Obongjayar fuses soul with nu-jazz on Which Way is Forward? EP

Exploring “love, family, self empowerment and self belief.”

Obongjayar is releasing a new EP, called Which Way is Forward?, this February via September Recordings.

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Determined to become a rapper from a young age, Obongjayar honed his skills performing at his grandmother’s gospel church. Moving towards singing, he mixes influences including spoken word, nu-jazz and Afrobeat rhythms into his style.

Which Way is Forward? “is a project about love, family, self empowerment and self belief. It’s a mirror that allows you to look inward, to understand trauma, to heal”, shares Obongjayar.

The EP follows Obongjayar’s contributions to Richard Russell’s Everything Is Recorded collection, as well as Danny Brown’s uknowhatimsayin¿.

Which Way is Forward? will be released on the 7th of February, check out the artwork and tracklist below.

Tracklist:

2. Dreaming In Transit

3. God’s Own Children

4. 10K

5. Soldier Ant

6. Carry Come Carry Go

7. Frens

Photo by: Duncan Loudon