40 Years by Otis Mensah
They say 40 years is the time of testing so we waited and waited but they came barring empty promises and bags of sand, our freedom was postponed... no more. We blurred the lines of jazz, art-rap and lofi for this antisocial announcement. We usher in the the dream unfulfilled, ugly and understated from a chamber of artistic purgatory where we shine more, we mustn't wait for the world to recognise we exist. "40 Years" marks the final chapter to Season One of the #OtisMensahExists series (a gathering of rap-poetry singles & animations).
I hope you enjoyed the journey as much as we enjoyed journeying it. You can connect to the full 5 episodes of jazz, time, fear and expression here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKKXT6kV3PhtKhsuqThWsH1nq7lsONrcd.
See you again soon for Season Two of #OtisMensahExists.
Love,
Otis.
Tracklist
| 1. | 40 Years | 2:31 |
Credits
Lyrics & performance by Otis Mensah
Instrumental music by Brelstaff
Animation art by Jim Spendlove
Recorded by Oliver Harrap
Mixed & Mastered by the intern
License
All rights reserved.
Otis Mensah is a musician and multidisciplinary artist exploring the intersection of poetry and experimental music(s). Taking influence from the rhythmic and expressive freedom of Jazz, Otis’ work uses aesthetic language as an instrument to solo through themes of race, identity, gender and the body.