{"product_id":"sway-1","title":"Sway","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe last heard \u003cstrong\u003eGérald Toto\u003c\/strong\u003e on trio album \u003cem\u003eBondeko\u003c\/em\u003e, recorded with fellow global travellers \u003cstrong\u003eLokua Kanza\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Bona\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \"dreamy backdrop\" and \"immaculate sweet harmonies\" of which earned a run of four and five star reviews, leading one reviewer to liken the trio to \"an African Crosby, Stills and Nash.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEntirely written, performed, and produced single-handedly by \u003cstrong\u003eGérald\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSway\u003c\/em\u003e's collection of 11 new songs takes its listener on an imaginary journey to a world that has time to stop and stare, where the frenetic din of modernity is hushed to a murmur. \u003cstrong\u003eToto\u003c\/strong\u003e's songs seemingly plucked from a place of timeless reverie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe songs on \u003cem\u003eSway\u003c\/em\u003e refuse categorization, a cultural melting pot of acoustic folk, jazz, soul, pop, and blues with cosmopolitan borders that embrace exotic Creole and Caribbean flavors. Highlights include the sweet, samba-tinged romance of \"\u003cem\u003eMy Girlfriend\u003c\/em\u003e\" and the futuristic doo-wop that underpins \"\u003cem\u003eUmbaka\u003c\/em\u003e\", alongside the diaphanous, sun-dappled lilt of \u003cem\u003eSway\u003c\/em\u003e's title track.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eElsewhere, the gravity-defying \"\u003cem\u003eAway Alive\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eLet It Blow\u003c\/em\u003e\" are leavened by the skittering electronic beats that drive \"\u003cem\u003eIt's A Love Pain\u003c\/em\u003e\" and eerie, atmospheric album closer \"\u003cem\u003eThe Night Is Coming\u003c\/em\u003e\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Format","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50471778419019,"sku":"1046961","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5e4a44ed-e1d5-4cb8-9e7c-7b1b17bf48e6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727411634","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/sway-1","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}