{"product_id":"seu-jorge-roge-night-dreamer-direct-to-disc-sessions","title":"Seu Jorge \u0026 Rogê - Night Dreamer Direct-To-Disc Sessions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: LP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: ND5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 0745760050376\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 12 Aug 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: World \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeun Kuti, youngest son of afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, and leader of his father’s Egypt 80 band, entered the Artone Studio in Haarlem, Holland, earlier this year to cut a direct to disc session in a single take. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The first to be released on the Night Dreamer label, the session brought some of the foremost afrobeat musicians in the world together, many of whom cut their teeth playing with Fela himself. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Inheriting both his father’s musicality and political activism, Seun was only fourteen when his father died, and has played with the band for over twenty years, first as a singer and then as a saxophonist in his father’s mould. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For the Night Dreamer session, the band took a day to acclimatise themselves to the recording process, sound check levels, and perform a few test cuts, with Seun was the central figure throughout, orchestrating the band with the assurance of his father. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Playing without the safety of multiple takes, Seun and Egypt 80 cut all four tracks (two per side) in a single take without rehearsal on the second day, improvising with all the focus and relaxation of a band in the midst of a world tour. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The recordings were cut to the studio’s Neumann VMS70 lathe, capturing not just the urgency of the performance but the atmosphere of the session itself, with all its imperfections. A snapshot of a legendary outfit at the top of their game. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTRACKLISTING\u003cbr\u003e A1. Vem Me Salvar \u003cbr\u003e A2. Meu Brasil \u003cbr\u003e A3. A Força \u003cbr\u003e B1. Saravá \u003cbr\u003e B2. Onda Carioca \u003cbr\u003e B3. Pra Você Amigo \u003cbr\u003e B4. Caminhão \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Night Dreamer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41740295995548,"sku":"ND5","price":27.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/unnamed_a8845d85-1608-49d4-901e-518891b8144a.jpg?v=1656918537","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/seu-jorge-roge-night-dreamer-direct-to-disc-sessions","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}