Go Bravely by Denise Chaila
This 11 track mixtape is Chaila's first body of work to be released since her two-track 2019 EP, 'Duel Citizenship'. Produced by her narolane records cohort, MuRli, 'Go Bravely' features current single 'Holy Grail' as well as the opening song that catapulted her to 'household name' status, 'Chaila'.
'Go Bravely' is a statement of intent from one of the most exciting artists making music in Ireland - and beyond - right now.
Denise Chaila says: "This mixtape is a series of sonic polaroids; a patchwork collection of snapshots and messages that came to me in the midst of overwhelming messiness. These songs are affirmations and declarations from every part of me that refused to lie down and give up when everything in me told me I should. 'Go Bravely' is the purest expression of my faith I’ve ever articulated. It means: Come as you are. One foot in front of the other. Leave nothing of yourself behind. Stop waiting to be ready. Choose yourself. Just start. Go Bravely."
Tracklist
| 1. | CHAILA | 3:12 |
| 2. | Holy Grail | 2:46 |
| 3. | Rí Rá | 3:02 |
| 4. | Move | 2:20 |
| 5. | All That Feat. Outsider YP | 3:26 |
| 6. | What Ever Happened to Interludes | 2:32 |
| 7. | Pieces | 4:10 |
| 8. | Anseo | 2:35 |
| 9. | Can't Stop Me Here | 2:36 |
| 10. | Down | 2:47 |
| 11. | Go Bravely Feat. MuRli | 4:58 |
Credits
All tracks written by Denise Chaila.
Produced by MuRli.
Recorded & mixed by Mawuli Boevi (narolane records) in Limerick & Tenerife.
Mastered by Barry Gardner.
Photography by Mark Logan.
Tracks 3, 5 & 7 features Keys by Farah Elle & background vocals by God Knows.
Track 5 features vocals by Outsider YP.
Track 6 features production by Denise Chaila.
Track 7 features guitar by Steve Ryan and
additional piano by Aine Doolan.
Track 11 features guest vocals by MuRli.
Artwork by Kenneth Adams (collective).
Executive Producer: God Knows
Thanks,
To: the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media for their Funding Support of this release.
To: Emmanuella, Kimberly, Mathew, Guide, Steve (Hall), Patrick O Brien, Steve (Ryan) Sallay and Emma, cltv, Séan Murray and my PX brothers,
Caryl, Deirdre & Jack (Quaternity!), Trevor and Carys, Farah Elle, Aine Doolan, Sheena Madden, Brother Alec and aunty Pearl, Lucy Cadena,
My Lord Yeshua, Tanya, Sharon Bolanta, Glenda and Reuben, Lighthouse!!, Boris Hunka, Elijah and Lydia Chaila, LPC & LBC, and every single Chaila,
Chisabingo, Mulesa, Lialabi, Mbewe, Sindano and Phiri who shares my bloodline: you make me braver. You keep my hope alive. I’m proud to know you.
And to Mawuli and Munya; here’s to more than we can ask, think, or imagine.
“Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.”
Psalm 30:5
License
All rights reserved.
In her breakthrough track Copper Bullet, Denise Chaila succinctly described the thriving hip-hop scene in Ireland.
The fact that Chaila was able to convey the sentiment of a nation in one perfect line displays both the depth and skill of the Irish MC.
It perhaps partially explains why, following the release of her debut EP Denise has become one of the most in-demand MCs in Ireland and beyond.