Story, Dexter

Bahir

On Bahir, Story steps in front of those influences and melds his world into the one he fell in love with so strongly while in Africa. One way in which hes done so is by incorporating musicians from both sides of this coin. LA luminaries are featured throughout, as are African contemporaries he encountered throughout his travels. Sudan Archives gives a show-stealing vocal performance on "Gold", while the Ethiopian producer Endeguena Mulu adds impenetrable and psychedelic texture to the albums title track. So Bahir finds the polymath musician not stuck between two worlds, but as a member of both. We get Ethiopian jazz tonalities, Tuareg grooves, ekista dance rhythms, Afro-funk, Somalian soul and forays into more contemporary jazz rhythms, too. Angelenos like Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Josef Leimberg give the record its backbone, while African artists like the Ethiopian singer Hamelmal Abate give Bahir its glimmer and shine.

Price
€ 22.50
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
15-03-2019
Label
Item-nr
525041
EAN
5060571360342
Availability
In stock
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TRACKS

Disk 1

1. TECHAWIT
2. BILA (FEAT KIBROM BIRHANE)
3. GOLD (FEAT SUDAN ARCHIVES)
4. ELECTRIC GURAGE
5. MAMDOOH
6. BUNA BE CHOW (FEAT JIMETTA ROSE)
7. RAS (FEAT HAILE SUPREME)
8. JIJIGA JIJIYA (FEAT MARIE DAULNE)
9. DESTA'S GROOVE
10. SHURUBA SONG (FEAT HAMELMAL ABATE)
11. BAHIR (FEAT ENDEGUENA MULU)
12. ABEBAYE (FEAT MARIE DAULNE)