Echezona reaches out to neighbors and friends with ‘Ényì’ – Vanyaland

A man sits on a brown leather sofa with patterned cushions, wearing a red patterned shirt, black pants, and black shoes. Against a dark background on a patterned rug, he exudes the calm confidence of Ényì.

Depending on who you ask, the meaning of Echezona’s new record Ényì changes. A fan of the Boston artist might immediately recognize the title as an abbreviation of his community-forward mantra, “every neighbor yields impact.” To someone who speaks Igbo, though — like some members of the city’s Nigerian community — it literally translates to “friend.”

But no matter how you interpret it, the record is a stamp of Echezona’s M.O. as a musician. The Dorchester-raised Afrobeats and hip-hop act released Ényì alongside…