Talented Nigerian talking drum artist Yinka Ara has not carved a niche for herself with her style of music and her signature local drum “gangan” but she has also created a unique hairstyle for herself.
Speaking with Vanguard, Ara speaks on several issues about herself, the music industry and the present state of the nation. About the various beefs and scandal rocking the music industry in 2016, she disclosed that
“Sometimes it’s just a game or gimmick to sell publicity and sometimes it’s real but I wouldn’t know if what happened earlier this year was real or was some kind or gimmick.” Addressing the issue of being a single mother and how she has been coping, Ara disclosed that although she has a son from her previous marriage and has not been in a relationship for a long time now but she still strongly believe in love.
Ara said: “I’m not married but I have a son. I’ve not been in a relationship for a long time now and I’ve not been dating for a long time, at all. It’s for a very personal reason. I strongly believe in love; solely in love. I’m very deep, I don’t believe in flings or short-term relationship; I go all the way. So, if I can get what I want why not.
It’s unfortunate that our society has gotten so bad that our men don’t even know how to woo a woman anymore; really, men don’t know how to woo women anymore. So when women like me who are deep, who have substance, virtuous women, want a man to go a way he should go, they get scared halfway and pull out. So, until that man comes, I’m going to wait and if he doesn’t come I’ll adopt two more kids in addition to my son and move on with my life. That’s it for me.”
On how she has managed to remain scandal free in the industry, Ara revealed that she is actually outside the box although a lot of people see her as a drummer because of the kind of music that she plays adding that majority are of the opinion that due to her kind of music she is very fetish she is totally a different person.
Ara said: “I’m out of the box, a lot of people see me as a drummer and the perception is because of the kind of music and instrument I play.
People think something else, right? People think when you play the kind of instrument I play, being the very first woman to play it and be successful at it, people will believe that because you believe in culture and tradition you are fetish. But that is not the kind of person I’m.
That is where they get it all wrong. My lifestyle is totally different from that, so you will never find me near scandals. I’ve made my mistakes as a human being, which is normal with everybody. And I have learned lessons.
So, on a normal day, you will never find Ara near scandal. I don’t believe in pre-marital sex, I don’t believe in philandering, I don’t believe in a whole lot of things. I don’t believe in going naked to sell my music or brand. I don’t conform to that thing that is perceived to be the ‘in thing’ in the entertainment industry.”
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