Chilombo CD

Grammy-nominated multi-platinum singer / songwriter Jhen Aiko releases Chilombo, her highly-anticipated third album via Def Jam Recordings. Chilombo proclaims the artists full name, Jhen Aiko Efuru Chilombo, as it celebrates her coming into her own personal power. The initial jam sessions where she freestyled the lyrics to each song, took place on The Big Island of Hawaii where Jhen\’s great grandmother was born. Jhen was inspired by the beauty and power of the island\’s volcanoes, having visited throughout the years. Chilombo means wild beast. The volcano is symbolic of the beautiful, yet powerful beast. Jhen Aiko is Chilombo. In contrast to her 2017 album, Trip, which intricately detailed the process of grieving, Chilombo finds Jhen embracing her strength and power, and coming into her confidence as a woman, a creator and a healer. She has always embraced magic in her particular brand of soulful, trippy, ethereal R&B, but now on Chilombo she has taken it all to another level.