{"id":3367,"date":"2022-04-15T04:11:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T02:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelife.digital\/tl\/?p=3367"},"modified":"2022-04-15T04:11:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T02:11:08","slug":"get-lost-in-gemma-griffiths-city-life-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelife.digital\/tl\/articles\/get-lost-in-gemma-griffiths-city-life-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Get lost in Gemma Griffiths\u2019 \u201cCity Life\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Gemma Griffiths\u2019\u00a0<em>City Life<\/em>\u00a0was written on her drive up the East Coast of Africa, reminiscent of both the vibrant city of Dar es Salaam, and Mombasa. Featuring Tanzanian rapper FreshLikeUhhh, the track takes you on a journey through city living, from the bustling streets to fluorescent night lights. The song ultimately is about how the vibrancy of a city pours into the people who pass through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thelife.digital\/tl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CL2-686x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3369\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.thelife.digital\/tl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CL2.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.thelife.digital\/tl\/?attachment_id=3369\" class=\"wp-image-3369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelife.digital\/tl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CL2-686x1024.jpg 686w, https:\/\/www.thelife.digital\/tl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CL2-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.thelife.digital\/tl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CL2-768x1146.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thelife.digital\/tl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CL2-600x895.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thelife.digital\/tl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CL2.jpg 858w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thelife.digital\/tl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CL3-686x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3370\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.thelife.digital\/tl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CL3.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.thelife.digital\/tl\/?attachment_id=3370\" class=\"wp-image-3370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelife.digital\/tl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CL3-686x1024.jpg 686w, https:\/\/www.thelife.digital\/tl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CL3-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.thelife.digital\/tl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CL3-768x1146.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thelife.digital\/tl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CL3-600x895.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thelife.digital\/tl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CL3.jpg 858w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis was one of my favourite songs to make off&nbsp;<em>A Girl From Harare<\/em>. I hope it takes listeners on a journey where they can get lost reminiscing about their city life escapades, just as I lost my days in the city,\u201d shares Gemma Griffiths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stream or download Gemma Griffiths\u2019&nbsp;<em>City Life<\/em>&nbsp;now &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/orcd.co\/gemmagriffithsagirlfromharare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/orcd.co\/gemmagriffithsagirlfromharare<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No stranger to city living, Gemma Griffiths studied Commercial Music Composition at Snow College in the USA, she\u2019s headlined Zimfest in London three times, and lived in Cape Town for three years where she really honed in on her live performance skills and collaborated and performed with some of South Africa\u2019s biggest stars such as Cassper Nyovest, Jimmy Nevis, Freshly Ground, Goodluck, Madjozi and Matthew Mole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Gemma Griffiths on social media for more music news and make sure to be on the lookout for her sophomore EP release \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/orcd.co\/gemmagriffithsagirlfromharare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/orcd.co\/gemmagriffithsagirlfromharare<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connect with Gemma Griffiths:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook: @gemmagriffithszim<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter:&nbsp;@gemmamusic_<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instagram: @gemmamusic_<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer, songwriter, Gemma Griffiths, is back with her latest offering, City Life, taken off her forthcoming sophomore EP, A Girl From Harare.  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