Pa Salieu – African Alien – 1LP – Coloured Vinyl [Record Store Day 2025]

This product is a RECORD STORE DAY 2025 title and not available to pre-order. Available to buy in-storefrom 8am on Saturday, 12/04/2025 (Record Store Day). Remaining copies will be available to buy online from 8pm on Monday14/04/2025.

African Alien & African Rebel – never previously released on vinylFollowing an incredible return to new music, Gambia-via-Coventry superstar Pa Salieu releases brand new mixtape Afrikan Alien

Featuring previously released tracks Belly, Allergy and Dece (Heavy) which Pa recently performed on Colors – Afrikan Alien is Pa’s first project since 2021’s Afrikan Rebel EP & 2020’s full length mixtape Send Them To Coventry, Afrikan Alien

An astonishing 14-track collection, Afrikan Alien (including 3-tracks from Pa Salieu’s ‘Afrikan Rebel’) represents everything that has marked Pa Salieu as one of the most pivotal and important artists of our time

The sounds are classic Pa marrying the experimental with innately catchy, vivid tones that touch on Afrobeats, UK rap and R&B

Meanwhile Pa’s lyricism is as striking as ever, inspired by reflections during his 2 1?2 year long imprisonment that showcase not just the deep sense of vulnerability and emotional intelligence that saw him quickly ascend through the music industry, but the deep conviction and empathy to be a figurehead for future generations across the diaspora

ABOUT PA SALIEU

Gambian via Coventry star Pa Salieu burst onto the scene in 2020 with ‘Frontline,’ the most-played track on BBC Radio 1Xtra that year, quickly becoming one of the leading voices in British rap

He was named BBC’s Sound of 2021 and has delivered show-stopping performances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Later..

with Jools Holland

Pa’s versatility shines through collaborations with artists like FKA Twigs, Aitch, and Yussef Dayes, while his influence extends beyond music into fashion with partnerships with Givenchy, Burberry, and Dior

His debut mixtape ‘Send Them To Coventry’ received critical acclaim, cementing him as a boundary-pushing artist in the UK scene

Track Listing

SIDE A
1. Intro
2. Afrikan Di Alien (feat. Black Sherif)
3. Belly
4. Ya Zee
5. Soda (feat. Byron Messia)
6. Round & Round
7. Dece (Heavy)

SIDE B
1. Allergy
2. Big Smile (feat. ODUMODUBLVCK)
3. Regular
4. YGF
5. Shining (feat. Tay Iwar & Zlatan)
6. Style & Fashion (feat. Obongjayar)
7. Lit