After dabbling with pop on her previous songs, singer Oumië decided to go Jamaican for her latest single. "Bubble", her first dancehall single, was released in late July.
"Bubble" is a collaboration with Jamaican singjay E-Dee who, like Oumië, lives in Los Angeles.
“I wrote a song and had a dancehall male artist in mind for it. So, when we finished the song my engineer suggested that E-Dee jump on that song which became Bubble,” said Oumië.
The uptempo track is produced by Huc, who also engineered the recording session. It is considerably different in sound from "Waste" and "Myself", Oumië’s previous songs which had a pop feel.
Born in The Gambia, she moved with her family to Stockholm, Sweden at age five. It was while living in Scandinavia that she discovered Jamaican culture, listening to acts like Bob Marley and Shabba Ranks.
Later, she moved to Los Angeles for greater recording opportunities. Her taste in dancehall/reggae became more contemporary, with Busy Signal, Mavado and Alkaline making her personal playlist.
Experimenting with diverse sounds to get a hit song is common in modern music. With Bubble, Oumië has found her comfort zone.
“I believe I have come to the place now where I’m starting to find my own style and voice. In all honesty, I feel like I’m being re-introduced to myself,” she said.
Written By Howard Campbell