Name: All About Love: New Visions
Brand: Akua Naru

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

URBERA003LP

Colour

Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-04-19

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

The Orchard

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

197190943658

Total Cap

Black LP

URBERA003CD

2024-05-10

198391555404

9999

Artist

Akua Naru

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

The Urban Era

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akua naru's latest feat is an album entitled, "all about love: new visions", inspired by and an ode to Black feminist icon bell hooks and her titanic classic text of the same name, in which hooks examines society and its ideals of love. To honor and take up hooks' understanding of "love as a practice of freedom", especially in these times, naru's forthcoming offering is a new vision for her love songs: recorded live by a large band ensemble supported by the highly decorated classical orchestra, Ensemble Resonanz. naru reimagines old hits like the people's favorite, "Poetry: How Does It Feel?" and "Seraphim", alongside deep cuts like "(Love) Right Now", "Joy", and "Runaway". An exploration of the various iterations of love, not only contained within the romantic, naru also includes new tracks that among other things celebrate the enduring power of unconditional love through the tenderness of motherhood. This album intends to provide a sonic balm to listeners. A necessary emotional-audio experience for those who understand the fortifying power of love and its urgency, especially during dark and perilous times. With the release of her 2011 debut album, "...the journey aflame", akua naru entered the scene, a titanic force of Liberation politics on beats, a true wordsmith whose music, deeply nuanced, poetic and wise, centers the experiences of Black women through rhyme, along a sonic spectrum from Jazz to Soul. Called the “Toni Morrison of Hip Hop” by acclaimed scholar Dr. Cornel West, akua naru’s journey, like her debut album, has been set aflame. To date, she has released four albums: “...the journey aflame (2011)”, “live & aflame sessions (2012)”, “the miner’s canary(2015)”, and “the blackest joy (2018).” Her current project, entitled “all about love: new visions”, a collaborative LP with her own band and the renowned string orchestra Ensemble Resonanz, is set for Spring 2024 release. Naru has worked with Tony Allen, Eric Benét, Angelique Kidjo, Tuneyards, Questlove, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Christian Scott, Rah Digga, Mulatu Astatke, Bernard Purdie, Cody ChesnuTT, and more. Known for electrifying performances spanning across continents, she has rocked shows in more than fifty countries across five continents with her 6-piece band. Her artistry is a testament to the legacy of soul music and the powerful, trailblazing Black woman artist tradition upon which it builds

All About Love: New Visions

Music GB

Discover All About Love: New Visions by Akua Naru on vinyl records. A sonic balm celebrating love in all its forms, reimagined with a live band ensemble. Released by The Urban Era.