jazz, soul and traditional African vocals meld together in a sophisticated and smooth way on Laura Prince's second album. With a Togolese father and French mother, Prince grew up in an eclectic musical environment. The ethnomusicology graduate found her authentic style in fusing African music traditions with her great love of jazz and soul. Following her debut album
Peace of Mine (2021), she continues
… her search for her roots in West Africa. Together with Ghanaian pianist Victor Dey Junior and Béninese percussionist Samuel Agossou, she traveled to Ouidah to study traditional chants and pair them with more modern styles. The album title Adjoko is Prince's Togolese nickname. With a warm and smooth voice, she sings swinging songs in English or Afrikaans that express her musical journey of discovery. The song Mary Prince is a tribute to the first black woman to write an autobiography about her life as a slave (SvdP).more
