{"id":46324,"date":"2025-11-08T22:04:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T22:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/shungu-releases-new-album-faith-in-the-unknown-ft-pink-siifu-liv-e-navy-blue-more-new-video\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T22:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T22:04:06","slug":"shungu-releases-new-album-faith-in-the-unknown-ft-pink-siifu-liv-e-navy-blue-more-new-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/shungu-releases-new-album-faith-in-the-unknown-ft-pink-siifu-liv-e-navy-blue-more-new-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Shungu Releases New Album \u2018Faith in the Unknown\u2019 ft Pink Siifu, Liv.e, Navy Blue &#038; more + New Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Brussels-based artist and producer Shungu releases his new album \u2018Faith in the Unknown\u2019 via Lex Records. The album, which brings together a curated community of like-minded artists, voices and sensibilities to bring Shungu\u2019s vision to life, including Pink Siifu, Liv.e, Navy Blue, Maxo, dreamcastmoe, Fly Anakin, Goya Gumbani, Fatima, Chester Watson, Ruqqiyah, and ZEKEULTRA. Alongside the album\u2019s release, Shungu is also sharing a new video for album track \u201cButterfly\u201d, (SEE BELOW) which features ZEKEULTRA, following previously-released singles \u201cLast Time\u201d featuring Liv.e, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/shungu-talk-to-the-mass-ft-fly-anakin-goya-gumbani-fatima\/\"><strong>\u201cTalk to the Mass\u201d featuring Fly Anakin, Goya Gumbani and Fatima<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/shungu-enlists-navy-blue-liv-e-and-more-for-new-album-new-single-ft-pink-siifu\/\"><strong>\u201cStay Alive\u201d featuring Pink Siifu.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/shungu-releases-new-album-faith-in-the-unknown-ft-pink-siifu-liv-e-navy-blue-more-new-video\/about:blank\" seamless=\"\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3198173474\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shungujazz.bandcamp.com\/album\/faith-in-the-unknown\">Faith in the Unknown by Shungu<\/a><\/iframe><noscript><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3198173474\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shungujazz.bandcamp.com\/album\/faith-in-the-unknown\">Faith in the Unknown by Shungu<\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cZEKEULTRA and I first connected musically three years ago, and everything we\u2019ve made together since has led to the Babel Tower album he released recently,\u201d Shungu says. \u201cBut this track \u2018Butterfly\u2019 is actually the first one we ever made together. He\u2019s the kind of artist I can really explore with. I send him all kinds of instrumentals, even the less conventional ones, and I can never predict which one he\u2019ll choose. It\u2019s always unexpected. Making music with him feels like creating free-form rap, no rules, just pure expression.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Shungu - Butterfly feat. ZekeUltra (Official Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Flz5gYgYAQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Shungu - Butterfly feat. ZekeUltra (Official Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Flz5gYgYAQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shungu will also be embarking on a series of European live shows this month. Beginning next week in London at Ormside, he\u2019ll be playing shows across Berlin, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam throughout the month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe process of making this album \u201ctook time, and it grew into something very human, rooted in trust, patience and creative risk,\u201d Shungu explains. \u201cIt\u2019s also a kind of introduction to a scene I feel close to, a space where experimentation meets vulnerability. I hope the record resonates beyond the surface and invites people to reflect, feel, and question. These songs are conversations, not just between me and the artists, but between worlds, eras, and ways of feeling.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shungu has carved out a singular space for himself as an innovative, revered voice in the underground hip-hop landscape, blending jazz-infused sampling with cosmic grooves, along with establishing a Detroit-indebted house alter ego Senga. That personality and distinct ear for instrumentals has cultivated a sense of community across his records with the likes of Pink Siifu, Fly Anakin, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/tag\/yungmorpheus\/\"><strong>YUNGMORPHEUS<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and more finding a home in his beats. The Belgian producer has served as an accomplished custodian of this community for years, playing the role of an artist who is both deeply rooted in the underground scene and a pioneering force in driving it forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Upcoming Live Dates:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">11\/12 \u2013 London, UK @ Ormside<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">11\/22 \u2013 Berlin, Germany @ Pastiche International<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">11\/23 \u2013 Brussels, Belgium @ AB Club<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">11\/28 \u2013 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Rush Hour<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brussels-based artist and producer Shungu releases his new album \u2018Faith in the Unknown\u2019 via Lex Records. 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