Soul Jazz Records Presents - YORUBA! Songs and Rhythms for the Yoruba Gods in Nigeria Vinyl Record
Soul Jazz Records Presents - YORUBA! Songs and Rhythms for the Yoruba Gods in Nigeria Vinyl Record
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Soul Jazz Records latest album Yoruba! Songs and Rhythms for the Yoruba Gods in Nigeria is newly recorded in Lagos, Nigeria. The album is co-produced by Soul Jazz Records label head Stuart Baker and Laolu Akins (founding member of the legendary 1970s Nigerian Afro-Funk/Rock group Blo). Yoruba! features an array of local master drummers led by Olatunji Samson Sotimirin and singers (featuring the lead vocals of Janet Olufanmilayo Abe) performing heavyweight Afro-rhythms, with talking drums, Bata and Dundun drums and a mass of percussion in these deep spiritual and sacred songs used to honour and worship the traditional and ancient Yoruba gods in Nigeria, West Africa.
The enormous impact of Yoruba and West African music and culture is worldwide from the first Afro-centric explorations of African-American jazz musicians in the 1950s such as Art Blakey, Randy Weston and Dizzy Gillespie, the explosion of Nu Yorican Latin music in New York City starting in the 1960s Mambo, Boogaloo, Latin funk and soul - through to the sacred and powerful Afro-derived music of the religions of Santer in Cuba, Candombl in Brazil and Voodoo in Haiti, which all came into existence on account of the Atlantic slave trade which began over 400 years ago. On a wider scale West African music remains the primary root of all African-American musical forms from New Orleans jazz to Bronx rap, gospel, soul and more.
This album features songs honouring the Nigerian gods of the Yoruba traditional religion Yemoja, Obatala, Ogun, Sango and others as well as a selection of instrumental cuts focussing on the Bata and Dundun drums. The album comes complete with extensive text and photography included in the 40-page outsize booklet/gatefold double vinyl + inners showing the influence of Yoruba culture throughout the world and the social and historical context for the music contained here.
Watch out for a limited edition remix of the project by Osunlade, also forthcoming on Soul Jazz Records.
A 1. Homage To Yemoja (3.15) 2. Homage To Esu (5.15) 3. Sakara Instrumental Ensemble (1.29) 4. Homage To Obatala (5.38) B 1. Eulogy To Amila (2.57) 2. Homage To Sango (3.59) 3. Agbe Gbe-Wadele (4.10) 4. Eulogy To Ori-Ola (3.43) C 1. Bata Drums Ensemble (4.37) 2. Eshere (10.30) D 1. Homage To Osun (5.12) 2. Dundun Instrumental Ensemble (5.37) 3. Homage To Ogun (3.00)
- Format Detail: 2LP w/ D/L code
- Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: World Music
- Released: 5/25/18
- Internal ID: JITRE
- Format: Vinyl
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