Find akua naru discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Listen to songs and albums by akua naru, including poetry. Hook all my life, been grindin all my life sacrificed, hustled, paid the price want a slice, i could roll the dice thats why, all my life, i been grindin all my life. Aflame with this album, naru revisits her classic 2011. The journey aflame is a studio album by akua naru released in 2011. Super bock super rock fica completa com pusha t e akua naru. The comedy showdown between real life and the pros embed. Akua narus best songs as picked by the jam community, 20112015. The album, released on her own independent label and recorded over a two year period, boasts an amazing cast of talented and accomplished features which assist in freeing its musical landscape from the single genre of hip hop to settle between soul, blues, and jazz. Listen to the journey aflame akua naru online music.
The backflip akua naru oh yes dig flow alright yeah for those of yall waiting for hip hop shes here the hottest shit start the track wit a discovered using shazam, the music discovery app. Akua naru is an afro american poetrapper hailing from new haven, connecticut. Albums include dusty rainbow from the dark, the journey aflame, and the miners canary. Suas cancoes trazem critica social e elementos do jazz e do soul. Akua naru legt mit ihrem debut the journey aflame ein hip hopalbum vor, mit dem wirklich niemand gerechnet hat. It is a duality that seeps through akua narus single poetry. In more recent years he has begun speaking about the dark forces that have been manipulating the music industry for decades. The hiphop wordsmith teams up once again with songbird drea dnur and her band digflo to record a live version of her classic drumkidz produced track, mourning and this timeits all live. Its calling out our names i know youre scared but its a choice that we have to make ill drive all night, do whatever it takes to hold you close and watch the sunrise to start every day when all we have is tonight a dream and a suitcase run away, take my hand, and i will never let go and dont say that we will always have tomorrow because we. Ive been instantly caught up by the soulful, jazz inspired mellow sound of akua naru s debut album, the journey aflame, which has just been released this week in france.
Hailing from new haven, connecticut usa, akua narus journey to. Recorded live at maarwegstudio2 in cologne, germany, naru retells her journey s tales accompanied by her band digflo along with a range of musical guest apprearances. This newcomer from the rap scene has travelled the world for a while, hailing from connecticut but eventually settling in koln, germany, she could indeed be seen as a world. Super deal 25% off on top of all urban fashion sale items. The journey aflame by akua naru, released 01 february 2011 1.
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She has put out two studio albums, a live album and an ep. The entire album is a free download while each song is. Akua naru s 11song lp, the blackest joy, is out now. Akua naru the journey aflame lyrics and tracklist genius. Skelethon has leaked as an album download ian matthias bavitz, also known as aesop rock has just had his album titled, skelethon, leaked. By anu rana on jun 5, 20 i was about to call it a bad music day when told you so by akua ahkooah fortunately crossed my path and reminded me that it can never be a bad day for music. First at once we were people on our land african feet touch the sand free woman and man stand tall respond call conga djembe we sing a song for our first born skin uncovered unashamed original names we served god through a pantheon, then secular world came some prisoners of war betrayed by our own others chained, some sold stolen from the shores by a foreign man we never. Akua naru also known as akua olatunji, is a hip hop mcrapper from the united states. The album was released on may 25, 2012 by jakarta records. The spoken word performance uses sexuality and worship in the same way darius does in love jones to entice a male love interest. The album was recorded and filmed live with a 12piece band highlighting blazing horn section, soulful strings in colognes legendary maarwegstudio2. Akua narus poetic discourse on love and black suffering.
Licensed to youtube by foundation media, llc on behalf of jakarta records. The journey aflame, an album by akua naru on spotify. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Revolt magazine issue 08 june 2014 by hass d issuu. Akua naru is a hip hop artist, producer, activist, and scholar, who theorizes the myriad experiences of black women through rhyme along a sonic spectrum from jazz to soul. Offkilter bells intro on this track, like a mad woman seductively sounding an alarm. Ian was born in 1976, and grew up in new york and maine. African footprint testo intro testo heard testo take a ride testo the wound feat.
The hiphop wordsmith brings us back to why we fell in love with her journey aflame spoken word piece, poetry. Revolt magazine issue 14 janfeb 2015 by hass d issuu. Ein blog uber hiphop deutschsprachiger machart kurz. Mark devlin is a ukbased club and radio dj and music journalist. You can then select photos, audio, video, documents or anything else you want to send. By paul izak ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono the spirit of the land is preserved in righteousness. Akua naru poetry how does it feel now live by alets. The journey aflame by akua naru album, conscious hip hop. Naru has been particularly successful in europe, where she has resided since 2008. Recorded live at maarwegstudio2 in cologne, germany, naru retells her journeys tales accompanied by her band digflo along with a range of musical guest apprearances. Along this female wordsmiths journey, there have been many stops philadelphia, china, and ghana, among others have all informed the wisdom and.
Aug 25, 2017 akua naru the journey aflame 2011 action bronson dr. Dig flow alright yeah for those of yall waiting for hip hop shes here the hottest shit start the track wit a get acrobatic with this rap shit go round might even pull a backflip but now this is the days of john the baptist my water rapid pull a hiphop out the casket these fascists casket on tracks, they couldnt wrap gifts my practice knotty the head, a johnny mathis dramatic to the flow. Hailing from new haven, ct, akua narus journey to acclaimed hip hop artist has led her from americas northeast coast to cologne, germany, where she currently resides and creates music. Aflame with this album, naru revisits her classic 2011 release the journey aflame and takes it to the next level. How does it feel now, naru invites her band digflo into the studio to record a new version, and its all live. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod.
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