Welsh music collective Celtica Electronica has unveiled a mesmerising Christmas providing. Their festive reimagining of Ar Hyd y Nos (All By means of the Evening) options the formidable expertise of Welsh-Jamaican singer Aleighcia Scott.
Launched via Coco & Cwtsh, this enchanting single wraps the beloved Welsh lullaby in a gently dub-influenced manufacturing and sweeping strings. Producer Branwen Munn describes weaving “refined nods to dub” all through, together with a steppers groove and dreamy echoes that complement Scott’s pure affinity for the sound.
“I’ve all the time felt such a robust connection to my Welsh roots,” Scott explains. “‘Ar Hyd y Nos’ carries generations of Welsh voices. There’s a calmness and luxury in it that I’ve all the time cherished.”
Recording in Cymraeg has develop into central to her creative identification, a journey that lately made historical past when her monitor ‘Dod o’r Galon’ turned the primary Welsh reggae track to prime the iTunes Reggae Chart.
ALEIGHCIA’S DEEP INSTINCT FOR THAT SOUND WOULD BRING A BEAUTIFUL SENSE OF EASE AND CONNECTION
The collaboration feels completely timed. Scott stands poised for a breakthrough yr, tipped by The Guardian as one among 2025’s Welsh artists to observe and featured within the BBC’s Ones to Watch. Her debut album Windrush Child claimed the #1 iTunes Reggae Chart place and earned each a Welsh Music Prize nomination and Grammy consideration.
Alwyn Humphreys’ luminous string association anchors the monitor, whereas Munn’s manufacturing honours each the track’s conventional soul and Scott’s reggae instincts. “Aleighcia’s deep intuition for that sound would carry a phenomenal sense of ease and connection,” Munn notes.
The only precedes Celtica Electronica’s debut album, arriving early 2026. In the meantime, Scott returns to Y Llais (The Voice, Wales) as a coach alongside Sir Bryn Terfel, persevering with her outstanding ascent as a BBC 1Xtra and Radio Wales presenter who’s redefining what Welsh music can sound like.
That is heritage reimagined: rooted, radiant and totally modern.
ABOUT ALEIGHCIA SCOTT
Aleighcia Scott blends soulful reggae with Jamaican roots and Welsh heritage. She began acting at seven and grew her profession on-line and on native phases. Her debut album, Windrush Child, options prime Jamaican musicians. Singles Cry and I Need You hit primary on Apple Reggae.
Teaming with Pen Dub and Côsh, she delivered Dod O’r Galon, the primary Welsh-language reggae monitor to prime iTunes. She excursions globally and hosts BBC reveals whereas mentoring new expertise.
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