Legendary British Funk Band Cymande Release New Single “Only One Way” Featuring Celeste

LEGENDARY BRITISH FUNK BAND
CYMANDE

RELEASE NEW SINGLE “ONLY ONE WAY” FEATURING CELESTE

TAKEN FROM THEIR HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM
RENASCENCE
SET FOR RELEASE JANUARY 31 2025 VIA BMG.

​legendary British band Cymande release their stunning new track ‘Only One Way’ featuring highly acclaimed British singer/songwriter Celeste. This is the second offering from the band’s eagerly anticipated studio album, ‘Renascence’, set for release January 31st 2025 via BMG. 
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‘Only One Way’, out today, is an uplifting and beautiful song laced with a delicate piano melody and a lush string arrangement which gorgeously showcases Celeste’s unique and soulful voice.

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​One of Cymande’s founding members, Patrick Patterson commented on the collaboration: “We got together in New York some time ago. Celeste approached it melodically and lyrically from a perspective we thought was great, we came back to the UK and perfected it. Her performance is wonderful. It deserved an orchestral arrangement and we had an arranger, Chris Cameron, who could elevate it up to the firmament. He did a brilliant arrangement.”

Speaking on the process of making the track, Celeste says:
"It was a blustery New York day, I had just performed at Carnegie Hall, and was asked if I’d like to meet Cymande at a studio close by to Broadway. I immediately put my hat and coat on and made my way to meet Patrick and Steve at the studio. We spoke for a little while about all being Caribbean and then Patrick began to play the guitar, the words and the melody came so naturally and we cut a vocal that day. We then met some months later to refine it all, in one of the first studios I’d been too many years before on Latimer Road, I think still partly owned by Damon Albarn, but now part of the Miloco studios. That’s when I met Adrian Reid, who made me feel so at ease and kindly offered me some piano lessons in the following months. It all felt a healing and enlightening experience to be around the guys, to hear their stories, see their faces and understand who they were and who they are now. Cymande had remained this great mystery to me, as I am sure they did to many others for a long period of time - these legends of this mystical cross genre - and to hear their account of their journey in music first hand, was affirming and assuring."

RENASCENSE  TRACK LIST

Chasing An Empty Dream 
Road To Zion 
Only One Way (Featuring Celeste)
Coltrane
Sweeden
How We Roll (Featuring Jazzie B)
Heart Of The Willing
I Wanna Know 
Darkest Night 
Carry the Word 

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