Andrew Ashong

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Andrew Ashong
BornLondon, England
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician, dj, producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2012–present
LabelsWhich Way Records, Sound Signature

Andrew Ashong is a British-Ghanaian soul singer-songwriter, DJ and record producer from Forest Hill in South London. He spent his teenage years searching for records and by 16 he was DJing and working on his own productions. [2] [3] Andrew Ashong has released two EPs: Flowers with Theo Parrish (2012) and the Andrew Ashong EP (2014), which moved away from the dance floor sound of Flowers and interjected more soul and jazz inspired rhythms and textures "A release less targeted to the dance floor, it instead chooses to retrospectively immerse in the ethics of true music". [4] He also featured on "Day like This/Feel Loved" by Tony Allen and Theo Parish (2013). [5] Paul Lester of The Guardian has compared him to Shuggie Otis, Roy Ayers, Bill Withers and Lewis Taylor in his "New Band of the Day" feature. [6]

Contents

Releases

EPs

TitleEP details
Flowers
  • Released: 14 September 2012 [7]
  • Label: Sound Signature
  • Formats: Vinyl EP, Digital Download
Andrew Ashong
  • Released: 27 January 2014 [8]
  • Label: Which Way Records
  • Formats: Vinyl EP, Digital Download

Awards and nominations

YearOrganisationAwardResult
2012 Gilles Peterson Worldwide Awards Track of the Year [9] First

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