ALEIGHCIA SCOTT - WINDRUSH BABY

ALEIGHCIA SCOTT RELEASES WINDRUSH BABY – HER DEBUT ALBUM PRODUCED BY RORYSTONELOVE

The eagerly awaited full-length project by the Welsh-Jamaican singer and the legendary producer drops.

Welsh-Jamaican singer and media personality Aleighcia Scott releases her landmark debut album Windrush Baby, produced by sound system and production legend RoryStoneLove.

Over half a decade in the making, Windrush Baby is a lovingly sculpted, deeply personal project that celebrates the JA-to-UK heritage of both Aleighcia and Rory, taking a musical journey from the blues dances and shubeens of Cardiff and London to the modern age.

“THIS ALBUM IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME” SAYS ALEIGHCIA OF THE PROJECT’S SIGNIFICANCE “IT IS AN OFFERING OF EVERYTHING I STAND FOR BOTH MORALLY AND CREATIVELY, WHILST HONOURING THE WINDRUSH GENERATION THAT I STEM FROM, WHO PAVED THE WAY BEFORE ME”. – ALEIGHCIA SCOTT

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Spanning ten tracks, Windrush Baby pairs Aleighcia’s emotionally overproof, uplifting voice with buoyant, authentic reggae rhythms played by Jamaica’s top musicians. The album’s title and striking cover art reference the arrival of Caribbean culture in the United Kingdom via the Empire Windrush ship 75 years ago.

“THE ALBUM WINDRUSH BABY REFLECTS WHAT MY CHILDHOOD WAS LIKE GROWING UP IN SOUTH LONDON” SAYS RORY “I WAS LISTENING TO MUSIC THAT SOUND SYSTEMS WOULD PLAY AT MY MUM’S PARTIES AND MY SISTER’S. I HAVE TRIED MY BEST TO RECREATE THAT PERIOD.” – RORYSTONELOVE

The result of multiple trips to Jamaica to record with Rory and the island’s premium session musician talent, the album shows many different sides to Aleighcia’s soulful, heartfelt brand of reggae.

Aleighcia is naturally at home singing about matters of the heart: on defiant, sweetly scathing opener First Love, dreamy Studio One/Brook Benton update Do You, or daring, singjay departure Pretty Little Brown Thing. But she also invests the same passion in socially conscious topics, such as the heavy stepping jazzy Mr Big Shot and the bouncy Compass Point era Jamaican disco of Hey World. She even combines roots and lovers vibes, in the tradition of UK lovers rock groups like Brown Sugar, to the eddying flutes and soft trombone of the wistful Maybe.

TRACKLIST

First Love
Good Vibe
Do You
Hey World
In My Shoes
Pretty Little Brown Thing
Maybe
Mr. Big Shot
This Way
My Love

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ABOUT ALEIGHCIA SCOTT

Welsh Jamaican artist Aleighcia Scott is a rising star in soulful reggae music. She has toured the UK and performed at festivals, including Glastonbury, Latitude, and the Notting Hill Carnival. Aleighcia has also released music on Peckings, and her recent singles went straight to number one on the Apple Reggae Singles Chart.

In addition to her music career, Aleighcia has branched out into radio and TV presenting. She will host two episodes of ‘One to One’ on BBC Radio 4, discussing her love of reggae and its impact on British culture. Read more at www.aleighciascott.com