{"id":43631,"date":"2019-06-10T18:44:44","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T01:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/?p=43631"},"modified":"2019-06-10T18:45:33","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T01:45:33","slug":"walshy-fire-major-lazer-bridges-africa-the-caribbean-in-new-album-abeng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/?p=43631","title":{"rendered":"Walshy Fire (Major Lazer) Bridges Africa &#038; The Caribbean In New Album &#8220;ABENG&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/48005228201_e1a33c2b74.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/48005228201_e1a33c2b74.jpg\" alt=\"Processed with VSCO with hb2 preset\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43632\" srcset=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/48005228201_e1a33c2b74.jpg 500w, http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/48005228201_e1a33c2b74-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/48005228201_e1a33c2b74-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/48005228201_e1a33c2b74-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Walshy Fire<\/strong>, the MC of Major Lazer and producer and international DJ alike, gathers his friends from Africa and the Caribbean for his debut solo album <em>ABENG<\/em>, a first-of-its-kind album bridging the two regions, out now on all digital streaming platforms. <\/p>\n<p><em>ABENG<\/em> was inspired by the Jamaica-born, Miami-based DJ, producer and MC&#8217;s roots in the Caribbean dancehall scene, and his recent travels across Africa. The title <em>ABENG<\/em> refers to a horn instrument brought from Ghana to Jamaica and used by runaway slaves to communicate across long distances.<\/p>\n<p>With Major Lazer, Walshy has regularly toured Africa over the last five years \u2014 travels which have allowed him to fulfill his dream of helping bridge the divide between Africa, the Caribbean, and the broader African diaspora. <em>ABENG<\/em> brings together some of the biggest names in Afrobeats and Afropop with top Dancehall, Soca and Reggae artists from the Caribbean for unique pairings of artists from each region across each track, like new single \u201cCall Me\u201d featuring Mr Eazi (Nigeria) and Kranium (Jamaica), lead single \u201cNo Negative Vibes\u201d featuring Runtown (Nigeria) and Alkaline (Jamaica), and a remix of Walshy&#8217;s debut single, \u201cBend Down Pause\u201d featuring Wizkid (Nigeria), Runtown and Machel Montano (Trinidad).<\/p>\n<p>Other artists featured across <em>ABENG<\/em> include Ice Prince (Nigeria), Demarco (Jamaica), Masicka (Jamaica), Adekunle Gold (Nigeria), Nailah Blackman (Trinidad), Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania), Stonebwoy (Nigeria), Timeka Marshall (Guyana), Bunji Garlin (Trinidad), Ketchup (Nigeria), Shizzi(Nigeria), Efya (Ghana), WurlD (USA\/Nigeria) and Christopher Martin (Jamaica).<\/p>\n<p>Catch a vibe below and stream <em>ABENG<\/em>!!<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"75%\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/playlists\/798173289&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walshy Fire, the MC of Major Lazer and producer and international DJ alike, gathers his friends from Africa and the Caribbean for his debut solo album ABENG, a first-of-its-kind album bridging the two regions, out now on all digital streaming platforms. 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