lol heyyyy... I know I know. I haven't dropped anything in forrrrrrrrever but 
                                    *swings gift from around back*
                                          I made you a lil' sum  🦋
 
                                          forgive me?    🥺  
                                                                👉🏽👈🏽 

You hear that beat though???? RyanDrake. Ion even know if I trust any one else creating my beats right now tbh lol Watching how fast he put this together after only asking me one questions was wild...blew my mind. Every movement he made was so second nature I was blown away. 
 
and his tracking skills?! insane. infuckingsane. follow him on IG ryandrake___

and Joey... Working with Joey was a dream lol I've never met anyone who creates as "chaotically" as I do. (and I mean that as a compliment) Lol there were a thousand and one thoughts going on that day but we connected with damn near every one and I loves that. It's not often you find people you just click with creatively. Joey Thank you for sharing your vocals and your pen with me during this session. I hope to work with you again soon! (He just dropped a single "Slide" yall should go check that out. It's on all major platforms!)
IG: joeyrazo


Huge shoutout to my brother Dez. Without him this single wouldn't have even come into fruition lol but yall will get the background on that later... Thank you for pushing all of us and making sure all of us stayed on task lol cause Lord knows its hard to focus on one thing lol. I love you so much.  



Cover Art: V'Ari Visuals (aha period)
@V.AriVisuals

lil' sum ft. Joey Razo

Absent Mindedness 
music and lyrics by Akenya.

featuring...

Akenya (lead vocals)
Tara Kannangara (trumpet)
Brad Linde (tenor sax)
Guy Mintus (piano)
Kavita Shah (background vocals)
Immanuel Shuford (tuba)
Alexa Tarantino (alto sax)
Carole Turcotte (flute)
Joe Vilardi (guitar)
Lindsay Woolgar (bass)
Ian Wright (drums)


Recorded at the
2013 Banff Centre Workshop for Jazz and 
Creative Music 
located in
Banff, AB, CAN.


Ensemble Coached by 
Esperanza Spalding. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUgOhjGLlIA

-Lyrics-

-Intro-

Chorus: If I could just remember the words I said
I would be alright
If I could just remember the words I said tonight
Then my intentions never would be misread
We wouldn’t have to fight
If I could just remember the words, my love…

Verse 1: But abstract eruptions 
of emotions manifest and congest
my inner vision when I try to recollect.
And my breath is getting heavy, 
I bereave the hidden phrases that just
can’t seem to make their way into the forefront
of my blunt mind. I’m running out of time.
I’ve gotta find my way back
to a linguistic type of tongue that’s in tact.
And in fact, if I’m not on track, 
My rhythmic dialect will disturb
our overture of love and words…

(Chorus)

Bridge: But they always leave me. Why?
Say that you believe me!

Verse 2: It’s like every single time I begin, it’s the end.
No more sentencing. I’m slowly losing touch with what’s within.
My meaning is slipping, I mean there’s no definition,
I’m falling into submission, I black out and fade in.
Now I’m closer to knowing the words I was going for 
then out of nowhere I’m stumbling and muttering
nonsense. Can’t seem to clear my subconscious 
mind, I sound obnoxious, the worst part about it is
you and I falling apart in the dark pit that stirs
all of my forgotten words…

(Chorus)

(Bridge)

-Outro-

Absent Mindedness

SZA - Teen Spirit

RainDance. (feat. Lorine Chia) [prod. by Tae Miles]

Loeb Stop Staa

Off the debut album, The Visitor, out October 21st on Fat Possum Records / Fresh Selects

Pre-order here: 
FP Store: http://smarturl.it/KadhjaBonet
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/kadhja-itunes

The Visitor Tracklisting:
1. Intro – Earth Birth
2. Honeycomb
3. Fairweather Friend
4. The Visitor
5. Gramma Honey
6. Portrait of Tracy
7. Nobody Other
8. Francisco

Kadhja Bonet Tour Dates:
9/17 – San Francisco, CA at The Independent

Kadhja Bonet - Nobody Other

'Cleo' coming very soon on Fresh Selects

Follow:
@charlottedossantos
@freshselects

"Good Sign"
Written & Produced by Charlotte Dos Santos
Mixed by Justin Mathews
Mastered by Kelly Hibbert @ Almachrome

Photo by Mostafa Douban
Design & Layout by Rob Lewis

Cleo

Spotify

Charlotte Dos Santos "Good Sign"

Simplicity (prod. by Alex Kent)

Sza-Advil at Arnie Bauer Cadillac GMC Buick

For Bookings | Features | Inquiries | Please Contact 
alexkentmusic@gmail.com

Simplicity (prod. by Alex Kent)

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