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AEG PRESENTS FRANCE PRESENTE : VENNAA l’occasion de la sortie de son attendu premier album “MALIK”, le producteur et saxophoniste Venna sera de retour à Paris le samedi 29 novembre 2025 sur la scène du Cabaret Sauvage.Après avoir appris le piano dès l’âge de six ans, Venna est passé au saxo alto à 12 ans, et le reste appartient à l’histoire. Producteur convoité, Venna a marqué l’industrie de nombreuses collaborations et projets solo. En 2020, il remporte un Grammy Award pour son travail sur “Alarm Clock” de Burna Boy avec P2J. En 2021, il reçoit deux autres nominations aux Grammys pour Made In Lagos de Wizkid et Temporary Highs In The Violet Skies de Snoh Aalegra. Les éloges de Venna ne s’arrêtent pas là, ayant également joué du saxophone pour certains des plus grands titres d’Afrobeat, y compris Anybody et Ja Ara E par Burna Boy et l’album de Wizkid “More love, Less Ego”. Il a également travaillé pour des artistes tels que Yussef Dayes, MIKE, Amaraae, Greentea Peng, 6LACK, J Hus, Arlo Parks, AJ Tracey et bien d’autres.Son premier album “MALIK” verra le jour le 5 septembre. Bien que celui-ci soit une expression de ses expériences et comment il voit le monde et le métier, Venna veut que “MALIK” soit une invitation. Une invitation à se laisser aller, être présent et se soumettre aux expériences sensorielles. “L’album MALIK a été nommé par ma mère, 26 ans avant que l’album ne soit créé. Un nom fort qui signifie “roi” ou “leader” en arabe. Un nom que j’ai porté toute ma vie. Un nom que mes proches m’ont donné et un nom que j’ai appris à devenir. Pendant la création de cet album, j’avais un autre nom en tête mais je n’avais pas l’impression de vivre ma vérité. Et pour cela, il me fallait de nommer ce premier album avec celui que ma mère lui allouait. Je vous présente mon premier album MALIK.” – Venna
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Venna Biography
After two EPs and an illuminating start to his career, Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Venna releases his debut album, MALIK.
For Venna, it’s been a whirlwind of a journey to arrive at this point. He’s spent the better part of three years on the road touring, while coming back to London intermittently. In the spaces he finds himself in as a musician, he’s often the youngest in the room. This period gave him the confidence to embark on this next stage of his career.
Venna says ‘’The album MALIK was named by my mother 26 years before the album was made - on the day I was born. A strong name that means King or leader in Arabic. A name that I’ve lived with all my life. A name that my nearest and dearest have called me & a name that I’ve learnt to become.”
Featuring vocals from Jorja Smith, Cari, Leon Thomas, Smino, MIKE, and himself, MALIK is where listeners can get lost and find themselves again. The album also features a long list of musicians including Rocco Palladino, Elijah Fox, AoD, J Warner, Marco Bernardis and longtime collaborator, Yussef Dayes.
MALIK embodies the melting pot of sounds that reflects Venna’s environment. Venna doesn’t want to be rooted in jazz alone; his previous work for the likes of Burna Boy, Beyoncé, Kali Uchis, Wizkid, Knucks, J Hus and many more indicates that his saxophone and sound has been a pivotal part for a lot of great artists music.
It’s easy to categorise any music with horns and a rhythm section as jazz, but Venna has long tried to avoid the finite limitations of his music being labelled as a genre. There are elements of jazz on MALIK but also bossa nova, R&B, soul and rap. “I allow myself to be a vessel of music. A stream of consciousness flows through me when I’m creating – almost like a life force is present with me. I believe God is there with me always when I’m making music & through my everyday walk of life. Allowing myself to be open to whatever the day brings has given me the freedom to express myself in any and every way through the music with no limitations. Whether it’s playing sax, producing, singing or co-ordinating the musicians in the room – I am capable of anything when in the studio.”
It’s a beautiful rarity when an artist sees themselves as a vessel of the music, and though MALIK is a manifestation of his experiences and how he sees the world and years of craft, Venna wants MALIK to be an invitation. An invitation to let go, be present and submit to the sonic journey of MALIK.
MALIK the album out 5th September 2025.
Read MoreFor Venna, it’s been a whirlwind of a journey to arrive at this point. He’s spent the better part of three years on the road touring, while coming back to London intermittently. In the spaces he finds himself in as a musician, he’s often the youngest in the room. This period gave him the confidence to embark on this next stage of his career.
Venna says ‘’The album MALIK was named by my mother 26 years before the album was made - on the day I was born. A strong name that means King or leader in Arabic. A name that I’ve lived with all my life. A name that my nearest and dearest have called me & a name that I’ve learnt to become.”
Featuring vocals from Jorja Smith, Cari, Leon Thomas, Smino, MIKE, and himself, MALIK is where listeners can get lost and find themselves again. The album also features a long list of musicians including Rocco Palladino, Elijah Fox, AoD, J Warner, Marco Bernardis and longtime collaborator, Yussef Dayes.
MALIK embodies the melting pot of sounds that reflects Venna’s environment. Venna doesn’t want to be rooted in jazz alone; his previous work for the likes of Burna Boy, Beyoncé, Kali Uchis, Wizkid, Knucks, J Hus and many more indicates that his saxophone and sound has been a pivotal part for a lot of great artists music.
It’s easy to categorise any music with horns and a rhythm section as jazz, but Venna has long tried to avoid the finite limitations of his music being labelled as a genre. There are elements of jazz on MALIK but also bossa nova, R&B, soul and rap. “I allow myself to be a vessel of music. A stream of consciousness flows through me when I’m creating – almost like a life force is present with me. I believe God is there with me always when I’m making music & through my everyday walk of life. Allowing myself to be open to whatever the day brings has given me the freedom to express myself in any and every way through the music with no limitations. Whether it’s playing sax, producing, singing or co-ordinating the musicians in the room – I am capable of anything when in the studio.”
It’s a beautiful rarity when an artist sees themselves as a vessel of the music, and though MALIK is a manifestation of his experiences and how he sees the world and years of craft, Venna wants MALIK to be an invitation. An invitation to let go, be present and submit to the sonic journey of MALIK.
MALIK the album out 5th September 2025.
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