{"product_id":"somi-what-does-it-take-to-bloom","title":"Somi - What Does It Take To Bloom?","description":"\u003cp\u003eJazz, soul, highlife and spoken reflection co-exist without apology on 13 new songs co-produced with \u003cstrong\u003eBenjamin James\u003c\/strong\u003e and featuring his group \u003cstrong\u003eThe Cavemen.\u003c\/strong\u003e as well as saxophonist \u003cstrong\u003eLakecia Benjamin\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the Grammy-nominated vocalist and songwriter \u003cstrong\u003eSomi\u003c\/strong\u003e, each new album is an act of place-making. The catalogue of the Rwandan\/Ugandan-American artist reads like a map of migration and memory, with records rooted in Lagos, Harlem, and the spirit and political inheritance of \u003cstrong\u003eMiriam Makeba\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat Does It Take To Bloom?\u003c\/em\u003e is her ninth album overall and her first collection of original songs in six years. Musically, it also represents a new chapter in collaboration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring sessions in Lagos, Somi connected with Benjamin James, whose partnership would become pivotal. As one-half of the Nigerian duo The Cavemen., James brings a contemporary approach to heritage-centred sound. The collaboration proved so seamless that Somi invited him to co-produce the full album, with moods and rhythms ranging from the upbeat highlife-soul fusion of \u003cem\u003eAiwah\u003c\/em\u003e, via jazzy statements like \u003cem\u003eThrow Something\u003c\/em\u003e, to the soulful reflection of the title track, \u003cem\u003eWhat Does It Take To Bloom?\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salon Africana","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":58595009397081,"sku":"SDZ-48862","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":58595009364313,"sku":"SDZ-48861","price":18.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Somi-What-Does-it-Take-to-Bloom-LP-179915-1-1781679055.jpg?v=1784118269","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/somi-what-does-it-take-to-bloom","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}