Afrikan Boy – ‘The ABCD’ / WOMAD Festival

Since initial interest in the grime infused viral hit ‘One Day I went to Lidl’ led to guest appearances on an M.I.A ‘Paper Planes’ remix and her ‘Kala’ album, UK born Afrikan Boy’s musical output has been making big noise on the UK urban scene and now Afrikan Boy looks set to reach new heights with the release of his debut album ‘ABCD’ this summer.

‘ABCD’ is packed full of bass-heavy cuts and clearly demonstrates Afrikan Boy’s talent for fusing grime, rap and afrobeat with a good hook. “It’s a broadcast to the nation, a movement, foundation” he says on the album’s opening track and upcoming single Y.A.M. which stands for Young, Ambitious, Motivated. Y.A.M. also being the name of his label/imprint.

Next up is ‘Border Business’, on which he speaks of social and geographical borders while telling tales of “sitting in Nando’s eating sour mangos”.

Pre-order the album now and get the tracks ‘Y.A.M.’, ‘Hit ‘Em Up’, ‘M.I.A.’ and ‘Dear Mama (Going for Gold)’ straight away.

Catch Afrikan Boy in the UK:
22nd July 2014 – London, Old Blue Last
26nd July 2014 – Wiltshire, WOMAD Festival
27nd July 2014 – London, Barbican’s Walthamstow Garden Party

You can watch the video for the track ‘Dear Mama (Going for Gold)’ from the new album here:

Official Site: www.afrikanboy.com