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Sampa The Great’s previous releases were weightless and spiritual in nature, with a sound that seemed to soar high above the atmosphere. Now, the Australian is back with As Above, So Below - a much more down-to-earth album which is conceivably more profound than any of her previous work. The singer and rapper seems to be reconnecting more radically with her African roots, hailing from Zambia originally and having grown up in Botswana. She infuses these cultures into her music without considering them as influences, rather, simply as musical tools at her disposal. The tracks ’Imposter Syndrome’ and ‘Tilibobo’, both steeped in South African amapiano textures, are proof of this. However, she never stays away from rap for long, inviting two American rappers who have both produced landmark albums in 2022: Denzel Curry and Joey Bada$$. She displays her mastery of southern flows on ‘IDGAF’ featuring Kojey Radical, and invites the French-Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo to join her on the album’s closing track, ’Let Me Be Great’. As Above, So Below is without doubt the most electronic and varied project in Sampa The Great’s discography. It’s a solid release that’s guaranteed to transport you to a thousand different worlds. © Brice Miclet/Qobuz
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Sampa the Great, MainArtist - Sampa Tembo, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Amadou Suso, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - James Sakala, Unknown, Other - Mwanje, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Magnus Mando, ComposerLyricist - Mufrika, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Masta, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Samuel Nyambe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Magnus “Mag44” Mando, Producer, Drum Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Ben “Blazer” Kalulu, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sidney Muyamba, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ezekiel Nyimbili, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabby Chansa Lamba, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Sampa The Great Pty Ltd.
Mike Bozzi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Burgess, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - NealHPogue, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Kleinman, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - Denzel Curry, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sampa the Great, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sampa Tembo, ComposerLyricist - Powers Pleasant, Producer, Mixer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mason Sacks, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - Mwanje, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Maleho Makgothi, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tio Nason, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ben “Blazer” Kalul, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Solomon "Plate" Moyo, Producer, Drum Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Sampa The Great Pty Ltd.
Chef 187, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sampa the Great, MainArtist - Sampa Tembo, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mwanje Tembo, ComposerLyricist - Kondwani Kaira, ComposerLyricist - Mwanje, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Magnus Mando, ComposerLyricist - Tio Nason, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Taonga Nyirongo, ComposerLyricist - Sammy Masta, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Samuel Nyambe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Magnus “Mag44” Mando, Producer, Drum Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Ben “Blazer” Kalulu, Producer, Recording Producer - Philip Ngoma, African Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Lungu, African Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Sampa The Great Pty Ltd.
Joey Bada$$, FeaturedArtist - Jo-Vaughn Virginie, ComposerLyricist - Sampa the Great, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Sampa Tembo, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Juan "Saucy" Peña, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Magnus Mando, ComposerLyricist - Sammy Masta, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Samuel Nyambe, Guitar, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Solomon "Plate" Moyo, Producer, Additional Vocals, Drum Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Magnus “Mag44” Mando, Producer, Additional Vocals, Drum Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Ben “Blazer” Kalulu, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Solomon Moyo, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2022 Sampa The Great Pty Ltd.
Sampa the Great, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Sampa Tembo, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mwanje, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Magnus Mando, ComposerLyricist - Sammy Masta, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Samuel Nyambe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Magnus “Mag44” Mando, Producer, Drum Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Ben “Blazer” Kalulu, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Sampa The Great Pty Ltd.
W.I.T.C.H., MainArtist - Sampa the Great, MainArtist - Sampa Tembo, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mwanje Tembo, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Magnus Mando, ComposerLyricist - Sammy Masta, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Samuel Nyambe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Magnus “Mag44” Mando, Producer, Drum Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Ben “Blazer” Kalulu, Producer, Recording Producer - Emmanuel Jagari Chanda, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kalukusha Nkole Gibson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Sampa The Great Pty Ltd.
Sampa the Great, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Sampa Tembo, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Sakala, Guitar, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Magnus Mando, ComposerLyricist - Samuel Nyambe, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Magnus “Mag44” Mando, Producer, Drum Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Ben “Blazer” Kalulu, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Sampa The Great Pty Ltd.
Sampa the Great, MainArtist - Sampa Tembo, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mwanje, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Magnus Mando, ComposerLyricist - Sammy Masta, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Samuel Nyambe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Solomon "Plate" Moyo, Producer, Drum Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Magnus “Mag44” Mando, Producer, Additional Vocals, Drum Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Ben “Blazer” Kalulu, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Solomon Moyo, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2022 Sampa The Great Pty Ltd.
Dreamlife, Producer, Drum Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sampa the Great, MainArtist - Sampa Tembo, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Powers Pleasant, Producer, Drum Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mwanje Tembo, ComposerLyricist - Mwanje, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Maleho Makgothi, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sammy Masta, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Samuel Nyambe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Magnus “Mag44” Mando, Producer, Drum Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Ben “Blazer” Kalulu, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Sampa The Great Pty Ltd.
Dave Holmes, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sampa the Great, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Kojey Radical, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sampa Tembo, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kwadwo Adu Genfi Amponsah, ComposerLyricist - Mwanje Tembo, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Magnus Mando, ComposerLyricist - Sammy Masta, Guitar, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Samuel Nyambe, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Magnus “Mag44” Mando, Producer, Additional Vocals, Drum Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Ben “Blazer” Kalulu, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Sampa The Great Pty Ltd.
Jean Hebrail, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Angelique Kidjo, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sampa the Great, MainArtist - Sampa Tembo, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mwanje, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Magnus Mando, ComposerLyricist - Tio Nason, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Masta, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Samuel Nyambe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Magnus “Mag44” Mando, Producer, Drum Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Ben “Blazer” Kalulu, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Arthur Kabaso Seba, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Samuel Masta, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2022 Sampa The Great Pty Ltd.
Album review
Sampa The Great’s previous releases were weightless and spiritual in nature, with a sound that seemed to soar high above the atmosphere. Now, the Australian is back with As Above, So Below - a much more down-to-earth album which is conceivably more profound than any of her previous work. The singer and rapper seems to be reconnecting more radically with her African roots, hailing from Zambia originally and having grown up in Botswana. She infuses these cultures into her music without considering them as influences, rather, simply as musical tools at her disposal. The tracks ’Imposter Syndrome’ and ‘Tilibobo’, both steeped in South African amapiano textures, are proof of this. However, she never stays away from rap for long, inviting two American rappers who have both produced landmark albums in 2022: Denzel Curry and Joey Bada$$. She displays her mastery of southern flows on ‘IDGAF’ featuring Kojey Radical, and invites the French-Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo to join her on the album’s closing track, ’Let Me Be Great’. As Above, So Below is without doubt the most electronic and varied project in Sampa The Great’s discography. It’s a solid release that’s guaranteed to transport you to a thousand different worlds. © Brice Miclet/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:08
- Main artists: Sampa the Great
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Loma Vista Recordings
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2022 Sampa The Great Pty Ltd. ℗ 2022 Sampa The Great Pty Ltd.
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