Lower than a 12 months after releasing her album Ten Fold, Brooklyn singer-songwriter Yaya Bey is again with new music. The R&B and funk musician has shared “Merlot and Grigio,” a brand new tune that includes Bajan dancehall artist Father Philis. The only is her first for her new label residence, Drink Sum Wtr. Try Bey’s self-directed video her new tune under.
“I’ve been doing plenty of worldwide touring and consistently in locations the place I’m the one Black individual,” Bey defined of the “Merlot and Grigio” backstory in a press launch. “After I was in France most not too long ago I requested myself what it could seem like to play to Black worldwide audiences and that type of received my wheels turning. My dad would at all times have at the least one Reggae tune on his albums. Our household is from Barbados and I continued that custom with songs like ‘Meet Me in Brooklyn.’ I made a decision I might dive even deeper with Soca and reached out to Father Philis whose music I’ve been actually digging. This tune looks like a dream come true. To dig deeper into my very own roots and prioritize Black communities particularly within the Caribbean.”
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