5th June 2020: ‘Ma Foya’ (ft. Brandee Younger) third single from Michael Olatuja Lagos Pepper Soup released today + reviews from Black Grooves & Glide Magazine

The third single from Michael Olatuja‘s Lagos Pepper Soup, ‘Ma Foya’ (ft. Brandee Younger) is released today. Brandee contributes harp to the acoustic textures of ‘Ma Foya’ – on this, Michael comments: “She’s NYC’s premier harp player! We get along like a house on fire – she joked about being left off my album so I got her in and the results were magical.”

Listeners can stream ‘Ma Foya’ on all platforms from today. Lagos Pepper Soup is available to pre-order on 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition Vinyl / CD / DL: here.

Below are a selection of recent press reactions to the album, which is released June 12th.

“Lagos Pepper Soup contains many brilliant musical renderings performed by a great supporting cast of internationally renowned artists.”

Black Grooves (full review) 

“This recording aurally illustrates the places and spaces Michael Olatuja has been, and it forecasts the shape of his Afrocentric jazz to come. The tapestries he weaves are beautiful, complex, and inspiring, demanding repeat listens.”

Glide Magazine (full review)