Today, The Platinum Mask channel would like to introduce Folah Ojo for a conversation.
Hey! Please explain to the audience what you’re promoting.
I have a website that I’m releasing to share my music and products also to promote other upcoming artists. I also have a song called “All that” coming out this month.
What was the biggest obstacle in your journey and how did you overcome it?
The biggest obstacle for me has been me. I had the habit of assuming the worst scenario which created anxiety, isolation, and depression that made constantly feel weak and undeserving. I would undermine myself a lot and this distorted my vision and perceptive for a long time. I wrote about this in my song ’Clarity’ about the challenges that I faced and how clarity was really what I needed. I needed a new perspective, better thinking of me and I think we can all agree that sometimes how we see gets in the way of chasing the God-dream. Writing helped me see those challenges more than ever, even when I was 9, I wrote a book about hope through difficult circumstances, and even since 13 writing songs. There’s an African proverb “don’t look where you fell, but look where you slipped”. So, for anyone reading this, you have to look where you slipped before praying for solutions.
What separates you from similar artists in the Dallas-Fort Worth area?
The biggest thing I love about my craft and sound is there can be no other me. As I’ve said music is my therapy and for a lot of people this is our method of healing and releasing. What separates me besides my soulful sound is my message and my story so heavily expressed in my storytelling in writing. There will be many musicians but there’s no other Folah, the holy soul. Check Google lol
Is there anything you wished you would have known earlier in your journey?
I wish I knew who to listen to earlier because there’s a lot of voices we hear everyday but not all of them are meant to be acknowledged. I wish I listened to the voice of God to continue and not get distracted or limited by anyone else’s idea or image of me. God made me for so much more and you as well, don’t be limited by others limited imaginations love.
What was your upbringing like and did you discover your passion early on?
I grew up in a Nigerian home with 2 older sisters and 4 younger brothers and my parents were very strict (still are on the low lol). I had the habit of assuming the worst scenario which created anxiety, isolation, and depression that made constantly feel weak and undeserving. I would undermine myself a lot and this distorted my vision and perceptive for a long time. I wrote about this in my song ’Clarity’ about the challenges that I faced and how clarity was really what I needed. I needed a new perspective, better thinking of me and I think we can all agree that sometimes how we see gets in the way of chasing the God-dream. Writing helped me see those challenges more than ever, even when I was 9, I wrote a book about hope through difficult circumstances, and even since 13 writing songs. There’s an African proverb “don’t look where you fell, but look where you slipped”. My parents were also really big on us going to church and prayer. Growing up in a big home really made me enjoy individuality and quiet time, I would often go to the closet to write. That’s how around the age of 9 I wrote my first book, I always tapped into creativity from poetry to dance to singing all in church. I feel like I was creating even in my mom’s womb, that’s how art-fluent I am.
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