Abraham Noble Saliu is a Nigerian-born Togolese alternative and Afrofusion singer-songwriter known by his stage name Noble Jeba.
Born in Orile, Lagos state, the young talented musician had his early education at Wet-land nursery and primary school Iba/Igando, his secondary school education at Amuwo-Odofin Community Secondary School Mile 2, and tertiary education at the University of Lagos.
While he admires people who succeed in school, he admits that he did not do well in that area. However, he credits the institution for being a start-up for networking, as he claims that about sixty per cent of his first audience when he started music professionally was from school. For Jeba, music is his first and greatest love.
The talented musician regards music as his best tool for communicating. From a very early age, the artiste’s taste in music started to take shape with heavy influence from his mother, who loved classics. She was a big fan of Lagbaja, Asa and the legendary Afro juju singer Sir Shina Peters. As a teenager, his now late mother was his greatest inspiration and number one fan. In high school, he fell in love with the fan-favourite group band, Styl-plus. The band also influenced his style of music.
In 2020, he released an extended play, “My voice”, a project consisting of seven (7) songs. In 2021, he released “Shuga Jollof”, a song he said, “Gave him the best experience of his life”. In 2021, he released “Babalawo”, and this year, he released “Shy Boy” and “Warning”.
He has just released a new single, “Warning” – available on all platforms. He tells us the body of work serves as an anthem encouraging his audience to be mindful of the information they let out because a word said can never be unsaid. As an independent artist, he tells us he is yet to find an encouraging deal from a record label to sign.
For this issue’s Music Essentials, we chat with the emerging music artist, Noble Jeba, to discuss his craft, the challenging life of an independent artist and his plans for the future.
