Creative Currents With Efue 
Issue 4.0 Sep. 2025

Interview conducted by Olulana Mofiyinfoluwa 
Design: Chiagozie Mbuba


Q. ​For those meeting you for the first time, who is Efue; both as an artist and as a person?

 A. As a person, I am an introvert who enjoys her own company, loves to read books, watch anime, and write. I generally prefer to be an observer rather than the subject of observation. I am also always full of questions and emotions, and this leads me to who I am as an artist. I like to write about my personal experiences and feelings. Since I am often very emotional, I sometimes find it difficult to express myself, but turning what I feel and what I experience into a song helps me. Efue the artist is a reflection of all the thoughts I do not say out loud.

 

 Q. Can you take us back to your earliest memory of connecting with music? When did you realise this was more than just a hobby?

 

A. I can’t say I can pinpoint a specific time period when I decided to take music seriously. I’ve always loved music, I grew up with music lovers. My mother said she named me praise because she knew I was going to sing. I grew up a church kid and I was in the children’s choir, so it’s something I’ve always been surrounded by, loved and wanted to do. 

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Q. Your music blends Afro-fusion with elements that feel soulful and alternative. How would you personally describe your sound?

 

A. I think I’m in a very experimental stage right now.  I’m trying to slowly push my limits and see how many directions I can take my sound. I don’t have a name for it yet because I don’t want to put myself in a box. 





Q. What does a typical studio session look like for you; chaotic experimentation or intentional structure?

 

A. My studio sessions largely depend on what the mood is like on that particular day. Sometimes I hear a beat and start writing immediately. Record and finish a song. Sometimes, I spend hours, days, weeks, months on one beat, writing and rewriting until I’m satisfied. I don’t particularly have a set process. It can be anything.

 

Q. Memorabilia marks a huge milestone in your journey. What story does this project tell about where you are in life?

 

A. 2024 was one of the most trying years of my adult life and every song on memorabilia except for HISTORY, was written in 2024. I was alone with my thoughts most of the time and had a lot going on. I wasn’t very willing to speak to anyone about it though so I wrote a lot of songs that helped me make sense of it and some of these songs made it to MEMORABILIA. HISTORY was also written at a point like that, but in 2025. I think putting out this project has given me a sense of learning, growth, realisation and moving on.

 

Q. How did you approach balancing vulnerability and entertainment on this debut EP?

 

A. I take inspiration from personal life experiences a lot so vulnerability is inevitable at this point. But on the other hand, I love a good melody and something that makes you want to move your body. Having  all these elements in mind when I write a song helps me keep things in check so it isn’t too much of this or too little of that.


 



Q. Was there a particular track on Memorabilia that pushed you outside of your comfort zone?

 

A. No, I don't think so, or I wouldn’t put it that way. There was a lot of experimenting, trial and error with the songs so I can’t say that I was even in a comfort zone with any of them. At the end of the day, I enjoyed making them and I am extremely happy with the results.

 

Q. Who are some of your biggest musical influences?

 

Brandy, Jon Bellion, Wizkid, Sade

 

Q. If you could create your dream collaboration tomorrow, who would be on that track and why?

 

A. My dream collab would be with Jon Bellion. His music carried me through some of my confusing times as a teenager and pointed me in a direction that I liked, songwriting-wise, so being able to share a song would feel like coming full circle.

 

Q. How do you see your sound evolving in the next few years?

 

A. I want to keep exploring new things and experimenting with my music, allowing my sound to grow and stretch in as many directions as possible, constantly try out different ideas, styles, and approaches. I want to keep challenging myself and pushing the boundaries of what I can create, just to see how far it can go and how good it can truly become.