🚨🚨🚨OUT TODAY! So pleased to share this!!! The first track from my new project
‘Form & Formless’ inspired by my love of ancient history, 80’s cartoons, Madlib, Herbie, Dilla and all things not of the material universe…produced and mixed and everything by yours truly and featuring my brother from another mother Alexis Nunez on drums. Huge love ❤️ to @jazzrefreshed
Hope you feel compelled to listen and share and follow here and on Spotify (link in my bio).
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Original animation by Anam Hasan, edited by me.
Deep pilgrimage to Cape Town where my beautiful mum was born in ‘52.
She was 8 years old when they fled to England after my grandfather was accused of treason for opposing apartheid along with Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Joe Slovo and 152 others of the movement.
A place of immense natural beauty, I’m grateful to have gotten the chance to visit and close a circle after mum transitioned in January this year.
Legally apartheid is over but the lack of financial/land reparations after the Truth and Reconciliation commission in ‘96 means that economic apartheid still exists. It’s a problematic place. But where isn’t colonialism a problem?
You can see the mountains from everywhere in the city and as I moved around, I couldn’t help thinking it’s the same mountains that my mum and grandparents looked up and saw every day all those years ago.
If the mountains could speak they’d have a million stories to tell.
Made me think of the last part of this beautiful poem on death by the great Kahlil Gibran:
“Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb. And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.” Kahlil Gibran
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I can’t resist the beauty of the disarray for real tho.
Life’s poetic rhythms and the ups and downs, the love and loss, the highs and lows..
I’m grateful to be on this journey. Setting intentions for a calm, musical, balanced 2026 filled with warmth and I wish the same for you all too 💕
Sending out positive vibrations to anyone struggling and in pain ❤️ and FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸
Peace
Vision, came out yesterday.
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My role in this song is minimal but getting a credit amongst these heroes is such a massive honour 🙏🙏🙏
Studio session wt @common and @bilalmusic and @justpeej working on a @9thwonder beat was a dream!
The track also features another big hero @jamespoyser - I got to play some Rhodes at the end of the track over James’ beautiful piano 🙌🙌🙌
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So grateful for the opportunity and inspired to be in the mix with such heavyweights.
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#common #9thwonder #stuartscott
Back in London from tour and so grateful to get a call from one of my literal all time faves to come play some keyboards in the studio.
Bilal and PJ in the mix too.
Epic day!! Blessed to say the least 💜
Thanks for having me ya’ll!!! 🙏
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Big shoutout to @adrianmquesada 🙏🙏🙏🙏
So proud to have contributed some writing to this album. It’s always an incredibly beautiful creative experience working wt this magical woman.
Go listen to this stunningly beautiful album, out today.
So proud of you @hotcocoacartel
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We’ll be at @roughtradeeast on Monday playing these songs.
This squad right here!!! So much love for you all ❤️
Very grateful to be involved once again in @gyallikeclee band for this incredible and ambitious show, Provenance.
Much love and respect to everyone involved for their hard work and dedication to their craft and all the people who came and shared the experience with us and sang and danced and cheered. 💜💜💜
#cleosol #provenance #sault
An epic Glastonbury to say the least 💜
Had to post this pic to the grid cos I love a double keys setup 🎹🎹
Big love to the wizard @harvey_dweller for sharing the sandpit with me and to the killers @ideophone_music@leotaylorgrooves@cameroncdawson@sayabarbaglia@olisavill and @kaikwasi for another amazing experience on The Other Stage AND especially to @joycrookes and all the artists that are using their platform to speak out against injustice and in support of the Palestinian people and against the on going genocide supported by our government.
FREE PALESTINE 🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉
#lovewillfindaway
#justice
#freepalesti̇ne
#glastonbury
‘For Eden’ @lyvesmusic wt additional prod, drum recording and keys from yours truly.
I’m so proud of this production, was able to get a great drum sound with the legend @dansee28 (and before the control room was renovated at the studio) after tracking some felt piano and some synths over what Francesca brought in, but more than anything I think this is such a beautiful and important message in this song (co/write @mariachiara.t ), handled so tastefully and with so much grace and as ever an incredible vocal performance from Francesca.
Go check it out, the song deals with issues around mental health.
I’m such a fan of you @lyvesmusic 💜💜💜
Honoured to be involved on this one.
