HAWA Releases Video For ‘Actually’
HAWA
Releases NSFW Video For ‘Actually’ Debut UK Show At London’s Corsica Studios This May
Vinyl Edition of Debut Album HADJA BANGOURA Out 26 May
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Singer, rapper and producer HAWA has released the NSFW video for “Actually” shot on set with her frequent creative collaborator, Telfar. The song is taken from her debut album HADJA BANGOURA, released in November last year. HADJA BANGOURA will be released on green vinyl exclusively via Urban Outfitters on 26 May, to pre-order head HERE.
HAWA plays her debut UK show headlining London’s Corsica Studios on 10 May, with additional EU dates to be announced. More information and tickets can be found HERE.
Watch ‘Actually’ HERE or via the player below
Official video directed by Keenan MacWilliam
HADJA BANGOURA marks the rapid evolution of HAWA’s robust career. At 22, she has lived many lives; as the youngest-ever composer for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra; a teenaged rapper whose forceful, direct style earned major critical praise; as a close Telfar collaborator traveling to Italy for a fiery performance at their Pitti Uomo runway show and starring in recent campaigns. The album, named for her great-grandmother who passed away last year, forms a vessel for healing as HAWA crafts a letter to herself through which to work past her toxic relationships. Its guiding light is the palpable, fierce confidence she inhabits as she comes to terms with her past, inspired by the resilient Hadja.
STREAM HADJA BANGOURA HERE
STREAM HADJA BANGOURA HERE
Cover photo and artwork by Keenan MacWilliam
HADJA BANGOURA Tracklisting:
1. INDYA
2. TRADE
3. GEMINI
4. ACTUALLY
5. EN ROUTE
6. MMMM
7. AIN’T U
8. 7 DEADLY SINS: LUST
9. PROGRESSION
10. CREDITS
11. EATER FT. EARTHEATER
Critical praise for HADJA BANGOURA:
“What’s immediately clear is that she has mastered many genres — dancehall, rap, and grime, to name a few — and can create a concentrated sound that makes people want to dance.” – The Cut
“Immense, jarring talent…At her best, Hawa appears unstoppable, like her goal to be the best artist in the world isn’t so far-fetched.” – Pitchfork
“Inspired by the rhythms and tones of UK garage, deconstructed club, and ’00s R&B a la Kelela…as confident and engaging as she’s ever been.” – The FADER
“HAWA embrace[s] leftfield hip hop and R&B, with a style that can be hard-hitting in one moment, and hazed-out, expressive, and romantic in the next.” – Dazed
“HAWA has had a meteoric rise through the music world…the rising star has more than earned her bravado.” – Them
“Built on precision with an intricate soundscape and clever, boasting lyrics.” – W Magazine
“As romantic as it is sexual.” – Elle UK
“What’s immediately clear is that she has mastered many genres — dancehall, rap, and grime, to name a few — and can create a concentrated sound that makes people want to dance.” – The Cut
“Immense, jarring talent…At her best, Hawa appears unstoppable, like her goal to be the best artist in the world isn’t so far-fetched.” – Pitchfork
“Inspired by the rhythms and tones of UK garage, deconstructed club, and ’00s R&B a la Kelela…as confident and engaging as she’s ever been.” – The FADER
“HAWA embrace[s] leftfield hip hop and R&B, with a style that can be hard-hitting in one moment, and hazed-out, expressive, and romantic in the next.” – Dazed
“HAWA has had a meteoric rise through the music world…the rising star has more than earned her bravado.” – Them
“Built on precision with an intricate soundscape and clever, boasting lyrics.” – W Magazine
“As romantic as it is sexual.” – Elle UK
HAWA by Ryley Paskal