Adekunle Gold celebrated the release of his latest album Fuji with an intimate listening party at the Record Room in Long Island City.
Fuji is Gold’s sixth studio album, and it’s different from his previous ones. The title of the album is a callback to his Nigerian roots and culture. Fuji music was founded during the 1960s as a socio-cultural movement in the South-West region of Nigeria. This genre of music is best known for its up-tempo and percussive style. It evolved from wéré or ajisari music, which has been used to wake up Yoruba Muslims during Ramadan.
During the listening party, Gold explained that he decided to use Fuji music for this album because he knew fans would love it. “I don’t care who you are; if you listen to it, you’re going to love it,” he said. “I did what my soul was yearning for, and that’s why I have Fuji.”
The album has 15 tracks on it and it features big names such as Robert Glasper, Davido, and 6lack.
With making this album, Gold was intentional to incorporate fuji with the R&B, Pop, and Soul samples he used in his songs such as “B*tch, Better Have My Money” by Rihanna, on the song “Coco Money” and “Just The Two of Us” by Bill Withers.
Fuji is out now on all streaming platforms. Make you download your copy.
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