I Need a Drink (Rehearsal: Madness at the Manor - mono) [00:41]
is to be heard as he intended for the first time
making it the highest-charting single from the debut album
A companion piece to Friends Around Us
from the traditional intro and outro that act as bookends
NIJI - Oríkì island-records-back-to-black I Need a Drink (Rehearsal:LP Black Vinyl Oriki is an album blending jazz, Fuji and Afrobeat in a powerful tribute to Yoruba heritage. Featuring Mercury Prize shortlisted Moses Boyd, Afronaut Zu (Steam Down, Rudimental) and spoken word artist Adesayo, Oriki merges ancestral praise with contemporary expression. Six years in the making, the album draws inspiration from NIJI's great grandmother, Matilda Taiwo (Mata), and serves as his personal statement on identity, history, and