Kumasi - Live at Marigny Studio

Mystery Zone Records

£14.38

CAT NO.: ZONE002
FORMAT: LP
RELEASE DATE: 22nd May 2021
TERRITORY: Worldwide
GENRE: Afrobeat, Latin Jazz, Nu Jazz

TRACK LISTING
A1. Ochosi
A2. Cabilão
B1. Glele's Cut Loose
B2. Happy Family

Kumasi, New Orleans’ own 14-piece Afrobeat orchestra, is back with their third LP and first live record. After two private-press releases, Kumasi is presenting Live at Marigny Studios to an international audience for the first time via Hiatt dB’s New Orleans-based Mystery Zone Records. Live at Marigny Studios, features 4 original compositions: jazz-centric interpretations of Fela’s classic form that incorporate rhythms and sentiments from New Orleans and the surrounding Afro-diaspora, namely Cuba, Haiti, and Brazil. It’s a bold effort that perfectly captures the infectious mix of heavy rhythms, spontaneous, improvisatory musicianship, and inclusive, participatory style that characterize Kumasi as a group, as well as Afrobeat as a whole.

180 gram pressing by New Orleans Record Press, full color reverse-board jacket, Ltd. 500