Alpha Steppa & Awa Fall - What a Joy [CD]

Steppas Records

£12.58

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: ASCD01617
Barcode: 0745125360157
Release Date: 17 Feb 2023
Genre: Reggae / Dub

Alpha Steppa & Awa Fall’s debut full length collaborative album, ‘What a Joy’. This outstanding 12 vocal and 12 dub double album couples Alpha Steppa’s signature future-dub sound with the powerful, versatile and soulful voice of Awa Fall. Both artists are known to promote a conscious message, this album confronts socio-political and environmental issues; from the climate crisis, the refugee crisis, to race, gender and inequality. The album also speaks of love, with an ambiguity open to romance, self-love and divine love. This is truly an album for lovers of dub, reggae, soundsystem culture and music for the soul, what a joy.

Awa Fall is a rising reggae star, born to a Senegalese father and Italian mother, she started writing, recording and performing at the age of 14. Today, she has toured the world, featured on national television, performed for the UN, FOA Women’s Committee and at major reggae festivals. Awa has shared the stage with major reggae artists such as Alborosie, Africa Unite and has worked with some of the most respected producers and singers in dub, reggae and beyond including; Alpha Steppa, Mad Professor, General Levy, M1 (Dead Prez), Gaudi, Murray Man, Kumar, Charlart58 and Vibronics.

Alpha Steppa (Steppas Records / Dub Dynasty) has been surrounded by soundsystem culture from a young age. As the son and nephew of respected UK dub pioneers Alpha & Omega (Greensleeves) his dubbed out style draws upon the sounds of his musical heritage, filtered through an exploration of reggae, dub, hip hop, lo-fi, sound design, traditional and electronic music. Alpha Steppa has toured the world, produced numerous critically acclaimed albums and most notably developed a dynamic community around his unique sound and conscious message.

PRESS:

"Alpha Steppa is paving the way for a generation who are keen to tread new waters.” DJ Mag

“One of the most prolific and inventive dub producers around” WIRE

“If experimentation is the lifeblood of dub, Alpha Steppa has a unique cell count." DJ Mag

CD Track Listing:
01 Waters of Babylon
02 What A Joy
03 God Send
04 West Dissident
05 Waiting For My Papers (ft. Nai-Jah)
06 Holi
07 Perennial Love
08 X&Y (ft. Ras Tinny)
09 Il Condor
10 New Wadada
11 How Many Miles
12 Longing For Eden
13 Waters of Dub
14 What A Dub
15 Dub Send
16 Dub Dissident
17 Waiting For My Dubs
18 Holi Dub
19 Perennial Dub
20 X&Y Dub
21 Il Dub
22 Dub Wadada
23 How Many Dubs
24 Longing For Dub