When The Dust Settles Balimaya Project

• 1 For Aziz 04:48
• 2 Anka Tulon 04:18
• 3 A Prayer For Our Parents 06:38
• 4 Bé Mankan 03:36
• 5 Red Oil / Beyond Kingdom Come 04:10
• 6 When The Dust Settles 03:31
• 7 There's Nothing Left For Us Here 06:26
• 8 Suley's Ablution 04:42
• 9 Golo Kan 02:06
• 10 Seasons of Baraka 06:31
• Total Runtime 46:46

Info for When The Dust Settles

Das kraftvolle Mandé-Jazz-Ensemble Balimaya Project veröffentlicht sein zweites Album When The Dust Settles, das von New Soil in Zusammenarbeit mit Jazz re:freshed herausgegeben wird.

When The Dust Settles ist eine dynamische Weiterentwicklung des mitreißenden Big-Band-Sounds der Gruppe und ist ein persönlicher und kathartischer Ausdruck von Trauer, Wut, Liebe und Freude. Das Album verbindet westafrikanische Rhythmustraditionen mit der Energie des Londoner Jazz und feiert die stärkende Kraft schwarzer männlicher Brüderlichkeit in den Londoner Diaspora-Gemeinschaften. Unter der Leitung des Komponisten/Arrangeurs und in Großbritannien lebenden Djembe-Spielers Yahael Camara Onono hat sich das Balimaya Project als eines der aufregendsten und zukunftsweisendsten Ensembles in Großbritannien etabliert.

Mit den Gastsängern Afronaut Zu, Obongjayar und Fassara Sacko werden zehn groovige und kraftvoll perkussive Tracks eingespielt. Jeder Song auf When The Dust Settles beschäftigt sich bewusst mit der Bedeutung folkloristischer Rhythmen, um Themen wie den Tod von Camara Ononos älterem Bruder, den Verlust eines Kindes, die Vaterschaft, Migration, Überleben und die Suche nach Wahrheit zu beleuchten. Wie Camara Onono beschreibt: "Eine Sache, die uns wirklich verbindet, ist das Konzept der Familie, und die Bande werden immer stärker ... Es war mir wichtig, tiefer zu gehen und nicht nur Tradition und Kultur, sondern auch Emotionen anzusprechen."

Balimaya Project

Balimaya Project
was formed in 2019 by percussionist Yahael Camara Onono, a second generation Londoner whose rich West African musical heritage, coupled with his musical experiences in the UK, inspired him to bridge the gap between the diaspora and West Africa.

The word Balimaya is a word from the Maninka language that means the essence of kinship. In Mande society, the ideology of kinship is engrained in the moral fabric of its people. Family ties aren’t just limited to blood relations. The concept of extended family created by marriage, cousinage, shared history within ethnicities and deeds done for one another is complex, but shared and adhered to with great pride. This extended family model is what inspires Balimaya’s repertoire and mission.

This group is built on the foundation of forging musical and cultural ties, from a place of integrity, authenticity and inspiration. Balimaya uses the repertoire of the Mande peoples of Senegal and Mali as the bridge to bring the folkloric West African music, together with Jazz and the sounds of Black London, to create something different.

Yahael was born in North West London to Nigerian and Senegalese parents. Despite being born in the UK and growing up in inner city London for most of his life, he had an affinity for his folkloric music from a very young age. He received his first talking drum at the age of 6 from his grandfather, and later started playing the djembe at the age of 8. Though he grew up in Harlesden, he was given the gift of an open mind through travel at an early age.

Balimaya is an accurate expression of how Yahael feels and expresses his musical journey. There is a story and meaning behind every piece, and homage is paid to his cultural roots throughout the music. In this journey, he has endeavoured to make space within the folklore to add, enrich and give new depth to the music, and to include the voices of the many communities that have guided him along the way.

This album contains no booklet.