Alungeorge's Aluna Posts Debut Solo Single Body Pump
Friday, 01 May 2020
Written by Sophie Williams
Aluna has dropped her debut solo single.
The sleek track pays homage to the 1980s’ movement of Chicago house music by breaking down genre boundaries to mix wobbly R&B beats with layers of synthesised dance elements. She said:
“Having enjoyed being the main ingredient to many successful dance records, I started wanting to create the whole dish.
“In the past when performing on the stages of my white male peers, I always felt like a visitor being one of the few Black women I could see, so it never fully occurred to me to claim dance music as my music, as an artist, even though it was at the heart of my connection to music.
“Then I looked at the history of dance music and saw how, for example, Chicago House, known as the invention of house music, was pioneered in the Black and Latino LGTBQ+ communities,” she continues, “which gave me inspiration to stake my flag in the ground as a Black woman in dance music by taking control of production and songwriting with my own vibe.”
The London vocalist is widely recognised as one half of the electronic and contemporary R&B duo Alunageorge. Her forthcoming debut solo LP is expected to arrive later this year via Diplo’s Mad Decent label, though final details are yet to be confirmed.
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