FIRST THINGS FIRST
DL LINK:
Streaming:
music.apple.com/us/album/wema-feat-msafiri/1608483159
daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the-day/wema-wema
open.spotify.com/artist/5aPv7qXVKLZfs9p4d8fnAE
youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lAL4un1bhlv72RdQ2j7zaaZOdzSoSmK0I
New drop this evening, I'm going to introduce to you a record I stumbled on chance through a look at a magazine and looking at this symbol thinking "What the heck is this? Where can I hear it? "
Fam, the layering on this with the instrumentation and the vocals dropping in and out. this is some magical work right here
Samples:
When this hits your stereo
Now how do we put this in summary: it's a hybrid of call n response Tanzanian gogo folk, afrolatin and electronic sound design mixed with a lot of live instrumentation and it's sung in Swahili and Spanish. A collective under lockdown that found solace in musical collaboration together around the world. They decided to make a full lp of their expression and this is WEMA. It has a interesting juxtaposition of acoustic & electronic instruments in unison together of African and Western origin.
Project info -
"For WEMA, collaboration is a state of mind. The five-piece collective – consisting of Tanzanian multi-instrumentalist Msafiri Zawose, producer Photay and Penya members Magnus P.I, Lilli Elina and Jimmy le Messurier – is an artistic pursuit founded on community; a space in which to harness the transformative power of connection. Translated from Swahili, ‘wema’ means kindness and benevolence – virtues that lie at the core of the project, and are reflected in the group’s world-embracing approach to music. “WEMA is a state of gratitude and belief, without sorrow or grief. It’s about giving your entire heart,” Msafiri declares"
So many dope polyrhythms on this project. And they come in so unexpected
You can probably get an idea looking at the artwork, you about to go some place different.
WEMA is made up of -
Msafiri Zawose
Penya (a London based musical act of Yoruba and spanish influences) 2 members of this group are part of this collective.
and a artist- producer -musician by the name of Photay.
But obviously the star of the show is Msafiri. Who I haven't heard of before
Just so much that unfolds for the fam otherworldly type partnership
Was sold even before I saw my guy Photay was involved
Listening through the new Lil Silva rn but will add to my list. Thanks @op
don’t sleep on this one
this is crazy they were able to mix this with all the vocals and instrumentation
there is one of these tracks with a tony allen/fela nigerian type shuffle
msafiri deserves to be in collabs on hooks and in the feature world in hip hop. he’s got some releases on the corner if you like this
Incredible musician.
my only gripe is no credits are listed for instruments and other vocals
these part 2 sections omg he’s just flying on these instruments 😳
someone needs to link up msafiri with kendrick ye earthgang - name the artist - he will kill the session
@op do you have anywhere else you do these writeups or maybe even an email list?
@op do you have anywhere else you do these writeups or maybe even an email list?
no email list but i may substack it - i’m not sure what i do with dl links. dicey waters 🧐
Word - asking more so for a future beyond KTT if that ever comes because I want to keep up with this as long as you're willing to do it
Some of the best recommendations I'll ever get in my life and I'm incredibly thankful for them
Word - asking more so for a future beyond KTT if that ever comes because I want to keep up with this as long as you're willing to do it
Some of the best recommendations I'll ever get in my life and I'm incredibly thankful for them
i got a new one tonight 😳it’s got some kick to it. soul sundays late edition 😎
i got a new one tonight 😳it’s got some kick to it. soul sundays late edition 😎
apologies to everyone for the delay. i was having issues with glitch skips on tracks using this new audio mp3 joiner 😒
and after a few hours i figured out the cross fade was on and the first track was just dysfunctional and had to download the whole album again to see why
but now ….. we can do this correctly for late edition soul sundays this evening
😎