Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Tawiah Shares Empowering New Live Video For 'Queens


TAWIAH SHARES EMPOWERING NEW LIVE VIDEO FOR ‘QUEENS’
Lifted from her ‘Recreate’ E.P, out now via Lima Limo Records

“Tawiah is back with more soulful heat in the form of the "Recreate" video. Taken from the EP of the same name, "Recreate" is a brief but potent piece of honest self-examination” COMPLEX

“Tawiah’s muscular soul-funk feels like the genuine artefact, an eclectic blend that immediately calls to mind Janelle Monae‘s work while leaving off a bit of the latter’s polish in favour of raw emotion” PIGEONS AND PLANES

South London Alt-Soul explorer Tawiah is back with a stunning and emotive live performance of her uplifting and empowering track ‘Queens’.

Tawiah explains: “I grew up with people saying  "You're pretty for a black girl" when I was in school sadly I thought it was a compliment. It wasn't a compliment. Recently my beautiful niece told me she wanted to be lighter, it broke my heart. How dare society prescribe what makes a beautiful woman. A queen is a woman who stands tall, proud and strong in the face of those ideas, someone who ignores them entirely in favour of knowing their own value, that is beauty.”

Following her previous ‘Run EP’ and ‘Freedom Drop Mixtape’ releases, ‘Recreate’ sees Tawiah exploring new sounds, concepts and textures. Having undergone personal changes (as demonstrated in the thought provoking and introspective video for the title track) and assisted by co-producer Sam Beste (of the critically acclaimed group Hejira) she ventures forward into unexplored territories, seamlessly blending avant-garde musical leanings and beautifully melodic sensibilities, creating a deep, immersive and absorbing body of work. Disjointed, saturated and low slung beats run throughout, cloaked in a thick mist of dark, layered harmonies; pierced occasionally by plucked strings and ominous piano strikes. Her voice is unprocessed and uncompromising, a singular instrument she alternates between thoughtful restraint and impassioned abandon. The vestiges of Tawiah’s early vocal training in church contrast subtly against the distinctive South London accent that has helped to place her firmly at the vanguard of a diverse yet notably British alternative soul movement in recent years.
With collaborative credentials including the likes of Blood Orange, Cee – Lo Green, Wiley, Kindness, Cinematic Orchestra, Ghostpoet, Zed Bias; and a reputation as prodigious live performer in tow (She was personally selected by Mark Ronson to front his band whilst supporting Jay-Z on his world tour) Tawiah (along with her musical collective- turned record label Lima Limo) look set to continue blazing their own trail through 2017.

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