(I love Sade; that voice!)
The song is part of Transa, a compilation album that also features several trans and nonbinary artists including Sam Smith, Hunter Schafer, Perfume Genius, and Clairo.
By Mathew Rodriguez September 5, 2024
Everyone’s favorite smooth operator is back.
Nigerian-British singer Sade is set to release her first song in about six years, and it’s dedicated to her trans child, Izaak Theo Adu.
The song is part of Transa, a new compilation album from activist music organization Red Hot. The album will feature a bevy of trans and nonbinary artists, including Sam Smith, Hunter Schafer, Perfume Genius, Clairo, and more. The album, according to the organization, represents a “spiritual journey in eight chapters” and features 46 songs, running at over three-and-a-half hours.
Sade’s song, “Young Lion,” is dedicated to Adu, who is a trans man. Though Sade is known for keeping her personal life private, her son has posted about her support of him in the past. “Thank you for staying by my side these past 6 months Mumma,” Adu wrote in an Instagram caption in 2019, alongside a photo with his mother. “Thank you for fighting with me to complete the man I am. Thank you for your encouragement when things are hard, for the love you give me. The purest heart.”
Dust Reid, who put together the album alongside trans artist and activist Massima Bell, said Red Hot wanted a project “talking about all the gifts that trans artists have been giving to the world.”
“We hoped to create a narrative that positions trans and non-binary people as leaders in our society insofar as the deep inner work they do to affirm who they are in our current climate,” Reid told Variety. “We felt this is something everybody should do. Whether you identify as trans or non-binary or otherwise, if you took the time to explore your gender, get in touch with the feeling side of yourself, maybe we would have a future oriented around values of community, collaboration, care, and healing.” (snip-MORE)
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