Nuwamba’s name means November in the Nigerian language Hausa. He is an innovative soul singer, songwriter and producer. When I call him and ask him about his latest work he says, “I’ve been working on this new project that will be released either the third or fourth quarter of 2007. I also have an EP that I want to get put out. It’s just an EP of the first album, of some remixes, and it’s house, down tempo and drum and bass music.”

“Its something fun before I put the next album out.”

Nuwamba continues, “Actually, they’re remixes by some different guys; Ron Trent, Earnie G, and other guys that don’t really have a name for themselves, yet. It should be real exciting. We’re doing it just because its something fun before I put the next album out.”

He talks about how he made his album Above The Water: “It was pretty hard, to be honest with you. The fact is if you haven’t ever really made an album before, you really don’t know what to do. You have a lot of mistakes to be made, which is basically what I did but we tried to create a different vibe and different ideas. I think we did a great job.”

Pushing to maintain a professional music career, while being passionate about making music, seems stressful I suggest. Nuwamba replies, “Well, I’ve actually been producing professionally for about three years but I’ve been making music for about twelve years. I am currently involved in the music industry, working with TV commercials and MTV. That album pushed the envelope for me. It kind of helped me get out on to other things. I’ve been doing music the whole of my life but professionally’ I’d say for about three years”

“I’m not trying to be like a John Legend or one of those big cats like that”

Nuwamba is unknown to the mainstream music scene, and even to some extent the independent scene. He is still a growing and developing artist but he says he remains confident: “I’m like one of the underground scene artists that people should know about. It’s straight honest music man, and ever-changing music.”

He expresses his views on the music industry, “Yeah, it’s changed tremendously, like I say I’m not trying to be like a John Legend or one of those big cats like that.”

He tells me the next album is going to be called, The Naked Truth, an album for which, as yet, there is no record label, but despite this Nuwamba remains confident.

“We do have our own company called Chocolate Soul Entertainment,” he says. “And if I don’t get a label to distribute it, I’ll be distributing it like I did with the first album with Chocolate Soul. We’ll just distribute it again, because we got some pretty good love, all the way out there.”

Nuwamba has been featured on several compilations, “Yeah, we’ve also been on some different compilations. An album that has Omar, Common and others on released 22nd Jan last year in Japan, through P. Vine Records. And Soul Brother Records compilation This Is Soul 2006.”

“I’ve had a lot of people saying I have great stage presence”, says Nuwamba. “I haven’t had the challenge yet to really showcase that. I’ve performed for some opening acts, and people are like ‘Wow I didn’t know you could perform like that!’ And I’m like yeah, well I can and I’m trying to get more shows.” He laughs. “Once I get more shows I think my popularity will expand and I’ll get the chance to showcase my talent.”

Check out Nuwamba’s MySpace page on: www.myspace.com/nuwamba