“With some songs, I want to touch the hearts and souls of the people. With others, I want to get people to dance and enjoy their lives completely. When I see a touched person, dancing ladies, and gents and they are laughing hilarious because of my music, – I see what for I sing.”
- Barbara
Pop, RnB, soul, reggae, blues, funk and other styles have influenced Barbara’s way of singing. Her own style she calls “Afro-Pop”.
Barbara Alli was born in Ghana and grew up in Nigeria with the Yoruba culture. Since 2004 she lives in Vienna, Austria.
The story of Barbara Alli as a singer began as a six-year-old girl. She sang where she could, from morning to night. Her talent as a singer was discovered at the age of 10 years in a choir.
When she came to Austria, Barbara sang in a Protestant choir, where she also began to compose. Many of her songs she wrote in her mother tongue “Yoruba”. Soon she took professional singing lessons and learned to play the piano. Keep Reading…
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