#kahil el'zabar

[burlveneer-music]

A new album from Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble today as well - "Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit"

This is the new offering from Kahil El’Zabar and his Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, in conjunction with the legendary group’s 50th anniversary, Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit. Open Me is a joyous honoring of portent new directions of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble; it’s a visionary journey into deep roots and future routes, channeling traditions old and new. It mixes El’Zabar’s original compositions with timeless classics by Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner, and Eugene McDaniels. Thus, the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble continues affirming their indelible, half-century presence within the continuum of Great Black Music.  Open Me, El’Zabar’s sixth collaboration with Spiritmuse in five years, marks another entry in a run of critically acclaimed recordings that stretch back to the first EHE recording in 1981. The storied multi-percussionist, composer, fashion designer, and former Chair of the Association of Creative Musicians (AACM) is in what might be the most productive form of his career, and now in his seventies, shows no signs of slowing down. Few creative music units can boast such longevity, and fewer still are touring as energetically and recording with the verve of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble.  The EHE was founded by El’Zabar in 1974 originally as a quintet, but was soon paired down to its classic form — a trio, featuring El’Zabar on multi-percussion and voice, plus two horns. It was an unusual format, even by the standards of the outward-bound musicians of the AACM: “Some people literally laughed at our unorthodox instrumentation and approach. We were considered even stranger than most AACM bands at the time. I knew in my heart though that that this band had legs, and that my concept was based on logic as it pertains to the history of Great Black Music, i.e. a strong rhythmic foundation, innovative harmonics and counterpoint, well-balanced interplay and cacophony amongst the players, strong individual soloist, highly developed and studied ensemble dynamics, an in-depth grasp of music history, originality, fearlessness, and deep spirituality.” With El’Zabar at the helm, the band’s line-up has always been open to changes, and over the years the EHE has welcomed dozens of revered musicians including Light Henry Huff, Kalaparusha Maurice Macintyre, Joseph Bowie, Hamiett Bluiett, and Craig Harris. The current line-up has been consolidated over two decades — trumpeter Corey Wilkes entered the circle twenty years ago, while baritone sax player Alex Harding joined seven years ago, after having played with El’Zabar since the early 2000s in groups such as Joseph Bowie’s Defunkt.  For Open Me, El’Zabar has chosen to push the sound of the EHE in a new direction by adding string instruments — cello, played by Ishmael Ali, and violin/viola played by James Sanders. The addition of strings opens new textural resonances and timbral dimensions in the Ensemble’s sound, linking the work to the tradition of improvising violin and cello from Ray Nance to Billy Bang, Leroy Jenkins, and Abdul Wadud.  Open Me contains a mixture of originals, including some El’Zabar evergreens such as “Barundi,” “Hang Tuff,” “Ornette,” and “Great Black Music” (often attributed to the Art Ensemble of Chicago but is, in fact,  an El’Zabar composition). There are also numbers drawn from the modern tradition, which El’Zabar uniquely arranges, including a contemplative interpretation of Miles Davis’ “All Blues.” As a milestone anniversary celebration and a statement of future intent, Open Me effortlessly carries El’Zabar’s healing vision of Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit.   All compositions by Kahil El’Zabar except tracks ‘All Blues’ by Miles Davis, ‘He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands’ spiritual folk by Unknown, ‘Passion Dance’ by McCoy Tyner and ‘Compared to What’ by Gene McDaniels All arrangements by Kahil El’Zabar Tapestry and Art Direction by Nep Sidhu

#kahil el'zabar #ethnic heritage ensemble #jazz #spiritual jazz #2024 #spiritmuse records #Bandcamp

[culturedarm]

