London, UK · r&b · afroswing

Odeal

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London R&B with an afroswing lilt — silky, unhurried, and increasingly hard to get a ticket for, word-of-mouth momentum fully underway.

Odeal is a London-based singer of Nigerian descent whose music sits between contemporary R&B and afroswing, with mid-tempo grooves, layered harmonies and a relaxed, conversational vocal delivery. He writes largely about relationships and self-doubt, and tends to favour understated arrangements over big hooks.

He built an audience through a run of independently released projects and streaming momentum before wider attention followed, and has become associated with a broader cohort of British artists blending R&B with West African rhythmic influences. His live shows in the UK have increasingly sold out on the strength of that following.

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