Tiwayo

Nicknamed “The Young Old” for a voice that carries timeless weight, Paris-born soul singer and songwriter Tiwayo returns with Outsider, a powerful new album produced by Grammy winner Adrián Quesada of the Black Pumas set for release worldwide on April 10, 2026. Celebrated by musical luminaries including Norah Jones, Marcus Miller, Tony Visconti, and Don Was, Tiwayo built a reputation opening stages for Curtis Harding, Cody Chesnutt, and Marcus Miller. After two acclaimed albums Desert Dream (on Yotanka Records) and The Gypsy Soul of Tiwayo (on the legendary Blue Note Records), Tiwayo had nearly vanished from the scene before Adrian Quesada heard his demos and pulled him back into the spotlight. Their paths crossed at France’s Les Eurockéennes festival, leading Tiwayo from Paris to Austin and into Adrian’s legendary Electric Deluxe Studio. There, he and Quesada forged a raw, genre-bending take on soul, with contributions from Black Pumas members and and guest appearances by Doyle Bramhall II (Eric Clapton) and Kendra Morris (Colemine Records). Tiwayo doesn’t play by the genre’s rules. He stands apart: a Frenchman in Texas, a soul singer with a bluesman’s heart, a traveler who never quite belongs anywhere. In a world of polished revivals, Tiwayo embraces being the outsider — an anti-hero of soul who proves that the raw and unvarnished carry the deepest power.