Right Move is about the struggle of making the right choices to move from repetitive toxic cycles in relationships that lead to going back to a familia , comfortable and safe past. Through a poetic expression of events, the song reveals a representation of women who live a little wild, with sass, follow their hearts and sing about their feminine intuitive power without any remorse.
“It is a deeply personal song, coming from my own heartache and written after experiencing a break up.”
The afro-swing song is an eclectic mix of musical genres which begins with expressive retro vocals representing an allegiance to 60’s soul & Jazz through the influence of Amy Winehouse’s “black to black”. The song gradually builds up with a combination of deep raspy bluesy vocals, authentic and candid lyrics, an amalgamation of an African-indie R&B influenced melodic hook, and a Caribbean chord progression.
Ashleigh Bankx is a Zimbabwean Born, Luton – raised eclectic artist who draws her creativity from Soul/R&B, Hip – Hop, Pop, Dancehall and Afro Beats.
Her music is full of complex arrangements with blissful tales of contemplative life lessons, love lost and yearning. She pours her heart into her musical pursuits and it is revealed through whimsical productions and solid mix of prosody between her lyrics, music and vocal tonality. As with the likes of her musical influences; Amy Wine House and Nina Simone; Ashleigh Bankx is a writer who draws out the requirement that the song needs for an emotional pull.
Following the release of her singles Angel, Victoria and Tried, Ashleigh has been featured is various music publications and blogs such as Trench and GRM as an emerging artist to look out for. The singles combined have over 35k streams on Spotify and over 47k on YouTube.
She has continuously received support from Trace and MTV (Africa), who promote her creative work to her growing fans in Africa. In 2021 she was hand picked by celebrity judge Stefflondon and won a creative fund competition. Since the competition she has managed to build a fan base through her music of over 35k on only fans and continues to grown on her other social media platforms.
As an independent artist Ashleigh is always performing at various venues across London to promote her music. Recently she has partnered with Radar Music Group a booking agency for performances at large scale venues. In addition she works in partnership with Wired4Music who support her through funding and promotion.
Her music has received support from local radio stations such as BBC introducing and Reprezent Radio.
