Clayrocksu Explained
| Clayrocksu |
| Birth Name: | Bianca Okorocha |
| Alias: | Clay |
| Genre: | Alternative rock/Afro Rock |
| Years Active: | 2011 |
Bianca Okorocha, known professionally as Clayrocksu or Clay, is a Nigerian Alternative rock/Afro Rock artiste.[1] [2]
Career
Clayrocksu fuses Igbo language and local pidgin folk elements with punk rock.[3] Her debut single Ogadisinma was nominated for Nigeria Music Video Awards in the best alternative category.[4] Her single Amin won the Best Rock category at the 2022 All Africa Music Awards.[5] She won the Top Naija Music Awards for the Best Record of the Year category for Dancing in the Sun featuring Vector Tha Viper won. Clay has performed at Rocktoberfest,[6] and Ake Festival.[7]
Discography
- Studio albums
- Road Less Travelled (2017)
- Singles
- Dancing in the Sun featuring Vector Tha Viper (2012)[8]
- The One featuring Johnny Drille (2018)[9]
Awards
!Year!Award!Category!Work!Result| 2011 | Nigeria Music Video Awards | Best Alternative | Ogadisinma | |
| 2012 | Top Nigerian Music Award | Best Record of the Year | Dancing in the Sun | |
| 2022 | All Africa Music Awards | Best Rock category | Amin | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Musician 'Clay' brings rock to Nigerian music scene . 2024-01-24 . tv.guardian.ng . en-US.
- https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/03/14/meet-bianca-okorocha-nigerias-rock-goddess/
- Udofa . Ama . 2022-06-19 . 'The Devil's Music' No More: Inside Nigeria's Rock Resurgence . 2024-01-24 . Rolling Stone . en-US.
- Web site: 2020-04-08 . Clayrocksu . 2024-01-24 . Music In Africa . en.
- Web site: Here Are All the Winners at the AFRIMA Awards - Okayplayer . 2024-01-24 . www.okayafrica.com . en.
- News: Hoek . Jan . Tayo . Stephen . Okolo . Edwin . Lyons . Eve . 2019-01-19 . From MySpace to the Streets of Lagos . 2024-01-24 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
- Web site: User . 2018-10-21 . Nuruddin Farah headlines Ake Festival . 2024-01-24 . Tribune Online . en-GB.
- Web site: Now Playing: Clay Feat. Vector – Dancing In The Sun . 30 May 2012 .
- Web site: Clay Serves The One Video Feat. Johnny Drille . 15 August 2018 .
