand Mother, a famous Port Harcourt Business woman, from Bonny, who is acclaimed to have owned the first Port Harcourt Airport Hotel, as well as the defunct Victoria Oyiya Hotel. She is a descendant of Bristol Alaghbariya the Founder of Grand Bonny. Her father was famous for creating a dance step which is still used by the Bonny cultural dance troupe till date. They have won so many awards for it and they are always called upon to represent Rivers State at cultural festivals.He was said to have gotten the inspiration after he got missing in the bonny river for many days. When he returned home,he formed a dance group and taught them

the dance. He said the dance was taught to him by spirits. His grave lies in the Old Finima, which today is the site of the famous NLNG plant.

Jimi1 comes from a strong musical background, his father being an ardent fan of the late Bob Marley as well famous Igbo highlife musicians such as Celestine Ukwu, Bright Chimezie etc. His 2 brothers are good pianists in their own right; his only sister doubles as a singer and a Doctor.

Jimi1 is a young, athletic, energetic, vibrant, focused and determined young man, who will soon add a foreign medical degree to his c.v. He is also a blogger, and spends most of his time in the gym and karate training. He has also worked alongside many other upcoming acts in the industry.