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diaSpoRia Unplugged (Live at Belmont Villa)

by Alya Isha

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diaSpoRia Unplugged (Live at Belmont Villa) 04:33
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Live and acoustic; alya isha's first single, diaSpoRia, played numerous times across the BBC – Radio 6 with Jamz Supernova and Mary Anne Hobbes as well as on BBC Introducing by Fern Buckley, and picked up by Asian Tones and Mango Masala.

Performed and recorded at the majestic Belmont Villa, which platforms some of the UK’s finest jazz talent, including Reuben James and David Mrakpor (Blue Lab Beats).

Timely as ever, the track is an exploration of being of the diaspora, written last year when alya isha reached her ancestral land of Mauritius for the first time, only to see the claws of colonisation still so deeply ingrained. A collaboration with Reunionese producer INSULA, and made possible by Babani Studios, the track is an invitation to stand in our power and to protect our lands and people: which unfortunately could not be more relevant now.

A unique sound: Maloya re-interpreted, fused with South London Soul, Jazz and Hip Hop, played live by the incredible Mahesh Parkar on tabla, Lou Stipcewich on double bass, and R.Li on keys, percussion and backing vocals, in the heart of the crumbling British Empire.

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released March 29, 2024

Songwriting: alya isha, Insula
Musicians: alya isha, Lou Sticpewich, R.Li, Mahesh Parkar
Recording, Mix, Art: Carl Russ-Mohl, Belmont Villa
Master: Carl Russ-Mohl, alya isha

Thank yous: Avneesh, Babani, Matt Pakulski, FPE Records

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Alya Isha London, UK

South-London soulstress, poet and multi-instrumentalist, Alya Isha pioneers ‘Nu World Soul’ music: a new sound for a new world.

Born and raised in Japan, moving to Tooting, London and then Santiago de Cuba before returning to Brixton; the British, Indian-Mauritian and Swiss artist takes inspiration from her roots; adding her trademark hard-hitting political lyricism. ... more

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