Improvisational icons and 577 Records mainstays Daniel Carter, Leo Genovese, William Parker, and Francisco Mela unite for the first time galvanised by the interminable motion of life in New York City, the Paralaxe Editions founder Dania uses vocal loops, modular synths, and collaged samples of Iraqi musicians in an effort to weave and unweave those ties that bind, and the visionary percussionist and veteran bandleader Kahil El’Zabar guides his Ethnic Heritage Ensemble and special guests on a rhythmic tour de force in celebration of the legendary jazz trumpeter Don Cherry, figured here as an urban shaman and spirit gatherer whose music continues to serve as a healing balm through troubled times. Peter Walker delves into the Costa Rican jungle for a site-specific study of the zompopa leafcutter, Laura Cannell as the Hunteress draws inspiration from the  destruction horizon left by the ancient Iceni queen Boudica, plus tracks by Bendik Giske, UCC Harlo, Jake Meginsky, Lil Gotit, and LaToya Kent and RA Washington as Me:You.

https://culturedarm.com/tracks-of-the-week-22-04-23/

#music #new music #best new music #tracks of the week #laura cannell #hunteress #william parker #francisco mela #daniel carter #leo genovese #kahil el'zabar #don cherry #ucc harlo #jake meginsky #lil gotit #rap #hip hop #jazz #experimental #synthpop #ambient #punk #latoya kent #ra washington #me:you #bendik giske #arthur king #field recordings #dania

[trysteroo]

SONG OF THE DAY How Can We Mend A Broken Heart -- Kahil El'Zabar

#song of the day #how can we mend a broken heart #kahil el'zabar #Spotify

[takmiblog]

KAHIL EL'ZABAR

with

DAVID MURRAY

GOLDEN SEA

#kahil el'zabar #david murray #vinyl

[noloveforned]

i'm getting ready to spend another friday night on wlur from 8pm until midnight. swing by or catch up with last week's show below!

no love for ned on wlur – may 12th, 2023 from 8-10pm

artist // track // album // label jale // ali // so wound // sub pop urusei yatsura // plastic ashtray // we are urusei yatsura // rocket girl hole // violet // live through this // dgc mhaol // asking for it // attachment styles // tulle mousey // the bench // my friends // winegum cheekface // popular two // it's sorted // (self-released) kate davis // monster mash // fish bowl // anti- the long blondes // once and never again // someone to drive you home // rough trade pale lips // get up and go // if you gotta go-go, go-go now- a tribute to the go-go's // sympathy for the record industry the courettes // night time (the boy of mine) // back in mono // damaged goods vera ellen // homewrecker // ideal home noise // flying nun calvin johnson // good and crazy // gallows wine // k hannah everingham // go on // between bodies // (self-released) hayden featuring feist // on a beach // are we good // arts and crafts sweeney // home song // stay for the sorrow // observable universe golden brown // busted crystal // weird choices cassette // inner islands center // the empty gesture // over the stations // bruit direct disques abdul wadud and leroy jenkins // straight ahead (excerpt) // straight ahead // red kahil el'zabar and ethnic heritage ensemble featuring dwight trible and david ornette cherry // don cherry // spirit gatherer- a tribute to don cherry // spiritmuse cvartetul de jazz paul weiner // colinda p // spirale // electrecord drew gardner featuring marco eneidi, roberto de haven and vytas nagisetty // the human abstract // the return cassette // astral spirits john carroll kirby // jubilee horns // septet // stones throw theo croker featuring ego ella may and d’leau // theo says // by the way ep // masterworks planet giza featuring saba // wyd // ready when you are // quiet note aj suede and televangel // rosicrucian rolls royce // parthian shots // fake four yaeji featuring k wata // ready or not // with a hammer // xl heather woods broderick // i want to go // labyrinth // western vinyl waterbaby // airforce blue // foam ep // sub pop evening pines // take a few steps back // it will take a long time // both worlds the lost days // half the time // in the store // speakeasy studios sf kid loco featuring katrina mitchell // love me sweet // a grand love story // yellow productions

#wlur #radio shows

[csadag]

Top 5 lemez áprilisban

Ezt most már tényleg majdnem teljesen elfelejtettem, de csináljak már végig egy évet, annyira jó lenne. Meg hát annyira jó lemezeket hallottam áprilisban, hogy ezt tényleg le kell írnom. Éreztem már hónap közben, és ahogy láttam előre, mik jönnek ki, hogy ez erős lesz, de itt volt több is, ami bele se fért (pl: SAULT, The Kahil El'Zabar Quartet, Silvana Estrada).

