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[berlinonair]

Waaju - Fangara (Jazz)

🕑 Lesedauer: 1 min / 📷 CTTO / Waaju Offizielles Erscheinungsdatum:  13.09.2024 Wow, welch ausgeklügelte rhythmische Texturen diesen fantastischen Jazz-Track prägen – und das alles komplett live! Der neue Titel 'Fangara' von Waaju bringt nicht nur interessante musikalische Muster, sondern auch einen unvergleichlich guten Groove auf unsere Playlist. Leider spreche ich selbst die Sprache Gnawa nicht, doch ich kann euch versprechen, dass es die Musik absolut in sich hat. Exzellente traditionelle Elemente treffen hierbei auf ein geniales Bläser und Vocal Arrangement, das nicht nur reichlich Bewegung, sondern auch gute Stimmung beim Publikum garantiert. Hört direkt mal rein: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5xnCH1pKLWanRVbbI1Wdxp Instagram: https://instagram.com/waajuofficial Text: Adrian 

[twistedsoulmusic]

We loved Jonny Wickham’s recent track with its Brazilian-infused jazz vibes. If you haven’t had the chance to listen to it yet, now is the perfect time to give his album a go and fall head over heels for his music. Trust us, you won’t regret it! Translating to mean ‘Good Earth’, ‘Terra Boa’ is a record made in homage to Brazil’s vibrant and fertile musical grounds. Handled with deep sensitivity and knowledge, Wickham brings together some of London’s leading Brazilian music specialists, including percussionist Jeremy Shaverin (Alvorada) and drummer Ben Brown (Waaju). The group embrace tradition and lineage whilst forging its unique path through the lens of contemporary jazz and improvised music. One last thing, I just had to shout out to Irini Arabatzi’s vocals on the album because they are incredible.

[forty5sixty]

Cryptic Shadows // Church of Sound

Music has always been a great conduit for exchange. Be it culture, language, beliefs, and beyond, it's astonishing what a hand full of notes can achieve. Based within the hallowed surroundings of St James The Great Church in east London, Church of Sound continues to be a channel for the transfer of musical ideas. Having hosted the likes of the late, great Tony Allen to Fatima & The Eglo Live Band and many more diverse luminaries in between, Church of Sound is the place to see groundbreaking acts in a splendour setting.

The latest installment featured Majid Bekkas from Morocco and London supergroup Waaju.

Bekkas is a long-time purveyor of the Gnawa sound that comes from the North African nation. The genre is a form of Moroccan music comprised of religious melodies and rhythms filled with ritual poetry, prayer, and chanting. Bekkas's musical journey has seen him take the Gnawa baton from the likes of Maleem Mahmoud Ghania, Ba Houmane, and run with it, seamlessly collaborating with musicians such as Joachim Kühn, Ablaye Cissoko, and now Waaju.

A groove-laden world music ensemble formed from the bedrock of London's prominent jazz bands, Waaju has been making waves since being formed by percussionist Ben Brown. Meaning "to inspire" in the Bambara dialect from Mali, Waaju's sound is foremost influenced by West African music. Mixed with the best elements of free jazz, Waaju's live one-night stand with Bekkas was spiritual, as our snapshot above illustrates. So go check out Church of Sound, Majid Bekkas, and Waaju in whatever incarnation they appear in next.

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article and video: Maya Olatunji

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[burlveneer-music]

Waaju - Grown - another fruit of the fecund UK jazz scene (Olindo Records)

