Senita Appiakorang finding her place in the identity parade

She was born in South Africa, and studied in Cork, but Shookrah singer Senita Appiakorang is still a Kerry woman at heart, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

GERASCOPHOBIA is an irrational fear of growing old, according to 25-year-old singer-songwriter Senita Appiakorang, for whom such a fear, at this stage in her life and budding musical career, certainly isn’t rational.

‘Gerascophobia’, penned by Senita, is the first single from Cork neo-soul outfit Shookrah’s new EP, Clichés, due for release in May. Shookrah’s uber-sassy 2014 single, ‘Woman’, was a modest hit on home turf, and Senita’s star has been rising since, as a member of Shookrah and with various other projects.