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Freedom Fables

by Nubiyan Twist

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    A1 MORNING LIGHT feat RIA MORAN 5.27
    A2 TITTLE TATTLE feat CHERISE 5.19
    A3 MA WONKA feat PAT THOMAS 4.49

    B1 BUCKLE UP feat SOWETO KINCH 5.00
    B2 KEEPER feat CHERISE 7.09

    C1 IF ONLY feat RUBY WOOD 5.23
    C2 24-7 feat EGO ELLA MAY 3.37
    C3 FLOW feat CHERISE 4.24

    D1 WIPE AWAY TEARS feat NICK RICHARDS 6.10
    D2 IF I KNOW feat KOG 6.07

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    1. MORNING LIGHT feat RIA MORAN 5.27
    2. TITTLE TATTLE feat CHERISE 5.19
    3. MA WONKA feat PAT THOMAS 4.49
    4. BUCKLE UP feat SOWETO KINCH 5.00
    5. KEEPER feat CHERISE 7.09
    6. IF ONLY feat RUBY WOOD 5.23
    7. 24-7 feat EGO ELLA MAY 3.37
    8. FLOW feat CHERISE 4.24
    9. WIPE AWAY TEARS feat NICK RICHARDS 6.10
    10. IF I KNOW feat KOG 6.07

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  • Freedom Fables (2LP) - green coloured vinyl
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Woven around soul searching, cautionary tales and parables for modern life, the new album is the most accomplished yet by the Leeds / London collective, effortlessly fusing different soul, jazz and global styles with great musicianship and lyrics. “Freedom Fables reflects on the power of narratives. Each vocalist on this record explores their own memoirs, a freedom of expression underpinning our belief that music is the ultimate narrative for unity,” explains Tom Excell. “The record references a lot of music that we all loved during our formative years; you can hear touches of broken beat, blunted hip hop, highlife, Latin, jazz and UK soul running through the tracks.”

The album is also packed full with illustrious guest appearances: regular collaborator Cherise features on the brilliant ‘Tittle Tattle’, calling out gossip through acerbic nur sery rhyming, the loping ‘Flow’ dealing with the ebb and flow of anxiety and the epic Brazilian jazz workout, ‘Keeper’; UK jazz saxman Soweto Kinch brings a burning alto solo and rhymes to the determined ‘Buckle Up’ alongside the band’s own vocalist Nick Richards as the track aims to “find the door to peace” among life’s challenges. “Soweto is a trailblazer of the UK scene both as an alto player and as a rapper with a unique flow and important lyricism,” reflects Tom Excell. “It was really important for us to invite him to contribute to the album.” Richards continues the “dust yourself off and find hope” theme on the rousing ‘Wipe Away Tears’; Ghanaian great Pat Thomas voices a gorgeous Accra meets London highlife jam; massive new vocal talent Ria Moran (a contemporary from the band’s time at Leeds College Of Music) steps up on the sensual ‘Morning Light’ tackling delicate complexities of the heart and long time friend of the band, KOG, brings his trademark full strength Afro dancefloor energy.

Shaping up to be a modern classic and a priority for Strut in 2021, ‘Freedom Fables’ is set to catapult Nubiyan Twist even further into the limelight and cement their position as one of the UK’s leading soulful collectives of the current generation. The album was produced by Tom Excell at Henwood Studios in Oxfordshire and mixed by Oli Barton Wood and Tom Excell at The Premises. Artwork comes courtesy of Emma Rodriguez aka Mooncrab. The band will be touring across the UK in February 2021.

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released March 12, 2021

2020, Strut Records - a division of K7 Music GmbH

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Nubiyan Twist London, UK

A blend of virtuosic players, skilled producers and inspired composers join forces to create a unique, infectious sound drawing on jazz, hip-hop, afrobeat, latin, soul, reggae and dance music - expect ultra-tight musicianship and a powerful 9 piece, big band sound. ... more

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