{"id":177548,"date":"2022-07-05T16:08:47","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T13:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=177548"},"modified":"2022-07-05T16:08:47","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T13:08:47","slug":"singer-emmanuel-jal-gives-fans-rare-treat-ahead-of-anticipated-new-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/singer-emmanuel-jal-gives-fans-rare-treat-ahead-of-anticipated-new-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Singer Emmanuel Jal gives fans rare treat, ahead of anticipated new album"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Sudan artist Emmanuel Jal is not a new name in the entertainment industry. He has been making headlines for years especially with his background story highlighting his childhood experiences as former child soldier from South Sudan.<\/p>\n

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Emmanuel Jal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So basically he never really had a normal childhood experience, being one of over 10,000 child soldiers who fought for over a decade in the Sudan civil war. However his life story took a turn for the best after he rescued, brought to Kenya and luckily for him ended up traveling to Canada where he has been living since.<\/span><\/p>\n

With his story, Emmanuel Jal has had great opportunities like performing at Nelson Mandela\u2019s 90th Birthday Concert and the One Concert for his holiness, the Dalai Lama; a reminder that no situation in life is permanent.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Well, after keeping his fans waiting for a while now – Emmanuel Jal\u2019s team is happy to announce the release of his 7th studio album dubbed \u2018Shangah\u2019 on Friday 8th July 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Emmanuel Jal\u2019s new album<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The new album is a 14 track mixture it Afrobeat musical influences that have increasingly cross r into the pop music sphere in recent years.<\/span><\/p>\n

The album is a continuation of Jal\u2019s mission to tell refugee stories, both his own and that of other refugees facing similar struggles upon arrival in new and challenging lands.<\/span><\/p>\n

While primarily sung in English, songs also infuse elements of the Nuer and Dinka dialects that originate from the South Sudan region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking about the album, Jal shared;<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shangah means ‘I am or I have been.’ The album reflects where I am, whilst recognizing where I have been. I want to create music which pays homage to my heritage whilst paving a positive way forward for my people.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Included in the tracklist are recently shared singles “Hey Mama” and “Rakaboom,” which continue to gain massive airplay on Kenyan radio stations.<\/span><\/p>\n