NIJI - Oriki [CD]

Cat. no: ANX4CD
Format: CD
Barcode: 5056032393066
Release Date: 28 Feb 2025
Genre: Jazz

Oriki is an album blending jazz, Fuji and Afrobeat in a powerful tribute to Yoruba heritage

Featuring Mercury Prize- shortlisted Moses Boyd, Afronaut Zu (Steam Down, Rudimental) and spoken word artist Adesayo, Oriki merges ancestral praise with contemporary expression. Six years in the making, the album draws inspiration from NIJI's great-grandmother, Matilda Taiwo (Mata), and serves as his personal statement on identity, history, and homecoming. The album is threaded with the evocative rhythms of the talking drum, grounding each composition in cultural authenticity.

With Oriki, NIJI invites listeners into his journey of reconnection, presenting a work both timeless and rooted-- a musical expression of past, present and future converging.

A unique blend of London contemporary Jazz with Nigerian heritage, Fuji and Afrobeat.
Oriki features collaborations with Mercury Prize-shortlisted Moses Boyd, Afronaut Zu (Steam Down, Rudimental) and spoken word artist Adesayo.
UK PR & radio campaign confrmed.
Early key tastemaker support from BBC 6 Music (Gilles Peterson, Jamz Supernova, Huey Morgan), Jazz FM, Jazzwise, Bandcamp and more

CD Tracks: Adunni / Sounds of the City feat. Moses Boyd / Jaye (Dance Dance) / Mo ti dele / A13 FUJI / Oba (Drum break) / Mata / Oriki / Joshua's Legacy