Soulful and sun-inspired, ALA.NI shines on ‘Sunshine Music’. Ten years after ‘You & I’, which made a lasting impression in France and internationally (collaborations with Iggy Pop, Lakeith Stanfield, and Jon Baptiste), the Londoner with the golden voice is back with a new album that combines vintage and Caribbean sounds. Marked by a two-year interlude in Jamaica, Barbados and Grenada, the musician unveils eleven songs of timeless elegance, imbued with the sweetness of living in the heart of lush nature.
Calypso, ragga, bossa, rocksteady... In this new album, ALA.NI allows herself subtle rewritings of the most emblematic Caribbean rhythms, with interpretations that go as far as Brazil. Her crystalline voice dances, with jazz inflections reminiscent of Sade Adu and Minnie Riperton.
Inspired by a gentle life in lush landscapes, ‘Sunshine Music’ sings about love (“Something you said”, “This is why”, “I don't want to hate you”) and nature, celebrating life through timelessly elegant ballads. Soulful, solar and sensual, ALA.NI revives her memories of green horizons and birdsongs (“Blue Mountain”, “Summer Meadows”), moonlit nights (“Hey Moon”) and the ocean (“Seaweed”). As the child of immigrants, she is also deeply marked by living for the first time within a black majority: thus, she sings of the damage done by imperialism in “Tief” - ‘thief’ in Jamaican patois-which borrows a sample from “The Slave” by calypso legend Mighty Sparrow.
Ten years following her debut album, the Londoner is back in the spotlight with an album that lives up to its name... In ‘Sunshine Music’, ALA.NI glows !
Calypso, ragga, bossa, rocksteady... In this new album, ALA.NI allows herself subtle rewritings of the most emblematic Caribbean rhythms, with interpretations that go as far as Brazil. Her crystalline voice dances, with jazz inflections reminiscent of Sade Adu and Minnie Riperton.
Inspired by a gentle life in lush landscapes, ‘Sunshine Music’ sings about love (“Something you said”, “This is why”, “I don't want to hate you”) and nature, celebrating life through timelessly elegant ballads. Soulful, solar and sensual, ALA.NI revives her memories of green horizons and birdsongs (“Blue Mountain”, “Summer Meadows”), moonlit nights (“Hey Moon”) and the ocean (“Seaweed”). As the child of immigrants, she is also deeply marked by living for the first time within a black majority: thus, she sings of the damage done by imperialism in “Tief” - ‘thief’ in Jamaican patois-which borrows a sample from “The Slave” by calypso legend Mighty Sparrow.
Ten years following her debut album, the Londoner is back in the spotlight with an album that lives up to its name... In ‘Sunshine Music’, ALA.NI glows !
released September 19, 2025
All songs are written by ALA.NI, composed by Marvin Dolly and ALA.NI, arranged by Clément Petit and ALA.NI
Except
- TIEF, written by ALA.NI and Carine Chassol, composed by ALA.NI and Clement Petit, arranged by Clément Petit and ALA.NI
TIEF contains a publishing sample of The Slave by The Mighty Sparrow, courtesy of Warner Chappell Music France
- Ton Amour, written by ALA.NI, composed by ALA.NI and arranged by Clément Petit, ALA.NI, and Patrice
- Seaweed, written by ALA.NI and Liset Alea, composed by ALA.NI and Clément Petit, arranged by Clément Petit and ALA.NI
- Best of me, written and composed by ALA.NI, arranged by Clément Petit and ALA.NI
All songs published by Nø Førmat / ALA.NI except
TIEF published by Nø Førmat / ALA.NI / Warner Chappell Music France
All tracks produced by Clement Petit & ALA.NI
except Ton Amour produced by Patrice Bart Williams & ALA.NI
Recorded at Studio 12 Ter, Montreuil, Fr by Mathieu Nogues and Sebastien Tondo
Except backing vocals recorded at BLZ studio, Paris, Fr by Mateo …
Mixed and mastered by Bassy Bob Brockman at Everblu studios, NY, USA
Executive production and A&R - Laurent Bizot
Artwork - Jérôme Witz
Design - Element(s)
(P) & © 2025, Nø Førmat!
All songs are written by ALA.NI, composed by Marvin Dolly and ALA.NI, arranged by Clément Petit and ALA.NI
Except
- TIEF, written by ALA.NI and Carine Chassol, composed by ALA.NI and Clement Petit, arranged by Clément Petit and ALA.NI
TIEF contains a publishing sample of The Slave by The Mighty Sparrow, courtesy of Warner Chappell Music France
- Ton Amour, written by ALA.NI, composed by ALA.NI and arranged by Clément Petit, ALA.NI, and Patrice
- Seaweed, written by ALA.NI and Liset Alea, composed by ALA.NI and Clément Petit, arranged by Clément Petit and ALA.NI
- Best of me, written and composed by ALA.NI, arranged by Clément Petit and ALA.NI
All songs published by Nø Førmat / ALA.NI except
TIEF published by Nø Førmat / ALA.NI / Warner Chappell Music France
All tracks produced by Clement Petit & ALA.NI
except Ton Amour produced by Patrice Bart Williams & ALA.NI
Recorded at Studio 12 Ter, Montreuil, Fr by Mathieu Nogues and Sebastien Tondo
Except backing vocals recorded at BLZ studio, Paris, Fr by Mateo …
Mixed and mastered by Bassy Bob Brockman at Everblu studios, NY, USA
Executive production and A&R - Laurent Bizot
Artwork - Jérôme Witz
Design - Element(s)
(P) & © 2025, Nø Førmat!