Pulsing Afro-Latin roots and UK jazz combine on Grown, the latest album by London-based quintet Waaju, released via Olindo Records. Fusing dexterous hand-percussion, hypnotic guitar riffs and soaring melodies, Waaju connect a wide range of traditional musics percolating at different corners of the global soundscape yet with a distinctly of-the-moment and British jazz flavour. Led by drummer and percussionist Ben Brown (Alfa Mist, Dizraeli, Ashley Henry), and comprising members across the UK’s extensive music scene including, percussionist Ernesto Marichales (Jordan Rakei, Sigala), guitarist Tal Janes (Nubiyan Twist, Bahla), Sam Rapley (Fabled, Maria Chiara Argiro) and Joe Downard (China Moses, Judi Jackson), Waaju’s unique and divergent sound connects the dots between the likes of Beth Carvalho, Oscar D’Leon, Alain Peters and Los Muñequitos de Matanzas. Waaju formed as a means of exploring music’s hidden connections, from trance-inducing Moroccan gnawa to Caribbean carnival music, and embracing them to reflect the different layers of London’s own musical culture. It was the band’s love for Mali’s folk music – and Ali Farka Touré’s stylistic prowess in particular – that first set the project in motion. London’s Jazz Cafe invited Waaju to reinterpret classic tracks from Farka Touré’s catalogue to sold-out audiences in 2018 and 2019. According to Brown: “Ali’s one of the best. He has such a unique sound. His playing is so gnarly. His spirit and attitude are things I always think of when making music.” Waaju (meaning ‘to urge, inspire or influence to take action’ in Bambara) blend Latin polyrhythms, psychedelic Malian blues licks and dancefloor-oriented UK jazz arrangements. Following the group’s 2018 self-titled debut LP, Grown represents Waaju at their most distinctive and refined. Ben Brown - drums, percussion Sam Rapley - saxophone, shaker (track 4) Tal Janes - guitar Ernesto Marichales - congas, percussion Joe Downard - bass

[colectivofuturo]

Tal Janes (Bahla/Waaju) Lockdown Selection

Guitarist, composer and Olindo family member Tal Janes (Bahla / Waaju) contributes a Lockdown Selection of all time classics with an added curveball. 

Listen here:

[mediadigest]

2018 | Waaju - Waaju Olindo Style: Fusion : African : Contemporary Jazz #waaju #olindo @waajuofficial @olindorecords https://www.instagram.com/p/CDT1xSUp5Qs/?igshid=ezyjl8w7bddo

[argrigory]

wow!

[thewickedsound]

Uk jazz outfit Waaju released a new single “Listening Glasses” Uk jazz quintet Waaju released a new single “Listening Glasses” from their forthcoming second album "Grown"

[cliggomusic]

Listen to Waaju for free: https://music.cliggo.com/artist/5674323-Waaju

[whifferdills]

2 waaju songs but no top artist? explain

[urbanwaves]

Grown by Waaju

Grown by Waaju

https://olindorecords.bandcamp.com/album/grown

[scual]

2018 Remarkable Music

Late as every year, and list grows as i’m now logging music when playing from pc.... 2018 remarkable music, thrown down on paper as i remembered, no specific order... 

i haven’t listed any release on which i’ve worked/collaborated otherwise Jura from Marco Malasomma would have made it. 

Elysia Crampton - Elysia Crampton

Dedekind Cut -  Tahoe 

Y-Bayani and Baby Naa & their Band of Enlightenment Reason and Love - Rehwe Mie enyim

Zeal and Ardor - Stranger Fruit

Hadi Zeidan - Taksim Analog

Waaju - Waaju

Basa Basa - Homowo

VA - We Out Here

Khalab - Black Noise 2084

Nils Frahm - All Melody

Vakula - A Vojage To Arcturus

Silvia Kastel - Air Lows

Johnny Jewel - Themes For Television / Digital Rain

Dengue Dengue - Son de Los Diablos

Hilary Woods - Colt

The Pineapple Thief - Dissolution

Shuttle358 - Field

ADT - Insecurities

Domiziano Maselli - Ashes

Luciano - Sequentia, Vol2

Peter Zummo - Frame Loop

Bombounou - Parametr Perkusja

k. Leimer - Threnody

Burnt Friedman - The Pestle

Hany Mehanna - The Miracles Of The seven Dances

Waelder - Omr 

Brainwaltzera - Bunker EP

Liberez - Way Through Vulnerability

The Maghreban - 01DEAS

Aphex Twin - Collapse EP

Rafiq Bhatia - Breaking English

Tangents - New Bodies

Nu guinea - Nuova Napoli

Henny Hval - The Long Sleep

Szun Waves - New Hymn To Freedom

Dhafer Youssef - Sound of Mirrors

Dead Can Dance - Dionysus

Julia Holter - Aviary

Dungen - Myths 003

Christina Vantzou - No. 4

Odeko - Rose Tinted Vision Implant

Sarah Davachi - Gave in Rest

Various - Gumba Fire

Giraffes? Giraffes! - Memory Lame

Tross - The Overview effect

Eartheater - Irisiri

Chancha Via Circuito - Bienventuranza

Mika Vainio - Lydspor One & Two

Alien Weaponry - Tu

Subelo Cuba! - Havana Cultura 

Siti & the Band - fusing the roots

Nine Inch Nails - Bad Witch

Pablo’s eye - Spring Break

Waak Waak Djungi - Waak Waak ga Min Min

Abdul Mogard - Above All Dreams

Pina - Larm

Space Afrika - Somewhere Decent To live

Kareem Lotfy - QTT10

Ben LaMar Gay - Downtown Castles Never Block The Sun

Aine O’dwyer - Gallarais

Zazou Bikaye - Noir Et Blanc

Thou - Rhea Sylvia

Forma - Semblance

Barrio Sur - बड़ा शोक (heart break)

