Y5 [Import] MCOL-0294 To Forgive or to Kill

To Forgive or to Kill

There's a grit here that hearkens back to some of the best American jazz-funk at the start of the decade – a nice edge that you often don't find in Japanese recordings of this vintage – which is clearly inspired by the American soul scene of the time – as evidence in the weird-looking cover

San and Ashitaka in the Forest of the Deer God

with respect to this album

Bamba's father was a distinguished veteran of Emperor Samory Toure's military and a nobleman in Malian society

Y5 [Import] MCOL-0294 To Forgive or to KillFeatures Pressed on Blue Double Vinyl Yuna's 5th studio album For fans of R&B + Jazz + Urban Pop Description Theres a timeless groove to the R&B that Yuna makes. She perfectly crafts soulful pop that contains the sultriness of Sade, the flair of Aaliyah, and the sweetness of Brandy. There are clear forebears upon her art, but her story is so singular that its hard to draw a line in the sand when it comes to Yunas lineage in the urban pop spectrum.