Announcing Jazz Is Dead 021!

Africa is the foundation of that Brazilian sound that we love. A sound that we devoted the last few years of our lives capturing in Los Angeles in order to create our new compilation, Jazz Is Dead 021. We're thrilled to launch Series 3 of our discography with the release of our new single, “Obi Do Woa (If Someone Loves You),” featuring the legendary highlife pioneer Ebo Taylor. Alongside #JazzIsDead co-founders Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, this track sets the tone for an album that also showcases the talents of Hyldon, Carlos Dafé, Joyce e Tutty Moreno, Dom Salvador, and Bahia icons Antonio Carlos e Jocafi. This new single opens with a powerful horn line, a nod to Taylor’s classic “Love and Death.” At 89, the Ghanaian afrobeat maestro, together with Younge and Muhammad, delivers a track bursting with analog synths, funky horns, and raw percussion. Taylor’s voice cuts through with an unyielding intensity, making it the perfect introduction to the eagerly anticipated Jazz Is Dead Series 3. Stream the single and preorder your copy of the album now at jazzisdead.com. This LP is limited to 1000 black and 1000 color vinyl copies. Available while supplies last.