Talented Alternate and Afro artist, Brymo returns with a new album titled 9 – Harmattan & Winter.
Harmattan & Winter is the English half of the double 9 album released today September 9, 2021 by Brymo. The self-acclaimed most powerful artiste in the world feeds us with a classic project.
With a mix of R&B, pop, and African folk, Nigerian singer-songwriter Brymo has balanced love songs and social commentary on a string of albums popular in his home country. Born Olawale Ashimi, He began writing and playing music while in secondary school. He joined friends in a short-lived band called The Aliens before going his own way in 2005.
Influenced by R. Kelly and Backstreet Boys, Brymo honed a smooth R&B sound on his first album, 2007`s Brymstone. His second album, 2012`s The Son of a Kapenta (a reference to his father`s work in carpentry), was a blend of fuji music, electronica, and pop. Nigerian Entertainment Today extended the woodworking metaphor, praising the LP as “a well-polished, solid piece of auditory furniture.”
Brymo`s third album, 2013`s Merchants, Dealers & Slaves, has been read as an allegory for the political and culture climate in Nigeria. After releasing his fourth album, Tabula Rasa, in 2014, Brymo took a racy turn on his fifth LP, 2016`s Klitôris, an album rooted in the sounds of Yoruba music, Afrobeat, and soul.
Brymo`s 2018 release Osó mostly comprised ballads influenced by Apala and Yoruba music, while his 2020 LP Yellow was a more electronic album with elements of trap and shoegaze.
Amid his solo outings, Brymo joined the alternative rock band A.A.A., which released a self-titled five-song EP in 2019.
His last project- Yellow album examines life, love, society and scenarios in three different parts. Brymo follows it up with this new 9 – Harmattan & Winter album, which consist of 9 English version tracks.
See Track-listing
1. F**King Awesome
2. Harmattan & Winter
3. The Dark
4. I Don`t Have a Heart
5. Beast
6. Winifred
7. Emotions and Limbs
8. We All Lose Sometimes
9. There`s a Place
Listen and Enjoy below
