Sade Ends 6-Year Hiatus to Lend Her Voice to Transgender People on ‘Transa’ Album

It’s been six years because the world was treated to recent music from Sade Adu, however the music legend is reportedly ending his recent hiatus to appear on a really special project. As reported Dazed The British-Nigerian singer-songwriter will contribute the track “Young Lion” to the compilation “Transa,” an upcoming album promoting awareness for transgender and non-binary people.

As Dazed notes, for Sade, 65, the project is personal because her only child, Isaacunderwent his own gender transition. Acknowledging the difficulties of his journey and people of many others, Sade’s recent song is devoted to Isaac, who now lives as a transgender man, and reportedly includes the lyric, “You must have felt so alone, I should have known.”

“It’s incredible to hear a legendary musician like Sade sing about her honest experiences as a parent of a transgender child,” model, transgender activist and album co-producer Massima Bell said, according to Dazed. “It’s incredibly powerful.”

Featured Stories

Produced by Red hotThe nearly 35-year-old nonprofit that released the platinum-selling, star-studded compilation “Red Hot + Blue” amid the AIDS epidemic, “Transa” will feature greater than 100 artists, including André 3000, Moses Sumney, Sam Smith, “Euphoria” star Hunter Schaefer and more. The first single is reportedly a canopy of the Prince classic “I Would Die 4 U,” created by former Prince and the Revolution members Wendy & Lisa with singer-songwriter Lauren Auder. The album, set for a vacation release on Nov. 22, features 46 tracks and eight “chapters” that make up the three-and-a-half-hour album, an “ode” to the unique eight stripes of the Pride flag.

“We hoped to create a narrative that positions trans and nonbinary people as leaders in our society, as long as they do the deep inner work to validate who they are in our current climate. We felt like everyone should do that,” said Dust Reid, executive director of Red Hot, per Diversity“Whether you identify as transgender, non-binary, or other, if you took the time to explore your gender, to get in touch with the emotional side of yourself, perhaps we would have a future centered around the values ​​of community, collaboration, care, and healing.”