Fuse ODG

Born in South London in 1988, Abiona spent much of his childhood in Ghana before returning to South London, UK for his secondary education. It wasn’t long before Abiona began making his mark on South London both for his producing and rapping talents, and through his mobile studio Abiona was able to assist young people in his area exploring their creative and musical outlets. Around this time the rapper also helped found the TINA (This Is New Africa) movement, which aimed to encourage individuals of African descent to take pride in their heritage and support the developmentt of their communities.

Abiona met with African producer Killbeats and rapper Tiffany in Ghana and collaborated on the track “Azonto”, which before long went viral with a video exhibiting ‘Azonto’ dancing and of which introduced the rapper to the world. The dance-rap track drew similarities to Akon and K’naan and led to a Urban Music Award for Best Afro-Beats artist in 2012 and a nod for a Ghana Music Award.

September 2012 brought the musician’s EP “The Buzz”, shorty after Fuse ODG embarked on a worldwide tour including dates in Ghana, Liberia, Amsterdam and Cyprus. In June 2013 Abiona released the official single “Antenna” which peaked at No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart, featuring Wyclef Jean, the single and video had been released on YouTube in 2012 and amassed over 11million views.