Alabaster DePlume - Gold - Go Forward in the Courage of Your Love (2022)

Nagyon vártam már ezt. Imádtam, éltem a To Cy & Lee minden egyes hangját, ami édeni, letisztult egyszerűségében is nagyon mély, megrázó lemez volt. Ezt a Gold nem tudja, de nem is akarja hozni. Masszívabb, változatosabb anyag, persze így is tele van pár perces instrumentális, mantrázós merengésekkel, de jut mellé jó pár bólogatós spoken word-ös és egyéb dinamikusabb darab is. A lélekemelő szónoklatok talán túl soknak, túl direktnek hathatnak, de nekem valahogy itt elfér, helye van, vagy talán jobb azt mondani, hogy autentikusan van benne ez az egész. Mindezekkel együtt is kiváló, egyedi, nagyon fontos lemez. Don’t forget you’re precious.

Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia (2022)

Nem tudom megállapítani azt, hogy mennyire nyújt bármiben is újat ez a zenekar, hajlok arra, hogy az igazán fontos karaktarjegyekben valószínűleg semmiben. Ennek ellenére rohadtul működik, mert állatul szól, baromi jók a dalok, és az egésznek bazi erős atmoszférája van, ami alól nagyon nehéz kibújni. Az előző két lemez is erős volt, de ez simán jobb azoknál. Jó barátom elmondása szerint élőben is rombolnak. El is hiszem. 

Sélène Saint-Aimé - Potomitan (2022)

Lemez utazás helyett, és a lemez, amit nagyon hallgatnék utazás közben is, főleg, ha oda mennék, ahová igazán passzol, azaz a Karib-tengerre, azon belül is Martinique szigetére, ahol Saint-Aimé élt a felvételek idején. Jó helynek tűnik átvészelni az elmúlt két évet. Na de a lemez maga elég varázslatos, egyszerre merül el az afro-karibi világban (főleg ritmikájában), a jazz történetben (még egy Charlie Parker feldolgozás is szerepel a dalok között), és a komolyzenében. 

Stromae - Multitude (2022)

Eddig is bírtam ezt a fickót, a slágereit szerettem is (a Cesaria Evorához írt ódáját kifejezetten), de ez a lemez szintlépés. Én nem untam egy percig se, pedig meghallgattam többször is, és kábé minden második szám instant sláger. Annyira érzi az afro-karibi zenei világot, hogy képes arra, hogy azzal együtt építsen fel egy dalt, és ne egy sematikus popszámra próbáljon rászabni valamit, csak azért, hogy az színesebbnek tűnjön a végén. Működik háttérzenének is, autózáshoz is, működik ha nyolc órán át dúdolom magamban, hogy “Riez, riez, riez, ouais, ouais, riez seulement”, és működik úgy is ha figyelek a részletekre, az apró megoldásokra (hát ez a vokál milyen már itt? hogy jön már a cavaquinho amott?). (Ja és még francia tanulásra is kiváló, de hát ez már csak az extra.) Stromae egy olyan popsztár, akire szüksége van a világnak.

Horace Andy - Midnight Rocker (2022)

Hát én nem vagyok annyira nagy dub-reggae fan, de ez baromi jó lett. Horace Andy hangja mondjuk szerintem nekem is elég erősen beégett a tudattalanomba a Massive Attack és az Easy Star All Stars lemezek miatt, ez biztos segített. Igazából nem nagyon tudok mit mondani, egyszerűen jólesik ezt hallgatni, és nézni ki a hetedikről a térre a napsütésben. 

