Here’s your first taster of Afrobeat icon Dele Sosimi re-imagined in dub by two production masters, Prince Fatty and Nostalgia 77. ‘Dance Together’ is a never before released track from the same recording session that brought you Dele’s most recent album ‘You No Fit Touch Am’.

"It was such a rush to have Prince Fatty and Nostalgia 77 work their magic on Dele's material. With Fatty bringing the spirit of 80s On-U Sound, Mikey Dread and Mad Professor, and Ben Nostalgia having mixed Dele's original LP, this was always going to be something very special." Dom Servini (Wah Wah 45s)

'You No Fit Touch Am', Dele Sosimi's first full-length album in almost a decade, was released by Wah Wah 45s in May 2015. It represented where Dele is today - something of an untouchable force in the music scene that he has always been such a vital part of. The album provided a musical representation of Dele’s strong socio-political opinions, as well as delivering classic song-writing that could have come straight out of 1970s Lagos.

Born in Hackney, East London, but soon to return to his parents’ native Nigeria at the age of four, Dele Sosimi was schooled and raised in Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s shadow at the height of early 70s Afrobeat. Having been chosen by Fela to join his band at somewhat of a tender age, he was still a young man when sharing Fela’s Glastonbury stage in 1984, and became both Musical Director for both Fela’s Egypt 80 and FemiKuti’s Positive Force. After Fela’s passing in 1997, Dele went on to concentrate on his own solo career and, with diligent patience, carved out his own Afrobeat crown. In London, where he now resides, his Afrobeat Vibration all-nighters are charged with his passion, labours and his unrelenting spirit.

“So fresh, while staying true to the template” The Quietus
“Blistering Afro-funk from a true legend” Clash
“Clinical in execution and brimming with vitality” London In Stereo

www.delesosimi.org
wahwah45s.com

Dance Together (feat. Prince Fatty & Nostalgia 77)

Dele Sosimi - Dance Together (feat. Prince Fatty & Nostalgia 77)

OCTOBER 2011
A recording with Rob Sowden in his lounge.
Guitar - Lorraine
piano - Lorraine
vocals - Lorraine
cellos - Rob's digi-cleverings
squeakings - Lorraine's guitar ...


Honesty

Recorded at about 9am one morning courtesy of Andy who helped set up various techniflibberies that befuddled me.
Safe to say I think it would have sounded better if I'd not had so much coffee... but I was young and only 27, what did I know?!

Time and Again

I have played live gigs for over 10 years ... never made a huge amount of space for it in my life, even though I LOVE IT ... I've deflected encouragements & turned down gigs if work was busy.  
2012 may be the Olympics, but it's also the year that Lorraine Gets Her Arse in Gear and plays more, writes more music and ACTUALLY RECORDS STUFF!  Going to take some time off work this year to record, so that next time I get asked, I can SELL A CD!

Time and Again

lorraine::obviously

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