AMAYO means "If you don't go, you never know."
Grammy-nominated Composer & Lead Singer
'Black Magic Sister'
Raised in Nigeria, Amayo came to America to attend Howard University on a football scholarship at age 17 and majored in medical illustration. He also conceptualized, composed, and hand-illustrated his first Grammy-nominated album, ‘Fu Chronicles’ nominated for the, ‘Best Global Music Album of the Year’ (2020). It was where Kung Fu meets Afrobeat, the starting point of this next chapter of Amayo’s life’s work as a Jow Ga certified “Sifu” and anointed traditional Nigerian Orisha “Awo.”
‘Black Magic Sister’ features:
The recording features a host of musicians that I’ve collaborated with over the past two decades, including members of the Dap-Kings, Antibalas, and recorded/produced by Thomas Brenneck (Dap-Kings, Menahan Street Band, Amy Winehouse, Beyonce and Jay-Z) at his Diamond West studios
Duke Amayo – Composer, Lead Voice, Upright Piano, Rhodes Piano, Farfisa Organ, Roland Piano, Congas.
Tosin Aribisala – Drum Kit
Babatunde Fayomi –ย Bass
Giancarlo Luiggiย – Shekere, Back up voice
Dendรฉ – Talking Drum, Tabak, Timbao, Agogo bells
Raja Kassis – Guitar
Ray Mason – Trombone (horn captain)
Todd Simon – Trumpet
Cochemea Gastanove – Sax
Sweet Plantains String Quartet – Strings
Tosin โTosingerโ Taiwo 2, Omada Elizabeth Agom,ย and Solomon โSoloโs Beatโ Fatoma – Choir
Rogรฉ – Special Guest Back up vocals
Leah Concialdi – Back up vocals
Thomas Brenneck – Bass Guitar, Producer
Recorded at Diamond West, LA,ย & NY
Vincent Chiarito Recording Inc
Mastered by Colin Leonard at SING Mastering, Atlanta, GA using SING Technologyยฎ (Patented).
Cover by Amayo.
Produced by Thomas Brenneck.
Amenawon Music LLC
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