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NAVY - BLEU (EP)

Combining an irresistible songwriting style and a powerful message for change in her music, Dominican songwriter NAVY returns with her culturally important and musically exceptional new EP ‘BLEU’. Featuring her two previous singles ‘One Shot’ and ‘LMK/ Tower’, it’s a body of work that showcases an artist at the top of her game, finding her place as one of the most important voices in Hip Hop & Soul in 2021. Singles from the project have already achieved support from Complex, Notion, Wonderland, The Line of Best Fit, Gal-Dem and plenty more. Spotify have also regularly supported her work across their ‘How We Do’, ‘Riffs & Runs’, ‘Chilled Reggae’, ‘Surface’ and ‘Island Pop' playlists.

Working alongside Caribbean label and creative community Pretty Boy Worldwide, has been crucial to Navy’s musical output over the past few years. Working with a team of creatives that nurtures local talent from the Caribbean, has been essential to her creative growth. A huge believer in the power of language and heritage in music, Navy regularly writes and performs in Creole, a language used by enslaved people in the Caribbean to communicate with each other, Creole differs from island to island, although it always has similar roots.

On her debut EP, we hear Navy showcasing local style & musical creativity with her own unique passion. On the lead single from the EP, Navy fearlessly addresses the historical abuse of black people, with an affecting and at times heartbreaking visual.

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