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The internationally acclaimed Melbourne resident has supported Kendrick Lamar, Thundercat, Joey Bada$$ and Hiatus Kaiyote.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - 180 Gram heavyweight black vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Dada","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50453448196427,"sku":"1020606","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2d4b047b-1757-4f64-af9c-a62a5900deff_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727172150"},{"product_id":"the-return-1","title":"The Return","description":"\u003cp\u003eSampa The Great creates a sense of home on her debut album - \u003ci\u003eThe Return\u003c\/i\u003e. A characterful record, its reference points range from classic hip-hop to ancient Southern African sounds. Built on four years of personal and musical soul-searching, it’s an assured statement, the product of meaningful musical connections and of Sampa having to redefine her self-identity away from the comforts of family and old friends. On \u003ci\u003eThe Return\u003c\/i\u003e Sampa has enlisted a string of esteemed collaborators and peers to create the album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMixed by Jonwayne (of Stones Throw notoriety), MsM (Skepta\/Boy Better Know) and Andrei Eremin (GRAMMY-nominated engineer for Hiatus Kaiyote and Chet Faker), productions are by Silentjay, Slowthai producer Kwes Darko, Clever Austin (Perrin Moss of Hiatus Kiayote), Blue Lab Beats and Syreniscreamy. The album also features collaborations with Ecca Vandal and London jazz collective Steam Down. Many of them are the fruits of the network Sampa has built since first making waves in 2015 - following time spent studying in San Francisco and LA - as a new arrival in Sydney’s hip-hop and jazz freestyle nights. Since then, she’s performed with Denzel Curry on his breakout track \u003ci\u003eBlack Balloons\u003c\/i\u003e for Triple J’s \u003ci\u003eLike A Version\u003c\/i\u003e, and toured globally, supporting the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Thundercat, Joey Bada$$, Hiatus Kaiyote, Noname, Ibeyi and Little Simz.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ninja Tune","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x2","offer_id":50479716106571,"sku":"1069648","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Green | LP | x2","offer_id":50479717384523,"sku":"1069649","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50479714468171,"sku":"1069647","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/9dd05d7f-2987-48a7-931b-16179e1c341f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727511362"},{"product_id":"birds-and-the-bee9-rsd-2022","title":"Birds And The BEE9 (RSD 2022)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore her critically acclaimed album \u003ci\u003eThe Return\u003c\/i\u003e (Ninja Tune), equal parts songwriter, poet, singer and lyricist Sampa The Great made her mixtape debut on Big Dada with \u003ci\u003eBirds And The BEE9\u003c\/i\u003e. The mixtape won the Australian equivalent of The Mercury Prize (The Australian Music Prize) and features production from Slowthai producer Kwes Darko and Silentjay (who produced the lion’s share of ‘The Return’).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive years on it’s been repressed on yellow and orange splatter vinyl and a liner note from Sampa The Great. Recommended if you like: Little Simz, SAULT, Kendrick Lamar, Thundercat, Hiatus Kaiyote, Anderson .Paak, Sons of Kemet and Arlo Parks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Dada","offers":[{"title":"Yellow | LP","offer_id":50501452693835,"sku":"1145849","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5994d2ee-c578-4ede-b25d-bbe7d719d8a8_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727784601"},{"product_id":"as-above-so-below","title":"As Above, So Below","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe latest masterpiece is a celebration of family and heritage, taking inspiration from Zamrock, Zambia's fusion genre. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelocating home to Zambia during the pandemic, Sampa sought to reconnect with a different side of herself, a side that is freer and closer in resemblance to the younger artistry she cultivated growing up in Africa. This process of discovery would become the gateway to revealing her highest version of self. Choosing to collaborate with creatives Rochelle Nembhard and Imraan Christian from South Africa, \u003ci\u003eAs Above, So Below\u003c\/i\u003e introduces us to a 360 Sampa, unveiling her many sides for the first time. From the funny to the serious to the sensual, As Above is Sampa outside’s self, and So Below, is the Sampa within, together uniting to reveal the most authentic version of Sampa, without a mask, or role to play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAs Above, So Below\u003c\/i\u003e is anchored by spoken word in Bemba. The record delves into Sampa’s memories of Africa, Africa’s relationship to the world and what womanhood in Africa means to the world. We are also introduced to the persona of Eve, the highest version of Sampa that speaks to all facets of her womanhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe musical styles of \u003ci\u003eAs Above, So Below\u003c\/i\u003e reflect the hybridity of Sampa’s upbringing. Raised in Botswana (a different country to her birthplace in Zambia), and then going on to attend school in different countries again, Sampa picked up varied musical influences along the way. 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