[jefferyryanlong]

Infinite Pau Hana - February 7, 2023

Hour 1

What's Goin' On / Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) - Rahsaan Roland Kirk Forest Flower - Sunset (live) - Charles Lloyd Colors - Pharoah Sanders Something in Air / The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Labelle Laura Nyro Medley (live) - The Fifth Dimension I Loves You Porgy (live) - Nina Simone I Loves You Porgy - Miles Davis How Can We Mend a Broken Heart - Kahil El'Zabar

Hour 2

Truth - Kamasi Washington Funky Skull (Pts. 1 and 2) - Melvin Jackson Walking On - The Relatives Speak to Me - The Relatives My Girl - Rahsaan Roland Kirk My Girl - Orlando Julius That's How I Feel - Sun Ra Four Levels of Joy - Sorcery Black Classical Music - Yussef Dayes (feat. Venna and Charlie Stacey) Afro Cubanism - Yussef Dayes

Hour 3

A Change Is Gonna Come - Aretha Franklin Bridge Over Troubled Water - Roberta Flack Pieces of a Man - Gil Scott-Heron Me and the Devil - Gil Scott-Heron Maiden Voyage - Mr. Jukes Epilog - Jack DeJohnette Just Had to Tell Somebody - Dorothy Ashby Bold and Black - Melvin Jackson The Blessing Song - Michael White Take Me Girl, I'm Ready - Rahsaan Roland Kirk You Got to Learn to Let It Go - Sam Waymon

KTUH - 90.1 Fm Honolulu, 91.1 FM North Shore, ktuh.org

#playlists #infinitepauhana #jazz #soul

[ospiteepasseggero]

Listen/purchase: A Time for Healing by Kahil El'Zabar Quartet

#bandcamp

[odedmusic]

Kahil El'Zabar Ft. David Murray – Spirit Groove (2020 - Album)

#OdedFriedGaon #OdedMusic #OdedFullAlbumPlaylist #OdedWeekendPlaylist

#youtube

[chansonsinternationales]

Kahil El'Zabar : "Don Cherry était un rassembleur d’esprits"

[epistrophyarts]

[twistedsoulmusic]

Our mission is to play the finest of today's music across all styles and sounds. This week on Blue-In-Green RADIO, we're spinning Rob Mazurek, Kahil El'Zabar, RAMZi, Anja Ngozi, Zima Stulecia and TYSON. Plus, two breathtaking songs from the newly released Nostalgia 77 album. Let the sounds wash over you.

📻 (www.blueingreenradio.com)

Anchorsong - Windmills (Salamanda Remix)

RAMZi - Foggi ft. Priori

Anja Ngozi - Burna Close ft. James Mollison

TYSON - Can't Be Unstuck ft. Coby Sey

Paddy Fred - Spells

Ishmael Ensemble & Rider Shafique - Reasons

Alfa Mist - 4th Feb (Stay Awake)

Zeñel - Aliens, Pt. 1

Zima Stulecia - Ostatnia taka zima

Rob Mazurek, Exploding Star Orchestra - Future Shaman

Kahil El'Zabar - Old Time Religion

Nostalgia 77 - Flower

Nostalgia 77 - Folk Tune

#twistedsoul #radio #radio show #blue in green:radio #new music #eclectic #leftfield

[supportyourlocalghetto]

Sunday morning #earcandy

A Time For Healing by Kahil El'Zabar Quartet #spiritualjazz #afrojazz

#bandcamp

[burlveneer-music]

Kahil El'Zabar Quartet - A Time For Healing (Spiritmuse Records)

