Lee Trigg
Alewya details debut album, ZERO
London-based Ethiopian-Egyptian artist and curator Alewya has announced her upcoming debut album, ZERO, and shared new track “City of Symbols”.
ZERO serves as a reference point of continuous artistic growth for Alewya, who has long practiced singing, production, and visual art with an approach to sound defined by texture, feeling, and intuition.
The upcoming album comes five years after her debut project Panther in Mode, with “City of Symbols” arriving as the second preview of the work, following “Night Drive” featuring Dagmawit Ameha released last November. The new track features drums from eejebee and guitar by Vraell, bringing together Ethiopian rhythms and beats inspired by London’s underground alternative music scene.
Alewya co-produced ZERO with longtime collaborators Craigey Dodds and Dean Barrett, with additional contributions from Busy Twis on select tracks and Shy Fx serving as executive producer. Discussing the album, she says: “Zero is the beginning, middle and end. Zero is infinity’s twin.”
ZERO artwork
ZERO tracklist
“Simian Mountain”
“City of Symbols” (featuring eejebee)
“Runner”
“Levella”
“Interlude 00”
“Red Clay Luv”
“Night Drive” (featuring Dagmawit Ameha)
“Interlude 01”
“Selah”
“Intermission”
“Guttah”
“Boom Ka Ka”
“Lingo”
“Eshi”
“Zero”
ZERO is released on 26 June via Because London
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