Ahead of the release of the retrospective ‘10 Years Of Akala’ album on 23rd September and off the back of releasing new visuals for ‘Carried Away’ , ‘Mr Fire In the Booth’ himself drops a brand new track taken from the album via a radio premiere with Mistajam on his BBC 1 Xtra show. ‘Giants’ is also Charlie Sloth’s ‘Record Of The Week’ on 1 Xtra this week and was premiered with The Guardian last Friday.
This track’s credentials as a party banger are clearly evident, coupled with a deeper social message from Akala & Kabaka, a feat rarely achieved since the days of Public Enemy. The pair also announce that Kabaka Pyramid will be joining Akala for a live performance debut exclusively with Toddla T on his BBC 1xtra Carnival Stage (29th August]. Watch out for carnival-inspired visuals to accompany the track dropping next month.
Akala explains: “Giants is a track about pioneers and foundation-layers, those who have paved the way politically, culturally and musically in a positive way for the world that we inhabit today.”
Listen to ‘Giant’ below and pre-order the album on iTunes…