Chicago’s legendary spiritual jazz shaman Kahil El’Zabar returns, leading an enviable ensemble of young masters from his hometown! Kahil El’Zabar delivers yet another epic double LP’s worth of ancient/future music for the mind, body and soul. From swinging jazz that sings of his Chicago pedigree, to talking drums and soothing spiritual grooves that reconnect Black Classical Music with its African roots. Multi-percussionist, band-leader, vocalist, composer, conductor and educator, Kahil El’Zabar has been at the forefront of the unceasingly creative avant-garde jazz scene in Chicago and beyond for over 4 decades. Considered the pioneer of spiritual groove and Afrocentric jazz, El’Zabar has recorded & performed with heavyweights such as Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, David Murray, Billy Bang, Lester Bowie, Nina Simone and Stevie Wonder, to name a few. Recorded in December 2020 in Chicago, ‘A Time For Healing’ is not only the answer to the urgent questions asked by El’Zabar’s ‘America the Beautiful’; its’ spiritual and ever probing human journey offers a regenerative opus in the face of growing global anxiety. What the world needs right now is exactly what El’Zabar and his quartet have on offer: A Time for Healing. Kahil El'Zabar: drums/ earth drum/ cajon/ kalimba/ voice Corey Wilkes: trumpet/ spirit bowls/ percussion Justin Dillard: keyboards/ percussion Isaiah Collier: tenor and soprano sax/ reeds/ percussion Art & Art Direction: Nep Sidhu All compositions by: Kahil El’Zabar except ‘Resolution’ by John Coltrane and ‘Summertime’ by George Gershwin All arrangements by: Kahil El’Zabar

#Kahil El'Zabar Quartet #kahil el'zabar #jazz #spiritual jazz #2022 #chicago #spiritmuse records

[noloveforned]

this week's no love for ned airs on wlur at 8pm tonight and will be followed by a reair of last week's show at 10pm. if you're around, please tune in for four full hours of no love for ned at 8pm tonight! and if not, catch up with last week's show below...

no love for ned on wlur – july 1st, 2022 from 8-10pm

artist // track // album // label the jesus and mary chain // i love rock 'n' roll // munki // sub pop automatic // turn away // excess // stones throw flasher // still life // love is yours // domino wolf girl // breaking news // every now and then // everything sucks class // into the night // class cassette // feel it wire // stepping off too quick (not about to die) [6th demo] // not about to die- studio demos, 1977-1978 // pinkflag gino and the goons // pills in my pocket // do the get around // drunken sailor pill // dark glass // soft hell // mexican summer david nance // credit line // pulverized and slightly peaced // petty bunco gorgeous bully // sober // am i really going to die here cassette // faux punk the jeffrey lewis and peter stampfel band // log-ins and pins // both ways // (self-released) linda martell // i almost called your name // color me country // org music karen dalton // when a man loves a woman // in my own time // light in the attic joan shelley featuring bill callahan // amberlit morning // the spur // no quarter phil woods // the day when the world // phil woods and his european rhythm machine // inner city carole king // haywood // home again- live from the great lawn in central park, new york city on may 26th, 1973 // third man kahil el'zabar featuring david murray // necktar // spirit groove // spiritmuse roger allen hughes // the cosmic fool // vacation from my mind compilation // forager tirzah // hive mind (speakers corner quartet remix) // highgrade // domino julius rodriguez featuring mariah cameron // all i do // let sound tell all // verve quelle chris featuring navy blue // so tired you can't stop dreaming // deathfame // mello music group oneness of juju // breezin' // bush brothers and space rangers // strut topaz jones // baba 70s // don't go tellin' your momma // new funk academy kadhja bonet // jgs // jgs digital single // ninja tune jennifer lopez // love of my life (arkadi remix) // marry me soundtrack // sony music latin men i trust // hard to let go // hard to let go digital single // (self-released) india shawn featuring unknown mortal orchestra // too sweet // before we go // epic the reds, pinks and purples // i still owe you everything // i still owe you everything ep // (self-released) my raining stars // if you // 89 memories // shelflife potpourri // eisenhower // first dance // bingo

#wlur #radio shows

[soundgrammar]

Listen to: Katon by Kahil El'Zabar's Spirit Groove

#Kahil El'Zabar #jazz