Many people that love Yemi Alade’s music and were too busy to view it before the lock down probably had a good time watching the video on YouTube because by the latest statistics, about 8 million people have watched Yemi Alade’s “Shekere” song which combines African lyrics with a twist of modern beat.
The lock down made many people to stay indoors in many parts of the world to the extent that boredom became a major problem which made people to resort to music and videos online for help. They probably got hold of Yemi Alade’s Shekere song and did not let go.
On Thursday, the singer took to her Instagram handle to announce the good news that her song has reached 8 million views. She had expected that there will be a chance to feature in shows and perform live after the lock down but since no one knows how long the lock down will last.
The song was still new before the lock down came and it made her to suspend all plans to keep promoting it. All that she had was online platform and her Instagram and other social media handles where she frequently made posts about it.
The success record on the song proves that a lot more could have been achieved if there was no lock down but that many people had time to search for her song and play it times without number proves otherwise.
