The Major Lazer MC’s new album is a “Conversation between Africa and the Caribbean” feat. top names in Dancehall & Afrobeats including Mr Eazi, Kranium, Runtown, Wizkid, Machel Montano, Alkaline, and many more
Early praise for ABENG:
“Walshy Fire is continuing to stretch his musical limits” – Billboard
“a multi-genre and multi-lingual deep dive into the unbreakable connections between the African continent and the Caribbean — a historical and still evolving musical synergy” – The FADER
“Walshy Fire Is Known for Dancehall. On ‘Abeng,’ He Turns Toward Afrobeats” – Rolling Stone
“Walshy Fire might be the first modern record producer to blend sounds from both sides of the ocean so unambiguously” – Miami New Times
““Major Lazer’s Walshy Fire is here with a strong contender for song of the summer”
– HotNewHipHop (on new single “Call Me”)
Walshy Fire, the MC of Major Lazer and producer and international DJ alike, gathers his friends from Africa and the Caribbean for his debut solo album ABENG, a first-of-its-kind album bridging the two regions, out now and streaming everywhere HERE via Mad Decent.
ABENG was inspired by the Jamaica-born, Miami-based DJ, producer and MC’s roots in the Caribbean dancehall scene, and his recent travels across Africa. The title ABENG refers to a horn instrument brought from Ghana to Jamaica and used by runaway slaves to communicate across long distances.
With Major Lazer, Walshy has regularly toured Africa over the last five years — travels which have allowed him to fulfill his dream of helping bridge the divide between Africa, the Caribbean, and the broader African diaspora. ABENG brings together some of the biggest names in Afrobeats and Afropop with top Dancehall, Soca and Reggae artists from the Caribbean for unique pairings of artists from each region across each track, like new single “Call Me” featuring Mr Eazi (Nigeria) and Kranium (Jamaica), lead single “No Negative Vibes” featuring Runtown (Nigeria) and Alkaline (Jamaica), and a remix of Walshy’s debut single, “Bend Down Pause” featuring Wizkid (Nigeria), Runtown and Machel Montano(Trinidad).
Other artists featured across ABENG include Ice Prince (Nigeria), Demarco (Jamaica), Masicka (Jamaica), Adekunle Gold (Nigeria), Nailah Blackman (Trinidad), Vanessa Mdee(Tanzania), Stonebwoy (Nigeria), Timeka Marshall (Guyana), Bunji Garlin (Trinidad), Ketchup (Nigeria), Shizzi(Nigeria), Efya (Ghana), WurlD (USA/Nigeria) and Christopher Martin (Jamaica).
LISTEN: http://maddecent.fm/ABENG
Tracklist:
01. Call Me (feat. Mr Eazi & Kranium)
02. Round Of Applause (feat.Ice Prince & Demarco)
03. No Negative Vibes (feat. Alkaline & Runtown)
04. Outside (feat. Adekunle Gold & Nailah Blackman)
05. Xcellent (feat. Ice Prince & Masicka)
06. Amazing (feat. Stonebwoy & Timeka Marshall)
07. African Lady (feat. Ice Prince, Jay Newton, & Vanessa Mdee)
08. No Laziness (feat. Ketchup & Bunji Garlin)
09. Show You Off (feat. WurlD & Shizzi)
10. Until The Dawn (feat. Efya & Christopher Martin) [Remix]
11. Bend Down Pause (feat. Wizkid, Runtown & Machel Montano) [Remix]
WATCH the Video for Latest Single “Call Me“ (feat. Mr Eazi & Kranium)
WATCH the Video for Lead Single “No Negative Vibes” (feat. Ice Prince & Runtown)
ABOUT WALSHY FIRE
Walshy Fire is an international DJ and producer; ambassador for Caribbean music and culture; and one-third of Diplo’s massively-influential, reggae/dancehall-inspired EDM outfit, Major Lazer. While performing on some of the world’s largest stages and contributing production to Major Lazer’s albums, he has used his platform to shed light on rising talents within the Caribbean, helping launch the careers of Chronixx, Jesse Royal and, most recently, Koffee, whose breakout hits “Toast” and “Throne” he co-produced. In 2014, Vice tapped him to host Season 2 of its Noisey Jamaica documentary series,exploring dancehall and the “reggae revival” movement then taking the island by storm. When not touring with Major Lazer, Walshy balances his time with solo DJ events around the globe, including his signature Rum & Bass party.
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