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BOLIS PUPUL MA TAU WAI ROAD (WITH SALAH PUPUL)
Having collaborated with Charlotte Adigéry on their infectious and widely successful 2022 album Tropical Dancer, Bolis Pupul has announced his debut solo album Letter To Yu. 'Ma Tau Wai Road' is a particularly special new single from the album. Featuring vocals from his sister, musician and visual artist Salah Pupul, Bolis explains on Instagram: "I wrote this song in a hotel room just around the corner of my mother’s birthplace on Ma Tau Wai Road in 2019. It’s a song about gratitude and regret, two feelings that go hand in hand when I’m in Hong Kong." As the entire record was made in collaboration with Soulwax, and will be released via their own label DEEWEE, it's unsurprising that 'Ma Tau Wai Road' goes hard. Locked into a thick 808 drum groove, wriggling synth grooves, bouncy bass and tumbling vibraphone(?) sounds create an eclectic backdrop for Salah's perfectly-suited vocals. Giving extra insight to the creation of the touching banger, Bolis continues: "Prior to the recording session she had never been to Hong Kong, but when we decided to make a video for Ma Tau Wai Road, I wanted to film her being a small part of this giant city. I enjoyed every minute with my sister in Hong Kong, mirroring each other since we were kids. Made with lots of love and compassion dedicated to our beloved mother Yu Wei Wun." Listen here now. -Holly Mullineaux
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