Birds and the Bee9 (5th Anniversary Repress)

Limited Edition 5th Anniversary Edition of Birds and the BEE9 originally released for Record Store Day 2022.
Yellow and Orange splatter vinyl, printed inner and liner note insert from Sampa The Great.

Big Dada released her 2017 mixtape, Sampa The Great’s "Birds And The BEE9" is a record that’s both deeply personal and outward-looking. The tape’s points of reference are poised between her closely-held roots and an internationally-minded musical outlook. An assured picture of herself, she carries her identity through the many-sided musical influences which she draws from. Working with a close circle of producers to help realise her musical vision - including Kwes Darko, Sensible J and Alejandro ‘JJ’ Abapo - spanning spiritually-minded gospel and chants to neo-soul and hip-hop, it’s intertwined with a clearly-defined, no-holds-barred political outlook, and speaks a message of healing after her own experiences of hurt and pain.

Tracklisting

1. Healing 
2. Flowers (feat. REMI) 
3. Protect Your Queen 
4. Rhymes To The East 
5. Can I Get a Key 
6. Black Girl Magik (feat. Nicole Gumbe) 
7. Casper (feat. Syreneyiscreamy) 
8. Karma The Villain 
9. Bye River 
10. Inner Voice (feat. Mwanje Tembo)
11. The Truth 
12. I Am Me 
13. Healer (feat. Zaachariaha)