For the cover of Parallel Magazine’s special print and digital issue, singing superstar Tiwa Savage headed to the Burroughs of Brooklyn for a her cover for her sultry photoshoot session featuring ballgowns and culottes. She also grants an exclusive look into her career, her journey as a mother, her status as Africa’s queen of pop and life beyond the studio and cameras. See excerpts from the interview below.
On her privacy: The art has made me a little bit more reserved because I am wearier of people and situations…I think twice before I maybe dance spontaneously in the streets because people will judge and not understand.
On African music: As a whole, if we come together as CEOs, video directors, photographers, and models all strategically placed in pockets, we can stand up and properly represent the African culture.
On never getting complacent with her success: To me, I always feel like I am still starting out…I still have so much to achieve.
On balancing career and motherhood: Sometimes people think that as an African woman, you’ve given birth and will never bounce back as before…when people say things like that they think it is supposed to tear you down but it actually does the opposite for me…It actually makes me want to prove you wrong.
See some behind-the-scenes photos below.
Photo Credit: Parallel Magazine
