In the latest episode of African Voices Changemakers, CNN’s Larry Madowo met Afrobeats superstar, Tiwa Savage, who recently made her debut as an actress in the film ‘Water & Garri’, which she also produced. He talks to her about this new chapter and what’s next for her music career. Speaking about her acting debut, Savage said that,“Acting, I would say was my first love before music even.
I feel like I always incorporate a little bit in my music videos.But it took a while for it to be full circle.” The singer continued, “I started off acting.
I was really, really into it in secondary school. And then I had a crush on a guy in secondary school and he was into music. [.
..] So, I was just like, I’m not doing acting again.
I’m going into music.” In the feature film, Savage plays Aisha, a Nigerian fashion designer making waves in the US but who, when tragedy strikes back home, returns after a decade away to find everything flipped upside down. When asked whether her character’s story had some parallels with her own, she said, “When I came back to Nigeria for a different reason, it was actually to pursue my dreams, but she actually went to America to pursue her dream.
So, it was kind of like the opposite for us, but definitely parallel in terms of we both felt like we had to go somewhere to chase our dreams.” While being the star of the film, Savage was also involved behind the scenes. She explained, “I feel like I’ve been in front of the camera for so.