Kwaku Asante - Inside Out (Single)
Today - Wednesday 9th August - London singer-songwriter Kwaku Asante drops ‘Inside Out’, the fourth and final single, ahead of his forthcoming ‘Blue Solstice Volume 2’. Produced by multi instrumentalist Dan Holloway, ‘Inside Out’ is a Motown-influenced single that combines elements of R&B, Pop, Soul and Funk with infatuation at its core. Kwaku velvet vocals glide along the beat as he daydreams about what could be if he plucked up the courage to speak to her. Poetically comparing his love interest to blossoming flowers, he expresses his feelings of being hypnotised by his emotions. Kwaku has been on a roll with many feel-good releases this summer, leading to his acclaimed COLORS performance of ‘Strawberry Skies’ last month.
Kwaku has fond memories of his younger years, with his love for music igniting both at church and home in a house filled with Gospel and Jazz. Kwaku’s grandfather, A.K Badu, was an executive producer in Ghana - who founded the first record company there in 1954, Ambassador Records Manufacturing - and worked alongside musical royalty Quincy Jones and Fela Kuti. He was influential in Kwaku’s journey, encouraging him to play the piano and sing in the church choir from a young age. This musical lineage is something Kwaku has come to appreciate more as he gets older, and it has become a driving force for him to reach the highest of heights.
Last year Kwaku had notable highlights, including touring with Samm Henshaw and Pip Millet, which led to the singer performing in some of the most iconic venues nationwide. Following his acclaimed Wanderlust EP, Kwaku sold out his headline show at Village Underground, gaining support from Jamz Supernova, Soulection, Afropunk, Clash, Notion, Guap and COLORS along the way and proving why he is the most exciting and loved voices in the UK landscape. With a chance to see him perform Strawberry Skies and other singles from ‘Blue Solstice Volume 2’ he’ll be performing at Cloud X Festival on 20th August alongside Pip Millet, Berwynn, Samm Henshaw, Saint Levant, Col3trane and Jaz Karis, amongst others. Kwaku plans torelease feel-good music throughout the summer and has announced that ‘Blue Solstice Volume 2’ is coming 13th September.