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lil suzy

from Afro Johnny Bravo by Roy Rutto

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Soul, a universal genre that has evolved to be one of the most influential styles in music that we’ve experienced for ages. From James Brown “The Father of Soul” to the new age masterpieces we now enjoy from well decorated artists like Mac Demarco & Steve Lacy; it would seem the oddly meticulous freestyling theme of performing soul hasn’t changed. It has only evolved.

A major role of this comes from the beauty of accessibility technology & the Internet has given us. The means to be able to buy audio recording equipment with your minimum wage job, set up your bedroom studio & express yourself with very few to no limitations; has proved to be the best thing to happen to many independent artists & producers. To be able to connect across the globe through the music experience & 1 Instagram DM or direct message is the staple reason why you & I are able to enjoy the unexpectedly soulful neo-soul masterpiece that is “Lil Suzy”.

Vibrant & contagious; Kenyan-American alternative hip-hop artist, singer & songwriter Roy Rutto and the ecstatic, instrumentalist & producer SakeByTheWater take soul & flip it on its head in only 3 minutes. From highlighting insecurities to gaslighting his personal impulses in the smoothest, coolest way possible; Rutto steps away from the desk for months to focus fully on the development & growth from the ‘rapper’ he’s known as to the full fledged ‘artist’ he’s finally allowed himself to be, he says. This track “Lil Suzy” serves to be the lead single of what is Roy’s best body of work to date. Titled “Afro Johnny Bravo” a 5-track EP with some ethereal indie rock to neo funk production, we find Roy Rutto at his most vulnerable yet empowering 13 minutes.

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from Afro Johnny Bravo, track released September 7, 2023
Produced by Sake By The Water

Engineered by Matthew Mele

Cover art drawn by Everlyn Smith

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Roy Rutto Eldoret, Kenya

made in Rift Valley, Kenya; raised in Orange County, California.

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