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Alfa Mist
close-up of Alfa Mist wearing a ball cap, looking down at a DJ mixer
Alfa Mist in 2022
Background information
Birth nameAlfa Sekitoleko
Born1991/1992[1]
Newham, London, England
Genres
Instrument(s)Electric piano, piano
Years active2014–present
LabelsSekito, Anti-
Websitealfamist.co.uk

Alfa Mist (born Alfa Sekitoleko)[2] is a British musician, producer, songwriter, and MC based in Newham, London.[3][4][5][6] He released his first solo EP Nocturne in 2015.[5] He also runs a music label called Sekito.[5] His music mixes hip-hop and club styles with jazz improvisation.[7] He collaborated with several musicians, including Jordan Rakei, Yussef Dayes and Tom Misch.[7]

In 2021 he released an album titled Bring Backs on the American independent music label Anti-.[4][5] He also performed at the 2021 We Out Here Festival[8] and was one of the MOBO Awards 2021 nominees.[9]

Early life

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Alfa Sekitoleko was born in the United Kingdom and grew up in Newham, London.[3] He went to Langdon Academy and Newham Sixth Form College.[1] He originally wanted to become a professional footballer, but his mother wanted him to complete two years at college first. Alfa took three A-levels plus a BTEC in music composition.[1] He began creating music at the age of 15.[1] As a teenage hip-hop producer, his interest in sampling led him to discovering jazz and eventually teaching himself how to play piano, after watching his music tutor perform John Legend’s "Ordinary People".[5][6][1]

Discography

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Albums

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Title Details
Antiphon
Structuralism
  • Released: 26 April 2019[5]
  • Label: Sekito
  • Format: digital download, CD, LP
Epoch (with Emmavie)
  • Released: 2014
  • Re-released: 17 April 2020
  • Label: Sekito
  • Format: digital download, LP
Bring Backs
  • Released: 23 April 2021[4]
  • Label: Anti-
  • Format: digital download, CD, LP
Variables
  • Released: 21 April 2023
  • Label: Anti-
  • Format: digital download, CD, LP

EPs

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Title Details
Nocturne
  • Released: 31 July 2015
  • Label: self-released
  • Format: digital download, CD
7 October (Epilogue)
  • Released: 7 October 2018
  • Label: Sekito
  • Format: digital download
On My Ones
  • Released: 28 February 2020
  • Label: Sekito
  • Format: digital download, CD, LP
Two for Mistake
  • Released: 17 November 2021
  • Label: Anti-
  • Format: digital download

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Rising star: East Ham music producer Alfa Mist". Newham Recorder. 31 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Alfa Mist – "4th Feb (Stay Awake)" (Weekly Music Roundup)". newsounds.org. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b Leonie Cooper (26 October 2016). "Under The Radar: Alfa Mist". NME. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Adam Davidson (15 June 2021). "Review: Alfa Mist finds feet & faces fears of failure on 'Bring Backs'". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Alfa Mist". ANTI-. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b Lazlo Rugoff (1 February 2021). "Alfa Mist explores his youth through jazz and hip-hop on Bring Backs". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  7. ^ a b ""We're All Striving!" Alfa Mist's Ongoing Journey". Clash. 28 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Live Report: We Out Here Festival 2021". Clash Music. 1 September 2021.
  9. ^ Harrison, Maxine (3 December 2021). "MOBO Awards 2021 nominees and who will be performing at the event". CoventryLive. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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