Alao was born Arelowo Allan Alao on September 26, 1979 to an American mother and a Nigerian father in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This diverse background has given Alao a worldly view that he reflects in his music. With his raw emotion and insightful lyrics Alao gives the listener a backseat ride on his journey to find self awareness in a material world. He covers a wide range of topics from politics to social discrimination and even to more personal issues such as relationships and his quest for spirituality.

Even though Alao’s was raised in Michigan lived in Nigeria and educated in Alabama his travels have taken him to the nation’s capitol Washington D.C. In conjunction with Listen Visions Studios he has produced his first EP Visions of a Better Life. The title was inspired by a conversation he had with a high school friend who had a near death experience after narrowly escaping a drug overdose. This album was years in the making and is a reflection of the past and his outlook on the future.

Alao is also a software engineer and has released open source software that allows artist to sell music on there own website. Check it out Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.