【輸入盤】ワット・ダズ・イット・テイク・トゥー・ブルーム？（アナログ盤）

Grammy-nominated vocalist Somi releases first new album with original songs in six years following her tribute to Miriam Makeba. Jazz Soul Highlife spoken refelction coexist without apology on these 13 tracks co-produced with Benjamin James and featuring his group The Cavemen. or saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin. For Grammy nominated vocalist/songwriter Somi every album is an act of place-making. The catalog of the Rwanda/Uganda-American artist reads like a map of migration and memory: records rooted in Lagos in Harlem in the spirit and political inheritance of Miriam Makeba. What Does It Take To Bloom? Is her ninth album overall and her first collection of original songs in six years. Musically the project also represents a new chapter in collaboration. During sessions in Lagos Somi connected with Benjamin James whose partnership would become pivotal. As one-half of the Nigerian duo The Cavemen. James brings a contemporary approach to heritage-centered sound. The collaboration proved so seamless that Somi invited James to co-produce the full album with moods and rhythms ranging from upbeat Highlife-Soul-Fusion (Aiwah") via jazzy statements (Throw Something") to soulful reflection (What Does It Take To Bloom?"). ＜収録内容＞ 1. Throw Something 2. Sometimes Love feat. The Cavemen. 3. What Does It Take to Bloom? 4. Mama on Blooming 5. So You Want to Be A Woman feat. Lakecia Benjamin 6. Aiwah 7. Sugar 8. Mama on Tradition 9. Ngayaya 10. Lay It Down 11. Interlude: Skin to Skin 12. We're All Falling 13. Love Could Be Anywhere

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