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Date of release: Nov 01 2024
The Blackest Joy is the title of the third album by rapper, singer, songwriter and poet Akua
Naru. Work on this album began while Akua was traveling the African continent. It should be
understood as a passionate call for joy as a political movement.
"...Joy means strength for people at war..."
Collaborating with a variety of artists and musicians has allowed Akua Naru to bring together
different cultures, languages and experiences in this work, creating her best album to date.
"It was important to invite other people to help tell my story. I wanted to hear other
languages and some of my closest friends spoke Sesotho and Swahili and that was very
meaningful to me. As someone who describes herself as Pan-African, it's important to me to
incorporate that into my work."
Both Mulatu Astatke, the founder of Ethio-Jazz, and Uganda's eco-artist and vocal
powerhouse Sandra Suubi are featured on this album. As is the four-time Grammy Awardnominated
artist Eric Benét, who can be heard on the song "Made It".
The exquisite visuals that accompany this project - from the album artwork by Nigerian-
Canadian artist Oluseye to the fascinating music videos for "My Mother's Daughter" and
"Made It" - prove that Akua Naru is one of the best representatives of modern black culture.
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Vinyl release of Akua Naru - The Blackest Joy. Released through THE URBAN ERA and available on 2LP.
(4851126)
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Cat No: SPV2860812LP
Barcode: 886922860812
Packaging: 2LP
| SKU | 4851126 |
| Barcode # | 886922860812 |
| Artist | Akua Naru |
| Artist/Author | AKUA NARU |
| Shipping weight | 0.7950kg |
| Format | 2LP |
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