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HIJACK AND RUN FROM EARDRUMS' COLONISED ALBUM - DUE OUT ON DISTRICT SIX RECORDS - TO BE PLAYED BY MAX REINHARDT ON LATE JUNCTION TUESDAY 24TH MARCH. TUNE IN! http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05mrpg9
Astrobeat from Eardrums' Colonised album due out on District Six Records in May, played on Gilles Peterson's 6 music show. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b054ydh7 Thanks!
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ABOUT
Adventure, celebration, and the unexpected are the conjoint aims of District Six Records, the only consistent theme being high-quality music. District Six Records is a haven for musical outsiders and forward-thinking mainstreamers.
ARTISTS
EARDRUM
Hailing from London, Eardrum creates sounds that reflect their harsh urban surroundings while dreaming of African suns and open skies. Formed in the early 1990s when London-based Richard Olatunde Baker met Chicago native Lou Ciccotelli, the two percussionists found they shared a love of Sun Ra, West African tribal drumming, and dub reggae. Drawing on a pool of like-minded seasoned musicians, Eardrum forges an electric, elastic, experimental sound rooted in Nigerian and Ghanaian trance music, King Tubby’s exotic dub tapestries, and free jazz.
THE BAND MEMBERS
RICHARD OLATUNDE BAKER (talking drum/percussion)
Original founder and the band’s producer/studio engineer, he is also one of the best talking drummers born outside of Nigeria. Having toured with Tony Allen as part of the “Lagos No Shaking” tour as well as Mulatu Astatke’s latest band, he has since established himself as a prominent UK Future-Afro visionary.
LOU CICCOTELLI (drum kit)
Co-founder, previously of noise merchants God and Spleen, with a wide spectrum of Avant-Rock, Jazz, and West African drumming musical capabilities, he is currently also playing with Yaabafunk.
JASON YARDE (saxophones/percussion)
One of the most prolific and recognized UK jazz musicians of the last 15 years. Apart from his own BBC compositions, his endless credits include Jazz Warriors, Roy Ayers, Hugh Masekela, Andrew Hill, Jazz Jamaica, Terri Walker.
PAT THOMAS (keyboards/FX)
Avid Oxford improviser and Jazz composer, with a magical sonic range akin to the enigmatic Sun Ra, his credits include Tony Corbett, Lol Coxhill, Black Top, and the Enlightenment Ensemble who just performed John Coltrane's Love Supreme album at Union Chapel in London.
AYOKUNLE ODIA (saxophone)
Songwriter and poet with an impressive Afro-jazz background, including performing at the Lagos shrine with Fela Kuti.
HARVIR SINGH SAHOTA (tabla)
A fiery up-and-coming tabla player and genius “rhythmician”. He is able to blend a traditional/religious style with the new and experimental.
AGE NORTHOVER (saxophones)
Exuding a well-traveled palette, from Balkan to classical Indian styles, he brings a huge array of colors and emotions to the pot.
TREVOR EDWARDS (trombone)
A well-known name on the Jazz/Reggae/Latin circuit, his credits range from Aswad to Ska Cubano to Soothsayers.
AYANDELEDAYO ORIGADE (omele bata)
Bearing the ancestral name of a traditional Yoruba drummer, his rhythmic patterns are at the heart of the EARDRUM framework. His credits also include Ayinde Wasiu, Sikiru Barrister, as well as co-producing Musilu, son of the legendary Haruna Isola.
NICK WALTERS (trumpet)
Another up-and-coming prolific player with a broad stylistic palette and flair for exuberant solos.
FEATURED VOCALISTS
Helen Isibor
Nigerian-born singer-songwriter, composer, and performance artist harnessing influences from avant-garde, psychedelic, tribal, and meditative arts and drawing inspiration from 70’s musical pioneers such as Fela Kuti and Can.
Saba Tewelde
Born in Eritrea and influenced by Jazz, R&B, Hip Hop, and traditional music, Saba is part of the German world music nominee group InjerSoul.
Empress *1
Of African and Arabian heritage, prolific and passionate about her art, she has chosen to express herself through metaphor, meter, and rhyme.
DEMONS
So there he sits in the Dub
ARTISTS
EARDRUM
Hailing from London, Eardrum creates sounds that reflect their harsh urban surroundings while dreaming of African suns and open skies. Formed in the early 1990s when London-based Richard Olatunde Baker met Chicago native Lou Ciccotelli, the two percussionists found they shared a love of Sun Ra, West African tribal drumming, and dub reggae. Drawing on a pool of like-minded seasoned musicians, Eardrum forges an electric, elastic, experimental sound rooted in Nigerian and Ghanaian trance music, King Tubby’s exotic dub tapestries, and free jazz.
THE BAND MEMBERS
RICHARD OLATUNDE BAKER (talking drum/percussion)
Original founder and the band’s producer/studio engineer, he is also one of the best talking drummers born outside of Nigeria. Having toured with Tony Allen as part of the “Lagos No Shaking” tour as well as Mulatu Astatke’s latest band, he has since established himself as a prominent UK Future-Afro visionary.
LOU CICCOTELLI (drum kit)
Co-founder, previously of noise merchants God and Spleen, with a wide spectrum of Avant-Rock, Jazz, and West African drumming musical capabilities, he is currently also playing with Yaabafunk.
JASON YARDE (saxophones/percussion)
One of the most prolific and recognized UK jazz musicians of the last 15 years. Apart from his own BBC compositions, his endless credits include Jazz Warriors, Roy Ayers, Hugh Masekela, Andrew Hill, Jazz Jamaica, Terri Walker.
PAT THOMAS (keyboards/FX)
Avid Oxford improviser and Jazz composer, with a magical sonic range akin to the enigmatic Sun Ra, his credits include Tony Corbett, Lol Coxhill, Black Top, and the Enlightenment Ensemble who just performed John Coltrane's Love Supreme album at Union Chapel in London.
AYOKUNLE ODIA (saxophone)
Songwriter and poet with an impressive Afro-jazz background, including performing at the Lagos shrine with Fela Kuti.
HARVIR SINGH SAHOTA (tabla)
A fiery up-and-coming tabla player and genius “rhythmician”. He is able to blend a traditional/religious style with the new and experimental.
AGE NORTHOVER (saxophones)
Exuding a well-traveled palette, from Balkan to classical Indian styles, he brings a huge array of colors and emotions to the pot.
TREVOR EDWARDS (trombone)
A well-known name on the Jazz/Reggae/Latin circuit, his credits range from Aswad to Ska Cubano to Soothsayers.
AYANDELEDAYO ORIGADE (omele bata)
Bearing the ancestral name of a traditional Yoruba drummer, his rhythmic patterns are at the heart of the EARDRUM framework. His credits also include Ayinde Wasiu, Sikiru Barrister, as well as co-producing Musilu, son of the legendary Haruna Isola.
NICK WALTERS (trumpet)
Another up-and-coming prolific player with a broad stylistic palette and flair for exuberant solos.
FEATURED VOCALISTS
Helen Isibor
Nigerian-born singer-songwriter, composer, and performance artist harnessing influences from avant-garde, psychedelic, tribal, and meditative arts and drawing inspiration from 70’s musical pioneers such as Fela Kuti and Can.
Saba Tewelde
Born in Eritrea and influenced by Jazz, R&B, Hip Hop, and traditional music, Saba is part of the German world music nominee group InjerSoul.
Empress *1
Of African and Arabian heritage, prolific and passionate about her art, she has chosen to express herself through metaphor, meter, and rhyme.
DEMONS
So there he sits in the Dub
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