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Calmpositions is Yako 440's sophomore album, which accompanies a book by the same title. Both the album and book are curated from daily practices of making music loops and sketches in lined composition notebooks. (2023)
[dub, instrumental, soulful beats]
The debut solo album Solo Fidelity was recorded, produced, and performed at the Home Creator Lab. (2021)
[multi-instrumental / beatbox / lofi / global beats]
Yako 440 was a founding member & producer for Soul Inscribed.
[Soul / Spoken Word / Hip Hop / Jazz]
Open Thought released a full length album called "Force of Life" in 2003 with Earshot Records in Sydney Australia. A 12" single was also released on Bay Area label Widehive Records featuring Yako 440's production and instrumentation. [Conscious Hip Hop]
Welcome To Africa fuses Youssoupha Sidibe's traditional West African sounds on kora/vocals/percussion, with Yako 440's beat- heavy/dub/multi-instrumentation. This debut collaborative album was recorded from 2001-2016. (released in 2024)
[Senegalese, global beats, reggae]
The Lions Gate debut album PORTAL was co-produced with Patrick Dougher & Erik Rabaska on Highest Frequency Records. (2022)
[dub, funk, world music]
LAGOS RHODES is an audio mashup / visual collage project by @BOA_CUTS [Bami Adedoyin] & Yako 440.
Yako 440 produced beats with emcee Baba Israel on one EP and LP.
[Hip Hop / Spoken Word]
