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Ola Onabule - Nicolas Meier

'Rio deJaneiro' from 'Proof of Life'

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Release Date: June 25, 2025

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1 Rio De Janeiro  
2 Aegean Blue  
3 Proof of Life  
4 Centauri  
5 Sorry In The Morning  
6 True Story  
7 Eternally Yours  
8 Funmilayo  
9 Future Past  
10 Scoops  
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British-Nigerian singer-songwriter Ola Onabulé, in collaboration with Swiss guitarist Nicolas Meier, is set to release a new album titled Proof of Life on June 30, 2025.

Proof of Life produced and recorded at Onabulé’s Casa Del Funk Studios, showcases the synergy between the two artists as they explore culturally diverse concepts and themes. Their partnership, which began through a series of livestream performances during the pandemic, has evolved into a collection of ten original songs.

Proof of Life features a blend of Onabulé’s signature songwriting style of polyrhythms and melodies drawn from his African roots with Meier’s love of eastern, world and Jazz themes as well as his expertise with a wide range of stringed instruments. This has resulted in the creation of a work with a rich tapestry of sound that resonates with themes of love, life and philosophies of survival in tumultuous times. The songwriting process was marked by a process of organic collaboration, where both artists contributed ideas and melodies, resulting in a cohesive body of work that captures their individual strengths while exploring creative boundaries were new to both artists.

First single - Rio deJaneiro 
On the face of it, ‘Rio de Janeiro’ is a simple song about young love. A sincere declaration of the truest and most abiding affection by a suitor of modest means in the humblest of surroundings! The setting might not be exotic and exciting like,  Rio de Janeiro but the declared feelings are real and forev

  • Ola Onabule & Nicolas Meier - Proof of Life. A unique project by two very different musicians / Jazzreportagen.com
    Posted At: June 13, 2025
    Jazzreportagen.com's Rainer Ortag writes…..British-Nigerian singer-songwriter Ola Onabulé, in collaboration with Swiss guitarist Nicolas Meier, will release a new album titled Proof of Life on June 30, 2025. Produced and recorded at Onabulé's Casa Del Funk Studios, Proof of Life showcases the synergy between the two artists in exploring culturally diverse concepts and themes. Their partnership, which began ...

  • Ola Onabule's amazing vocals with Nicolas Meier's powerful guitar is more than impressive on 'Proof of Life' / Jazz Quad
    Posted At: June 12, 2025
    Don't rush to look for a woman among the participants of the Proof of Life project, having heard the vocal part in the first track of the album, which is called Rio De Janeiro. You will not find her. It's just that the native of Islington, London, British singer and composer of Nigerian origin Ola Onabule with his vocal range of three and a half octaves can sing like this. And maybe differently - and in oth...

  • Onabule and Meier connect and collab. on 'Proof of Life' / occhimag
    Posted At: May 29, 2025
    occhimag writes….Set for release on June 30, 2025, “Proof of Life” is the much-anticipated new album from British-Nigerian singer-songwriter Ola Onabulé and Swiss guitar virtuoso Nicolas Meier—a partnership that brings together two remarkable talents in a vibrant cross-cultural musical journey.Born from a chance connection during the pandemic, their collaboration first took root through a series of livestre...

  • Ola Onabule & Nicolas Meier, set to release new album: 'Proof of Life' / FRONT VIEW MAGAZINE
    Posted At: May 23, 2025
    British-Nigerian singer-songwriter Ola Onabulé, in collaboration with Swiss guitarist Nicolas Meier, is set to release a new album titled Proof of Life on June 30, 2025.Proof of Life produced and recorded at Onabulé’s Casa Del Funk Studios, showcases the synergy between the two artists as they explore culturally diverse concepts and themes. Their partnership, which began through a series of livestream perfo...

  • Ola Onabule, in collaboration with Nicolas Meier, set to release new album: 'Proof of Life'
    Posted At: May 16, 2025
    British-Nigerian singer-songwriter Ola Onabulé, in collaboration with Swiss guitarist Nicolas Meier, is set to release a new album titled Proof of Life on June 30, 2025.Proof of Life produced and recorded at Onabulé’s Casa Del Funk Studios, showcases the synergy between the two artists as they explore culturally diverse concepts and themes. Their partnership, which began through a series of livestream perfo...
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