Hip-Hop/Reggae Fusion Band Soulfege Debuts Music Album In JazzWeek Top 100

LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Soulfege Official Website) - Take Back the Mic, the latest release from Hip-Hop, Reggae fusion band Soulfege, led by musician & radio host Derrick N. Ashong, debuted this week in the Top 100 of JazzWeek's New World Chart.

The album, which was recorded in the US, Jamaica & Ghana, West Africa features collaborations with Grammy-winning Dancehall Superstar Bounty Killer ("Sweet Mother") and West African Hip-Life legend Reggie Rockstone ("Beans N Rice").

"This stuff is 'a real upper' it evokes summer days gone by with positive vibes to come! Go spend your money on it! It is worth it! - Score 9.5 out of 10." writes British record producer Charles Foskett (Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello) in his review of the record.

"Soulfege make politics sexy," says Dave Stewart, multi-platinum pop legend & co-founder of Eurythmics. "They make you want to be part of something that is positive, sensual and wholesome. Check out their fusion of all the groovy things in life. These cats have good taste!"

Launched by Harvard educated musicians, Soulfege has received multiple Boston Music Award nominations, as well as nominations for an Independent Music Award and Boston Urban Music Award. Bandleader & primary songwriter Ashong won the 2007 Billboard Songwriting Contest for Best Hip Hop song ("From The Soul").

The lead video from the band's debut record Heavy Structured, aired in over 50 countries worldwide, charting on both sides of the Atlantic.

Bandleader Derrick N. Ashong - also known as DNA - is the host of "The Derrick Ashong Experience" on SIRIUS XM's Oprah Radio. The show is a mash-up of politics, pop-culture, social media, music and the arts, informed by Derrick's experiences and travels across the globe. It airs Saturdays from 12:00 - 3:00 pm ET on Oprah Radio, XM channel 156 and SIRIUS channel 195 and is streamed live on https://www.OprahRadio.com.

Ashong describes the Soulfege sound as "offering a distinctive groove and a positive message of self-empowerment, thus redefining the sound and image of Urban Music as we challenge a generation to literally Take Back the Mic."