Shunaji

Born| 1994 (age 30-31)

Lagos, Nigerian state

Nationality| Italian
Occupation|

* Music producer
* Rapper
* Singer

Website| shunaji.com

Shunaji (born 1994) is an Italian music producer, rapper and singer raised in Rome and currently based in London.

## Contents

* 1 Early life
* 2 Music
* 2.1 2018: Midnight Movie
* 2.2 2019: Blue Melon
* 3 Musical influences
* 4 In the media
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Early life[edit]

Shunaji was born in Lagos and raised in Rome. She has been based in London since 2013 when she moved from her Italian hometown to study law.

## Music[edit]

### 2018: Midnight Movie[edit]

On 27 April 2018, Shunaji released her debut single "Red Honey". The video for the single was premiered by XLR8R.[1] The single was followed by Shunaji's debut EP "Midnight Movie", which was mastered at Metropolis Studios.[2] The EP was also supported by the YouTube channel Provocative Educative.[3]

In 2018, Shunaji was part of the Year 3 cohort of Brownswood Recordings' talent development programme Future Bubblers.[4][5] She was also supported by the MOBO Help Musicians Fund.[6][7]

In November 2018, Shunaji performed her first European headline show at OT301 in Amsterdam.[8]

### 2019: Blue Melon[edit]

On 4 April 2019, Shunaji released her single "Nighthawks". The single was premiered with a music video directed by Guen Murroni,[9] and reviewed by The Line of Best Fit.[10]

In May, Shunaji was supported by PRS Foundation's Women Make Music fund to organise the launch of her Blue Melon EP.[11] Shunaji also performed at The Great Escape, Glastonbury Festival, We Out Here and Wilderness Festival among other notable festivals.[12]

During 2019, Shunaji was a Resident Artist at the Roundhouse in London,[13] and received support towards her musical activities by the Help Musicians UK Future Bubblers Alumni Bursary.[14]

## Musical influences[edit]

Shunaji's music production style is eclectic, inspired by a wide range of genres including electronica, hip hop, jazz, trip hop, breakbeat and synthwave.[citation needed] Lyrically, she is influenced by Nina Simone, Regina Spektor, Elliott Smith, Amy Winehouse, Erykah Badu, Isaac Brock and André 3000 among others.[15]

She has performed as a supporting act for Bahamadia, Rah Digga and Saul Williams.

## In the media[edit]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ "Shunaji Shares New Video for 'Red Honey'". XLR8R. 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
2. ↑ "Shunaji - Midnight Movie". Metropolis Studios. Retrieved 2020-04-07.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
3. ↑ "Shunaji - Midnight Movie [Full EP]". Provocative Educative. 1 July 2018.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. ↑ "Future Bubblers Year 3 – Worldwide FM". Retrieved 2020-04-07.
5. ↑ "This Shunaji Live Session Is Magical". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
6. ↑ "MOBO Help Musicians Fund supports a further 20 music creators with £40,000 in round two of the grant programme | MOBO Organisation". www.mobo.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
7. ↑ "Help Musicians | Supported Artists". www.helpmusicians.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
8. ↑ "Beeswax x Shunaji". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
9. ↑ "Girls in Film - Guen Murroni". www.girlsinfilm.net. Retrieved 2020-04-07.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
10. ↑ "London-via-Rome rapper Shunaji sparkles on nocturnal jam "Nighthawks"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
11. ↑ "Women Make Music: Shunaji". PRS for Music Foundation. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
12. ↑ "Shunaji (performer's page)". eFestivals. Retrieved 2020-04-07.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
13. ↑ "Shunaji". Roundhouse. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
14. ↑ "Help Musicians | Future Bubblers further supported by Help Musicians with Alumni Bursaries". www.helpmusicians.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
15. ↑ "'Shunaji on her alter-egos' by Jenna Mahale". Brainchild Festival. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2020-04-07.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

## External links[edit]

* Shunaji on spotify
* Shunaji on instagram
* Shunaji on facebook
* Shunaji on twitter
* Shunaji on itunes.apple
* Shunaji on soundcloud

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