{"product_id":"199350128066","title":"PRE-ORDER: Esa Williams \"Dala What We Must\" 2xLP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS IS A PRE-ORDER: We expect this to ship on or around OCTOBER 9th, 2026. Any items ordered with this will be held until they can ship together. If you need other items faster please place a separate order for those items. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-12\" id=\"aec-product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aec-desc-review collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-12\" id=\"aec-product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aec-desc-review collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMarking twenty years since South African producer and DJ Esa Williams left Cape Town, Dala What We Must is a deeply personal and expansive debut LP, an exploration of movement, memory, and sound shaped by two decades of creative evolution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCo-created with collaborator and multi-instrumentalist Robin G. Breeze, the album deftly combines field recordings, layered instrumentation, and emotionally resonant compositions into a nuanced, globally influenced body of work. It also stands as Esa’s most collaborative release to date, featuring contributions from musicians across London, Oaxaca, Nairobi, and Cape Town, each adding their own creative energy to a project built on openness, trust, and shared experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album draws inspiration from Esa’s recent ventures into documentary scoring and soundtracking, with projects like Cursed (Audible) and The Invisible Hand teaching him to listen differently, to honour space, to serve the story. That sensibility permeates the album, resulting in music that breathes, lingers, and listens as much as it speaks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title, Dala What We Must, is a South African call to action: a reminder to do what’s necessary, even in uncertainty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e. Finalised in the months leading up to Esa’s transition into fatherhood, the record carries a sense of grounding, care, and quiet transformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDala What We Must is a sonic reflection of journey and community, a deeply collaborative project rooted in connection and guided by intention.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-12 pt-2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pt-2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pt-2\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eA1. Ita Ayelala\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA2. Yanga feat. Los Pream\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eB1. Kwanini\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eB2. Nakupenda feat. Nonku Phiri\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eC1. Summerskin feat. Chisara Agor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eC2. Vanguard Drive feat. Tasneem Williams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eD1. Cruisin Kruga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eD2. Dala What We Must feat. Kujenga\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pt-2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pt-2\"\u003estreet date 10\/9\/2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-12 pt-2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45134851375304,"sku":"199350128066","price":59.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/1337\/2616\/files\/81_e875da8b-6fbb-4220-8deb-9d05f7b327fc.jpg?v=1783437331","url":"https:\/\/1234gorecords.shop\/en-ca\/products\/199350128066","provider":"1-2-3-4 Go! Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}