Sampha
Sampha's artful and emotive mix of pop, R&B, and electronic music isn't eas… Read Full Bio ↴Sampha's artful and emotive mix of pop, R&B, and electronic music isn't easily categorizable, and is further distinguished by a heartfelt vocal style that tends to sound as if it's on the brink of choking back tears. The artist established himself as a valued remixer and studio collaborator sought by emergent underground talents and mainstream stars alike, including SBTRKT, Jessie Ware, Drake, Beyoncé, and Kanye West. Process (2017), his full-length debut, went Top Ten in his native U.K. and won the Mercury Prize, yet Sampha has humbly continued to assist a similarly vast range of artists, including Florence + the Machine, Alicia Keys, and Actress, since its release.

The singer, songwriter, keyboardist, and producer, born Sampha Sisay, started making music in his early teenage years. In 2009, the South London native broke through with a remix of the xx's "Basic Space," which led to a busy schedule across 2010 and 2011. This period entailed collaborations with SBTRKT, Jessie Ware, and Lil Silva, as well as a solo debut with Sundanza, an EP issued on the Young Turks label. After a less eventful 2012, the following year Sampha was featured on Drake's "Too Much" and Beyoncé's "Mine," and issued Dual, his second Young Turks EP, an abstract and skeletal showcase for his fragile-sounding yet expressive voice. As he continued to work with fellow U.K. natives SBTRKT, Bullion, and FKA twigs, Sampha was also sought by more high-profile North American artists, and in 2016 alone appeared on Kanye West's The Life of Pablo, Frank Ocean's Endless, and Solange's A Seat at the Table. His own "Timmy's Prayer" (co-written by West) and "Blood on Me" were out by the end of the year as previews of his first full-length. Process, recorded while Sampha was grieving the death of his mother, and released in February 2017, hit number seven in the U.K. and narrowly missed the Top 50 in the U.S. Later in the year, Sampha made appearances on Drake's More Life and releases from Richard Russell's Everything Is Recorded project. Process went on to win the 2017 Mercury Prize, as well as Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Awards Album of the Year. Over the next few years, Sampha contributed in various capacities to recordings by Loyle Carner, Alicia Keys, Headie One and Fred again.., Actress, and many other artists across genres. An expanded "bonus edition" of Process, released in 2022, added two tracks previously available only in Japan.
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Sampha Lyrics


02 Beneath the Tree Don't fail me now, I need your wishes, wishes, wishes Don't…
06 Can't Get Close Can't get, said can't get close. Father, hope you're listen…
Beneath The Tree Don't fail me now, I need your wishes, wishes, wishes Don't…
Blood On Me Ay, oh, I am, ay, oh, I Grey hoodies, they cover…
Can't Get Close Can't get, said can't get close. Father, hope you're listen…
Can’t Get Close Can't get, said can't get close. Father, hope you're list…
Can’t Go Back Can't go back Can't go back Can't go back Can't go back Can'…
Close But Not Quite Fate lets you fall into her arms without a word And…
Dancing Circles Yeah (Madness) madness Sittin' by traffic Outside in London…
Demons *Telephone convo Oh oh, Yes I dont believe you, I would thi…
Evidence Without the evidence (Evidence, enough evidence for me) Wit…
Happens I see you in the dark 'Cause I've been where you…
Hold On Oh How'd you mean?, What do you mean you're not coming…



In-between and Overseas If this is genuine lunacy Then famously you've done to me,…
Inclination Compass Things can get sour and strained In the portrait of a…
Incomplete Kisses Those incomplete kisses Were weighing you down with every st…
Indecision Calculate indecision, can't cradle fear no more Bear the sha…
Jonathan L. Seagull Even though we've been through the same Doesn't always mean …
Kora Sings There's no one here for miles It's just me in the…
Like The Piano No one knows me like the piano in my mother's…
Only Only, only, only, only, only, only you Only, only, only, onl…
Plastic 100°C I'll work my way over into the sunlight Here without…
Reverse Faults There's a fault in my structure It's always you and never…
Rose Tint We should do this more often Dancing and laughter More fuel …
Satellite Business Looking through the telescope, will I get a visit? Looking a…
Spirit 2.0 Waves will catch you (oh) Light will catch you (ooh) Love wi…
Stereo Colour Cloud Bro Samph, bro, wake- I wish you, could, time Time, missile,…
Suspended Suspended I've been lifted by her love I fell lifted from ab…
Take Me Inside Does he still make your blood rush? These days I'm just…
Time Piece Le temps n'existe pas Une machine à remonter le temps Le tem…
Timmy's Prayer If ever you're listening If ever you're listening If ever yo…
Too Much Don't think about it too much, too much, too much,…
Treasure I was somewhere two thousand and daydream I was hot and…
Under Under, under, under, under, under, under, under, under, unde…
What If You Hypnotise Me If you could gift my feelings language Speech is a necessary…
What Shouldn't I Be You can always, you can always come home I know you've…
Without See, I don't wanna say you've got me See, I don't…


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