197190943658
198391555404

All About Love: New Visions

Akua Naru

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Format: 2LP

Cat No: URBERA003LP

Release Date:  19 April 2024

Label:  The Urban Era / Oha! Music

Packaging Type:  Gate Fold Vinyl

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  197190943658

Genres:  Rap & Hip-Hop  

Release Date:  10 May 2024

Label:  The Urban Era / Oha! Music

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  198391555404

Genres:  Rap & Hip-Hop  

  • Description

    akua naru's latest feat is an album entitled, "all about love: new visions", inspired by and an
    ode to Black feminist icon bell hooks and her titanic classic text of the same name, in which
    hooks examines society and its ideals of love. To honor and take up hooks' understanding
    of "love as a practice of freedom", especially in these times, naru's forthcoming offering is a
    new vision for her love songs: recorded live by a large band ensemble supported by the
    highly decorated classical orchestra, Ensemble Resonanz.

    naru reimagines old hits like the people's favorite, "Poetry: How Does It Feel?" and
    "Seraphim", alongside deep cuts like "(Love) Right Now", "Joy", and "Runaway". An
    exploration of the various iterations of love, not only contained within the romantic, naru also
    includes new tracks that among other things celebrate the enduring power of unconditional
    love through the tenderness of motherhood.
    This album intends to provide a sonic balm to listeners. A necessary emotional-audio
    experience for those who understand the fortifying power of love and its urgency, especially
    during dark and perilous times.
    With the release of her 2011 debut album, "...the journey aflame", akua naru entered the
    scene, a titanic force of Liberation politics on beats, a true wordsmith whose music, deeply
    nuanced, poetic and wise, centers the experiences of Black women through rhyme, along a
    sonic spectrum from Jazz to Soul. Called the "Toni Morrison of Hip Hop" by acclaimed
    scholar Dr. Cornel West, akua naru's journey, like her debut album, has been set aflame. To
    date, she has released four albums: "...the journey aflame (2011)", "live & aflame sessions
    (2012)", "the miner's canary(2015)", and "the blackest joy (2018)."
    Her current project, entitled "all about love: new visions", a collaborative LP with her own
    band and the renowned string orchestra Ensemble Resonanz, is set for Spring 2024 release.
    Naru has worked with Tony Allen, Eric Ben?t, Angelique Kidjo, Tuneyards, Questlove,
    Georgia Anne Muldrow, Christian Scott, Rah Digga, Mulatu Astatke, Bernard Purdie, Cody
    ChesnuTT, and more. Known for electrifying performances spanning across continents, she
    has rocked shows in more than fifty countries across five continents with her 6-piece band.
    Her artistry is a testament to the legacy of soul music and the powerful, trailblazing Black
    woman artist tradition upon which it builds

    Description

    akua naru's latest feat is an album entitled, "all about love: new visions", inspired by and an
    ode to Black feminist icon bell hooks and her titanic classic text of the same name, in which
    hooks examines society and its ideals of love. To honor and take up hooks' understanding
    of "love as a practice of freedom", especially in these times, naru's forthcoming offering is a
    new vision for her love songs: recorded live by a large band ensemble supported by the
    highly decorated classical orchestra, Ensemble Resonanz.

    naru reimagines old hits like the people's favorite, "Poetry: How Does It Feel?" and
    "Seraphim", alongside deep cuts like "(Love) Right Now", "Joy", and "Runaway". An
    exploration of the various iterations of love, not only contained within the romantic, naru also
    includes new tracks that among other things celebrate the enduring power of unconditional
    love through the tenderness of motherhood.
    This album intends to provide a sonic balm to listeners. A necessary emotional-audio
    experience for those who understand the fortifying power of love and its urgency, especially
    during dark and perilous times.
    With the release of her 2011 debut album, "...the journey aflame", akua naru entered the
    scene, a titanic force of Liberation politics on beats, a true wordsmith whose music, deeply
    nuanced, poetic and wise, centers the experiences of Black women through rhyme, along a
    sonic spectrum from Jazz to Soul. Called the "Toni Morrison of Hip Hop" by acclaimed
    scholar Dr. Cornel West, akua naru's journey, like her debut album, has been set aflame. To
    date, she has released four albums: "...the journey aflame (2011)", "live & aflame sessions
    (2012)", "the miner's canary(2015)", and "the blackest joy (2018)."
    Her current project, entitled "all about love: new visions", a collaborative LP with her own
    band and the renowned string orchestra Ensemble Resonanz, is set for Spring 2024 release.
    Naru has worked with Tony Allen, Eric Ben?t, Angelique Kidjo, Tuneyards, Questlove,
    Georgia Anne Muldrow, Christian Scott, Rah Digga, Mulatu Astatke, Bernard Purdie, Cody
    ChesnuTT, and more. Known for electrifying performances spanning across continents, she
    has rocked shows in more than fifty countries across five continents with her 6-piece band.
    Her artistry is a testament to the legacy of soul music and the powerful, trailblazing Black
    woman artist tradition upon which it builds

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Urgency feat. Cornel West
      • 2. (Love) Right Now (All About Love Version)
      • 3. Joy feat. Taylor Samuels (All About Love Version)

      Side 2

      • 1. Sugar (Honeyicetea) feat. Takuya Kuroda (All About Love Version)
      • 2. Falling feat. Jakeya Limitless (All About Love Version)
      • 3. Run Away (All About Love Version)

      Side 3

      • 1. Somebody Mama
      • 2. Surrender (Masi's Joint) feat. Tricia Rose
      • 3. The Question feat. Edson Sean
      • 4. Mr. Brownskin (All About Love Version)

      Side 4

      • 1. Seraphim feat. Bryanna Brown (All About Love Version)
      • 2. Poetry: How Does It Feel??? feat. Takuya Kuroda & Edson Sean (All About Love Version)
      • 3. Affirmation feat. Panashe Chigumadzi

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Urgency feat. Cornel West, Ensemble Resonanz
      • 2. (Love) Right Now feat. Ensemble Resonanz (All About Love Version)
      • 3. Joy feat. Taylor Samuels & Ensemble Resonanz (All About Love Version)

      Side 2

      • 1. Sugar (Honeyicetea) feat. Takuya Kuroda & Ensemble Resonanz (All About Love Version)
      • 2. Falling feat. Jakeya Limitless & Ensemble Resonanz (All About Love Version)
      • 3. Run Away feat. Ensemble Resonanz(All About Love Version)

      Side 3

      • 1. Somebody Mama
      • 2. Surrender (Masi's Joint) feat. Tricia Rose
      • 3. The Question feat. Edson Sean & Ensemble Resonanz
      • 4. Mr. Brownskin feat. Ensemble Resonanz(All About Love Version)

      Side 4

      • 1. Seraphim feat. Bryanna Brown feat. Ensemble Resonanz(All About Love Version)
      • 2. Poetry: How Does It Feel? ft. Takuya Kuroda, Edson Sean, Ensemble Resonanz (All About Love Version)
      • 3. Affirmation feat. Panashe Chigumadzi & Ensemble Resonanz