Singer Omawumi Speaks About Child Abuse On BBC

Nigeria singer Omawumi tackles child abuse

Omawumi Megbele is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, who gained attention as the 2007 runner-up on the reality TV show West Africa Idols and has subsequently won multiple awards in Nigeria.

Her debut single In the Music was a hit, and she has since released two albums - Wonderwoman and The Lasso of Truth.
If You Ask Me, the soulful song Omawumi performs for Africa Beats, tells the story of a girl made pregnant by her own father, and demands action be taken to confront and stop child abuse.
The song is produced by Cobhams Asuquo, one of the most influential figures in Nigerian contemporary music.

Award winning singer Omawumi has spoken about the issue of domestic child abuse in BBC’s latest episode of Africa Beats. Using her hit single ‘If You Ask Me’ as source material, the recently engaged mother of one reveals that the song was inspired by a true life event of a father sexually molesting his own daughter
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Award winning singer Omawumi has spoken about the issue of domestic child abuse in BBC’s latest episode of Africa Beats. Using her hit single ‘If You Ask Me’ as source material, the recently engaged mother of one reveals that the song was inspired by a true life event of a father sexually molesting his own daughter. - See more at: http://gistreel.com/2014/10/12/singer-omawumi-speaks-about-child-abuse-on-bbc/#sthash.xCR5Zvzq.dpuf

Award winning singer Omawumi has spoken about the issue of domestic child abuse in BBC’s latest episode of Africa Beats. Using her hit single ‘If You Ask Me’ as source material, the recently engaged mother of one reveals that the song was inspired by a true life event of a father sexually molesting his own daughter. - See more at: http://gistreel.com/2014/10/12/singer-omawumi-speaks-about-child-abuse-on-bbc/#sthash.xCR5Zvzq.dpuf

Award winning singer Omawumi has spoken about the issue of domestic child abuse in BBC’s latest episode of Africa Beats. Using her hit single ‘If You Ask Me’ as source material, the recently engaged mother of one reveals that the song was inspired by a true life event of a father sexually molesting his own daughter.
Omawumi also spoke about the negative action by Nigerian families of not talking about domestic child abuse because of the fear of stigma. In the clip she encourages affected families to speak about such issues and bring the perpetrator to justice. She also said that popular acts should do conscious music once in a while, and shouldn’t release feel good songs all the time.
‘If You Ask Me’ is the lead single from her second album ‘Lasso of Truth’ released in 2013. The song was produced by the highly respectable Cobhams Asuquo.
- See more at: http://gistreel.com/2014/10/12/singer-omawumi-speaks-about-child-abuse-on-bbc/#sthash.xCR5Zvzq.dpuf

Award winning singer Omawumi has spoken about the issue of domestic child abuse in BBC’s latest episode of Africa Beats. Using her hit single ‘If You Ask Me’ as source material, the recently engaged mother of one reveals that the song was inspired by a true life event of a father sexually molesting his own daughter.
Omawumi also spoke about the negative action by Nigerian families of not talking about domestic child abuse because of the fear of stigma. In the clip she encourages affected families to speak about such issues and bring the perpetrator to justice. She also said that popular acts should do conscious music once in a while, and shouldn’t release feel good songs all the time.
‘If You Ask Me’ is the lead single from her second album ‘Lasso of Truth’ released in 2013. The song was produced by the highly respectable Cobhams Asuquo.

- See more at: http://gistreel.com/2014/10/12/singer-omawumi-speaks-about-child-abuse-on-bbc/#sthash.yZLNozKS.dpuf

Award winning singer Omawumi has spoken about the issue of domestic child abuse in BBC’s latest episode of Africa Beats. Using her hit single ‘If You Ask Me’ as source material, the recently engaged mother of one reveals that the song was inspired by a true life event of a father sexually molesting his own daughter.
Omawumi also spoke about the negative action by Nigerian families of not talking about domestic child abuse because of the fear of stigma. In the clip she encourages affected families to speak about such issues and bring the perpetrator to justice. She also said that popular acts should do conscious music once in a while, and shouldn’t release feel good songs all the time.
‘If You Ask Me’ is the lead single from her second album ‘Lasso of Truth’ released in 2013. The song was produced by the highly respectable Cobhams Asuquo.

- See more at: http://gistreel.com/2014/10/12/singer-omawumi-speaks-about-child-abuse-on-bbc/#sthash.yZLNozKS.dpuf