Florence Adooni

"Spiritual jazz, highlife, disco, and soul – the international debut album of Ghanaian gospel singer Florence Adooni writhes with an endless array of bold genre fusions. Every groove here is rich, vibrant, as Adooni’s powerhouse voice breathes life into a party of playful arrangements and erratic polyrhythms." The Quietus Feb 2025

Following a triumphant 70-date touring activity across Europe in 2024, including appearances at festivals such as Roskilde, Down The Rabbithole, End of The Road and FMM Sines, Ghanaian Fra Fra soul singer Florence Adooni readies the release of her hotlyanticipated international debut album, A.O.E.I.U. (An Ordinary Exercise In Unity). Produced by longtime collaborator and Philophon Records founder Max Weissenfeldt, with backing from a young generation of talented highlife musicians from the southern Ghanaian region of Kumasi, A.O.E.I.U. is the joyful culmination of a decadelong working relationship between Florence and Max, the fullest expression of their infectiously optimistic and uniquely ebullient sound.

Across seven tracks, Florence and her groove-forward group journey through a range of propulsive influences.Opening number, Mam Pe’ela Su’ure (My Heart is Pure), effortlessly combines the intricate guitar melodies of Kumasi highlife with a shuffling syncopated rhythm, horn fanfares and stacked vocal harmonies to create an undulating and expansive
display of instrumental virtuosity. Ensuing tracks traverse everything from the synth-bass dancefloor focus of Vocalize My Luv to the title track’s spiritual jazz saxophone explorations, Ethiopian Ambassel melodies of Otoma Da Naba (Well Done), and fast-paced punctuating funk of Uh-Ah Song. “I’m so proud of this album,” Florence says.

“It’s the beautiful culmination of the years I’ve been working with Max and a reflection of the incredible energy we’ve experienced playing this music live all around the world. I can’t wait for people to hear it!”

A.O.E.I.U is a singular work of unity, the production of a unique Fra Fra highlife band – perhaps the only one in the world – making music with the goal of bringing its listeners together in harmony. With plans to take the album on the road in 2025 and further genre-expandingcollaborations on the horizon, Florence Adooni’s infectious sound is certain to take dancefloors the world over by storm.

Press / Radio: Jus Like Music (francesco@juslikemusic.media)
Distribution: Kudos Distribution (josh@kudosrecords.co.uk)
Booking: Eiden Music Agency (booking@eidenmusicagency.com)

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