Labels Young Turks Albums Dual Website sampha.com | Name Sampha Sisay Role Singer · sampha.com Years active 2009—present Record label Young Turks | |
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Instruments Vocals, keyboards, computer Similar People Jessie Ware, Aaron Jerome, Emile Haynie, Drake, Dev Hynes Profiles | ||
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Sampha Sisay (born 16 November 1988), who performs under the mononym Sampha, is a British singer, songwriter and record producer from Morden, South London, United Kingdom. Sampha is known widely for his collaborative work with SBTRKT, Jessie Ware, Drake, Kanye West, Solange and others. Sampha has released two solo EPs: Sundanza (2010) and Dual (2013). Sampha's debut album, Process, was released on 3 February 2017, through Young Turks and won the 2017 Mercury Prize.
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Sampha happens
Early years
Sampha was born in Morden, South London to Sierra Leonean parents who came to the United Kingdom in the 1980s. His introduction to music came from learning to play on the piano at his parents' home in Morden and absorbing records given to him by his older siblings. Later, he discovered music production as a young teen, after his older brother, Sanie, built himself a makeshift home studio. Subsequently in 2007, through Myspace.com, Sampha met London producer, Kwes, whose music Sampha said changed his life. Kwes guided and introduced Sampha to musicians, Mica "Micachu" Levi, Ghostpoet, DELS and his now label-home, Young Turks in 2009, where he interned. Through Young Turks, Sampha remixed 'Basic Space' by The xx and met his earliest collaborators: SBTRKT, Jessie Ware, Bullion and Lil Silva.
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Remixes and covers
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Singles
