Fola

Fola rows into debut with ‘Catharsis’—an album you didn’t know you needed

Nigerian artist Fola announces the release of his debut album, Catharsis, set to arrive on September 5, 2025. The news lands via a post on X—formerly Twitter—on August 15, paired with a solitary image of the singer adrift in a boat, a visual cue to the project’s introspective nature.

Positioned as a year-long personal undertaking, Catharsis emerges from what Fola calls a therapeutic need to heal, let go, and reassemble. He refers to it as “the album you didn’t know you needed,” tagging #catharsisOTW to signal its slow approach across emotional waters.