BABAE by Kelady
Slowly blooming across four years, Los Angeles based artist Kelady describes the transformative process of her debut album BABAE like the moon phases building up, breaking down, and flowing out again. BABAE (buh-BAH-EH) which means "woman" in Tagalog embodies both vulnerability and confidence through a cheeky ritual of groovy dance, playful chants, and soul-digging melodies. Contextualized within explorative forms of contemporary Hip-hop/R&B singing and rap, Kelady combines recordings of kulintang gongs, percussive bamboo, cowrie shells, and car engines with electric bass, keys, and nylon guitars.
Inspired by experiences of diasporic identity, the album gestures different relationships with time through layering themes of grandmother, mother, and child – a stand in for the past, present, and future. Echoing these narratives of love and loss, BABAE calls for renewal, professing an uncompromising yet blissful lift in voice, surrendering to love, and having courage in the void.
✿ For Her ✿
Tracklist
| 1. | Diaspora | 0:22 |
| 2. | Anak (Child of my Heart) | 1:45 |
| 3. | Keh Lah Di | 1:43 |
| 4. | Hayop | 3:06 |
| 5. | Mango | 2:13 |
| 6. | Like Me | 3:03 |
| 7. | Clutch | 2:14 |
| 8. | Find My Way | 0:33 |
| 9. | Papaya (Remix) | 2:54 |
| 10. | Catchya | 2:55 |
| 11. | Thrilla | 2:30 |
| 12. | Barkada | 3:02 |
| 13. | Pakiramdam (Feeling) | 0:13 |
| 14. | Baby Blues | 2:11 |
| 15. | Kulog | 2:18 |
| 16. | Funnie | 2:38 |
| 17. | Babae | 1:13 |
| 18. | Silly Me (Sped Up) | 1:50 |
| 19. | Bato Sa Buhangin / Lovers Rock | 2:38 |
| 20. | Sunrise | 2:25 |
| 21. | Paruparo (Butterfly) | 0:26 |
Credits
✿ Credits ✿
All music was produced, recorded, and mixed by danyo in Los Angeles CA, with Silly Me and Kulog recorded in Portland OR.
Written by Kelady and danyo
Mastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering
Art by Kelady
© KELADY 2023
