Maleek Berry

What does it mean for music to be global? Influences from many continents may be combined in this book. When musicians attempt to achieve this, the sources of each song's origins are often muddied to the point of indecipherability. However, Nonso Amadi, a Nigeria-born crooner, has a distinctive cross-continental style, reflecting all the sonic components he discovered during his lifetime's migration. He learned to play traditional Yoruba songs on the flute in school. In comparison, the politically aware Afrobeat and jj music from Fela Kuti, Onyeka Onwenu, and King Sunny Ade floated in his periphery. Their backing tempos were ingrained in his musical soul. These roots, as the artist prepares to release his first full length album after nearly a decade in the game, provide the project's connective tissue. Leaning on the sonic pillar as Amadi has expanded and relocated locations, he's been able to incorporate organic musical elements into his core system.