The original tune is part of Rosie’s second self-produced and self-released album ‘Bloom’ released last June, which caught the attention of the likes of Gilles Peterson, Jamie Cullum,Michael League, Rosie Lowe & Gretchen Parlato amongst others, with Complex Magazine, Bandcamp, Jazz FM, Worldwide FM, Jazz re:freshed and global platform Pickup Music championing the young musician too.
The album is currently sitting at over 1.2m streams and has been nominated in the ‘Album Of The Year ‘ category at the Worldwide Awards 2022.
Myele Manzanza has been making waves on the UK jazz scene since he moved over from NZ in 2019 , releasing 2 volumes of his album series ‘Crisis & Opportunity’, which garnered wide critical and public support, catching the attention of Mary Ann Hobbs, Jamie Cullum, The Guardian, Jazz FM, Soho Radio, BBC 1Xtra, BBC 6 and many more.
His take on ‘Hey’ is a journey through club culture he’s been embedded in as a musician and music lover and leverages perfectly Rosie’s sulky vocals and subtle harmonies.
Out Friday 26th May.