Ami Taf Ra - The Prophet and The Madman [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: BFCD154
Barcode: 5054429202694
Release Date: 22 Aug 2025
Genre: Broken Beat/Nu Jazz

 Ami Taf Ra is an LA-based artist of North African heritage who has a long held passion for musical and cultural fusion. Her latest work - ‘The Prophet and The Madman’ - is a musical interpretation of the timeless writings of Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist Khalil Gibran.
 Heralded for her seamless fusion of Arabic musical traditions like Moroccan gnawa with jazz and gospel, ‘The Prophet and The Madman’ is beautifully cinematic and epic in scope.
Composed, produced and arranged by Ami Taf Ra and legendary saxophonist composer and frequent collaborator Kamasi Washington, the album features contributions from a
stellar cast of musicians including Ryan Porter, Miles Mosley, Brandon Coleman, Tony Austin, Cameron Graves, Ronald Bruner Jr., Allakoi Peete, Kahlil Cummings and more. Kamasi’s musical contribution infuses a rich lineage of spiritual jazz, afrocentric philosophy, and orchestral grandiosity.
 Ami Taf Ra will join Kamasi Washington on his summer EU dates including North Sea Jazz Festival (NL), Ghent Jazz Festival (BE), Umbria Jazz Festival (IT), Pohoda Festival (SK) and more. Ami Taf Ra North America headline tour through September / October, including the iconic Blue Note jazz club in New York.
 For fans of Kamasi Washington, Shabaka, Nubya Garcia, International Anthem Records.
 CD in gatefold wallet with booklet.
 2LP housed in a gatefold sleeve with 12”x12” lyric poster insert.
 Photography by Sol Washington and Audrey Wilkins. Art direction by Thomas Houseago and Korynn Washington. Layout by Adam Stover.
 Press - Reviews & features in The Line of Best Fit, COLORSxSTUDIOS, Rolling Stone, The Luna Collective, The Portable Infinite.
 Radio - 6 Music Gilles Peterson, New Music Fix Daily, Apple 1 Matt Wilkinson, Resonance FM Kitchen Magic Time, Radio X X-Posure

Tracklisting
Speak to Us (Intro)
How I Became a Madman (feat. Kamasi Washington)
The Prophet God
Love (feat. Ryan Porter)
My Friend (feat. Brandon 
Coleman)
Children
Gnawa (feat. Kamasi Washington)
Gibran
Khalil
Speak to Us (Outro)