VENNA - Malik - CD [SEP 5]

CD - Beautiful Digipak card case, designed by Barka. 

It’s a beautiful rarity when an artist sees themselves as a vessel of the music, and though MALIK is a manifestation of his experiences and how he sees the world and years of craft, Venna wants MALIK to be an invitation. An invitation to let go, be present and submit to sensory experiences.

“Every experience, every memory, every conversation, anything new, any encounter has influenced how this album sounds. I might like a particular guitar tone from it, and then I bring it into my world. Everything has come and conjured into one place, and it's beautiful to also hear and see,” Venna says.

MALIK is where listeners can get lost and find themselves again. The album also features a long list of musicians including Rocco Palladino, Elijah Fox, AoD, J Warner, Marco Bernardis and longtime collaborator, Yussef Dayes.

Venna speaks on the reason behind the album title: “The album MALIK was named by my mother 26 years before the album was made. A strong name that means King or leader in Arabic. A name that I’ve lived with all my life. A name that my nearest and dearest have called me & a name that I learnt to become. Throughout the whole process of the album - I’ve had another name that I loved but I felt like I wasn’t living in my undeniable truth & what better way to live in one’s truth than naming their debut album the name that their mother named them. I present my debut album MALIK.”

Tracklist: 

1. Yoshi' Intro
2. Numero Uno
3. Myself feat. Jorja Smith
4. Prophet 
5. +Star 101
6. Day x2 ft. MIKE & Marco Bernardis 
7. São Paolo Interlude
8. Twisting ft. Leon Thomas 
9. Zazu
10. Mr Popular ft. Smino
11. Raggo Rock
12. Veranda ft. CARI
13. Alchemy
14. Clarendon Fable
15. Indigo
16. My Way 
17. Eternal Reflections ft. Yussef Dayes