Sankofa

by redveil

Sankofa cover art

Drawing its title from the Ghanaian concept of looking back to move forward, this record showcases a maturing sound that leans heavily into live jazz fusion. The self-produced project features lush arrangements and optimistic, conscious lyricism that reflects on the artist's rapid growth within the underground scene. It successfully integrates soulful vocal harmonies with intricate, sample-based rhythmic structures.

Genres

  • Jazz Rap
  • Conscious Hip Hop
  • Jazz Fusion

Tracklist

  1. time (a dream deferred)
  2. lone star
  3. history
  4. brown sugar
  5. or so i
  6. pray 4 me
  7. mini me
  8. save
  9. stay the night
  10. buzzerbeater / black christmas
  11. glimpse of you
  12. brown sugar (og version) (bonus)