Daptone / 1165 / US / 2025

スムースなR&B歌唱で大きな人気を獲得。クラシック化必至のレゲエ・ソウル！


ワシントンDC出身。現在はUKに暮らすソウル界のニュースター。アルバム未収録のレゲエ・ソウル。B面はダブ。

Soul singer supreme, Jalen Ngonda and producer/veteran keyboardist, Victor Axelrod join forces to deliver the collaboration we all needed–the impossibly soulful, reggae banger "All About Me". Having worked together on the sessions for Come Around and Love Me, Axelrod recalls being inspired by the similarities between Jalen's voice and a young Bitty Mcclean. He had the beds to a track already recorded, but needed the right singer. With Jalen on board, the two wrote the lyrics and recorded the vocals in one night. Written from the perspective of an arrogant lover, the track's party-forward swing and stellar vocal performance make for a pop-forward gem poised to be massive on both the soul and reggae scenes.

SIDE A: ALL ABOUT ME
SIDE B: ALL ABOUT ME (DUB)