Moontribe - Moontribe

Mike Cooper - Tropical Gothic

Carl Gari - Shipster

Dj Lilocox - Pax & Amor

Yndi Halda - Enjoy Eternal Bliss

Richard Devine - Sort\Lave

Objekt - Cocoon Crush

Vessel - Queen of Golden Dogs

Hailu Mergia - Lala Belu

Between The Buried And Me - Automata I & II

The Great Sabatini - Goodbye Audio

Anaal Nathrakh - A New Kind of Horror

dBridge - A Love I Can’t Explain

Deena Abdelwahed - Khonnar

[burlveneer-music]

Waaju - s/t LP (Olindo Records)

We’re delighted to present our second release and first LP on Olindo Records by London based afro-latin jazz quintet Waaju. A project that never stands still, Waaju’s members have been busy as part of other ensembles (Caravela, Bahla, Jordan Rakei, and Ashley Henry to name a few), which means they cherish each time they get to make music together. The five cuts on this LP are only a snapshot of what they’re doing and continually trying to do - the tip of the iceberg - but one that speaks volumes about their intentions. Sam Rapley - tenor saxophone Tal Janes - guitar Joe Downard - bass Ernesto Marichales - percussion Ben Brown - drums, percussion​

[colectivofuturo]

Soho Radio - Colectivo Futuro (26/07/2018)

Last week, Colectivo Futuro two-hour show on London institution, Soho Radio.  Just Oli for this one, but plenty of our favourite sounds were covered, from soul jazz to broken beat, via dub and some brand new Venezuelan heat on Olindo Records. The track list is below. To listen back, click on the widget.

Track List

Lenny White - Sweet Dreamer [Nemperor Records} Bobby Jackson - Desiree Song [Superfly] Ben Sidran - Now I Live (And Now My Life Is Done) [Blue Thumb Records] Roy Haynes - Little Sun Flower [Blue Marge] Sonny Rollins - Jungoso [RCA] Waaju - Waaju [Olindo Records] Soothsayers - Natural Mystic [Wah Wah 45s] Ojah With Hugh Masekela Afro Beat Blues [BBE] Les Play Boys - Play-Boys Boogaloo [Aux Ondes] Naphta - Endurance [Astigmatic Recods] Jessica Lauren - Kofi Nomad (Emanatice Remix ) [Freestyle Records] Nat birchall meets Al Breadwinner - Hail Don D Jr [Tradition Disc] Jimi Tenor - Tropical Eel [Philophon] Muhavishla Ravi Hatchud & The Indo Jazz Following ‎– Bombay Palace [Outernational Sounds] Emilio Santiago - Bananeira [Far Out Recordings] Gilberto Gil Umbelina -Vôa, Papagaio, Vôa! [Celluloid] Djavan - Maçã Do Rosto [ViNiLiSSSiMO] Insólito UniVerso - Vuelve [Olindo Records] Hermeto Pascoal - Little Cry For Him (Chorinho Pra Ele) [Warner Bros. Records] Mast - Bemsha Swing [World Galazy Records] Yazz Ahmed - Lost Pearl (Hector Plimmer Remix) [Naim Records] Kaidi Tatham - It's About Who You Know [First Word Records]

We are due back on Soho Radio on  MONDAY 27th August 4 – 6pm. Carnival special perhaps?

[twistedsoulmusic]

Welcome to your new music soundtrack to social distancing. Featuring future classics from Tenderloious, Kamaal Williams, Waaju, Huw Marc Bennett and more.

[mediadigest]

2020 | Waaju - Grown Olindo New Entry #waaju #waajumusic #olindo #olindorecords @waajuofficial @olindorecords https://www.instagram.com/p/CC8sdlCpc0p/?igshid=1nxw81exkg9ll