Azawi releases her sophomore album “Sankofa” featurING Konshens, Sauti Sol and more
Ugandan singer, Azawi is out with her highly anticipated sophomore album titled “Sankofa”.
“Sankofa”, the sophomore release from Azawi, honours her roots and exudes African pride.
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The Swangz Avenue music signed singer-songwriter taps into the rich tapestry of the
continent’s rhythms to espouse the idea of assessing the past and surveying the present to
forge new paths. A stirring monologue sets the tone, before traditional instrumentation is
delightfully absorbed into Rumba, Dancehall, Amapiano, Bongo Flava and Afrobeats.
Animating these soundbeds with lyrics in English and Luganda, Azawi revels in the ensuing
celebration of heritage, love, life and spirituality. As triumphant log drums punctuate the
anthemic ‘Champion from Africa’, sultry melodies float over the romantic ‘Egaali’ and sensual,
Elijah Kitaka-aided ‘Harder’. And while the libatious single “Omwenge” finds a companion piece
in ‘Njagala Vibe’, crafted alongside Sauti Sol, Konshens helps soundtrack a summer fling with
‘Summer Bae’.
A tropical feel is carried over to the Mike Kayihura and Bensoul-assisted ‘Elevated’ before a
return to the soil through ‘My God’, a prayer for country and mankind.
