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Essa & J-Felix - Essa & J-Felix Present: The Fifth Foundation Essa & J-Felix
Track List
SIDE A:
1 - Seeing Heaven feat. Marshall Mandiangu
2 - Break The Chain feat. Avijè & Richard Spaven
3 - Can’t Stop Thinking About Yesterday
4 - Going Nowhere
5 - Unshakeable
SIDE B:
1 - Growing Pains _ft. Vania Lima
2 - Costa Rica ft. Marshall Mandiangu
3 - On My Mind ft. Jerry Clavier
4 - What People Say
5 - No Questions, No Lies
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Bonding over a shared love of soul, jazz, funk and hip-hop, rapper Essa and producer / multi-instrumentalist J-Felix assembled a dream-team of top notch vocalists and players for this collective effort.
The result? Driving beats, poignant bars, soulful hooks and stirring brass.
The collective includes vocalists Avijè, Vanya Lyma, Marshall Mandiangu and Jerry Clavier, with Jack Kendon on horns and a guest appearance from your favourite drummer’s favourite drummer, Richard Spaven.
With his customary wit and masterful flow, Essa speaks on finding truth, confronting ego, eloping to the tropics and breaking generational curses. The esteemed lyricist was a key figure in UK Hip-Hop’s heralded “golden era”, alongside contemporaries and collaborators Jehst, Klashnekoff and TY, performing and recording with such luminaries as De La Soul, Wu-Tang Clan, Guru, Slum Village and Pharoahe Monch, winning praise from Nas and Mark Ronson.
J-Felix’s rich production takes in neo-soul, UK Jazz, boogie and hip-hop. His signature “J-Funk” style evokes classic samples but with all-original playing from the versatile multi- instrumentalist, who has worked with Swindle, Kojey Radical, Mahalia and Alice Russell.
The Fifth Foundation’s explosive live experience ranges from a versatile MC/DJ set-up to a full live band, with horns and multiple vocalists, mixing originals from this bold debut with inspiration from timeless soul, jazz, funk and rap classics.
Product information
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