The Chronicle Of SHANGA, Switzerland's Finnest Musical Act.
SHANGA Manuela Udemba known as Shanga was born in Bern, Switzerland, as Manuela Adeyemi to a Nigerian father and a Swiss mother. Her early memories of singing involved recording herself on a toy tape recorder at the age of three. She would sing back songs she heard on the radio and make up new melodies. Growing up, there was always music in her home, with songs by The Beatles, Michael Jackson, all the way to Fela Kuti, and not to mention her father, who played a variety of African drums. Her love for and appreciation of art intensified when her mother founded a gallery, where Shanga spent a great part of her childhood years. She had her elementary and a bit of her high school education in Nigeria – a period she describes as the best character-molding years of her life, and she remains grateful for the experience. SHANGA Much against her will, in her teen years, she and her family moved back to Switzerland, where she started writing lyrics and training her voice. The ...
