Uyama Hiroto - A Son of the Sun Cold-Busted Haywood-Smith made a conscious effort

Haywood-Smith made a conscious effort to better understand his identity and unique Black experience living in the predominantly white province of Manitoba

”) Those same sentiments curdle in “Gloryhole

playful and deeply listenable score that honors a legacy and expands on the decades of work that have been leading to this triumphant climax

He can make hard right turns into wildly different sonic territory without batting an eyelash

whom Ward describes as “ a better musician than anyone you’ve ever met

Uyama Hiroto - A Son of the Sun Cold-Busted Haywood-Smith made a conscious effortAvailable on black wax It was way back in 2008 that multi instrumentalist and beat maker Hiroto Uyama first released debut album A Son of the Son, a sparkling, emotion rich set that set out his jazz meets hip hop fusion blueprint. Now available on vinyl for the very first time (it was previously only available on CD and digital download), the set sees Uyama combine jazzy piano motifs, striking strings and additional jazz instrumentation (think