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Elowi

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Elowi
Studio album by
Released13 October 2023 (2023-10-13)
Genre
Length26:13
Label
  • DBS
  • Naïve
Producer
  • BigDrum
  • Epektase
  • KronoMuzik
  • Own
  • Pandrezz
  • Princess
  • Samoss
  • Thomas Broussard
  • Yamê
  • Zen0
Yamê chronology
Agent 237
(2021)
Elowi
(2023)
Singles from Elowi
  1. "Call of Valhalla"
    Released: 27 January 2023
  2. "Bécane"
    Released: 13 June 2023

Elowi (stylised in all caps) is the debut studio album written and conducted by French-Cameroonian singer and rapper Yamê. It was released on 13 October 2023 by DBS Records and Naïve. Elowi is a main jazz, lo-fi and soul record with elements of french hip hop and trap music.

Background and release

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In November 2022, Yamê created his TikTok account and began posting videos where he sings songs of around 30 seconds that he wrote and composed, or covers ("La bohème" by Charles Aznavour, "Tous les mêmes" by Stromae and "Feeling Good" by Nina Simone). In the comments, many people were asking him to release his songs, so on January 27, 2023, Yamê released "Call of Valhalla". In February of the same year, he was invited by Stromae to open for his concerts. He also performed at the Colors Show his song "Bécane" which went viral on social networks. On October 5, 2023, Yamê announces the release of his first album Elowi.

Track listing

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All the tracks are written by Emmanuel Sow.

Elowi track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Ayo Mba"
3:28
2."Mon bail"
  • Yamê
  • Pandrezz
1:13
3."Call of Valhalla"
  • Yamê
  • Pandrezz
  • KronoMuzik
3:07
4."Lowkey"
  • Samoss
  • Thomas Broussard
3:32
5."Bahwai"
  • Yamê
  • Pandrezz
2:37
6."Déter"Princess3:12
7."Bécane"
  • Yamê
  • Pandrezz
  • KronoMuzik
  • Epektase
3:07
8."Business"
  • Yamê
  • Pandrezz
  • Epektase
  • Zen0
  • Own
3:12
9."Quête"
  • Yamê
  • Pandrezz
  • Epektase
  • BigDrum
2:53
Total length:26:13

Charts

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Chart performance for Elowi
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[1] 38
French Albums (SNEP)[2] 10

Release history

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Release history for Elowi
Region Release date Format Label
France 13 October 2023
  • DBS
  • Naïve

References

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  1. ^ "Ultratop.be – Yamê – ELOWI" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Lescharts.com – Yamê – ELOWI". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2024.