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Yussef Kamaal - Black Focus (2016) {Brownswood Recordings BWOOD0157CD}

Yussef Kamaal - Black Focus (2016) {Brownswood Recordings BWOOD0157CD}
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© 2016 Brownswood Recordings | BWOOD0157CD
Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Soul Jazz / Broken Beat / Jazz Funk / Electro Jazz

Yussef Kamaal is the South London duo of drummer/percussionist Yussef Dayes and Kamaal Williams (Henry Wu) on Rhodes piano and synth. The former is best known for his work as kit man for cosmic Afrobeat ensemble United Vibrations. The latter is also a producer whose dubplates have garnered wide-ranging critical notice. Gilles Peterson signed them to Brownswood based on witnessing a 20-minute live set.

Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music (2023)  Music

Posted by Fizzpop at Sept. 7, 2023
Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music (2023)

Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music (2023)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) 294 MB | Cover | 01:14:03 | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 177 MB
Jazz | Label: Brownswood Recordings

Acclaimed multi-instrumentalist and visionary artist Yussef Dayes today announces his highly anticipated first solo studio album, "Black Classical Music," to be released via the acclaimed labels Brownswood Recordings, Warners and Cashmere Thoughts Recordings. At the same time, Dayes shares a first taste of the album, the title track "Black Classical Music" featuring Venna & Charlie Stacey.

Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music (2023)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Oct. 2, 2023
Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music (2023)

Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 468 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 256 Mb | Covers included | 01:14:02
Contemporary Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Afrobeat, R'n'B | Label: YD Music, Brownswood Recordings, Nonesuch Records

Black Classical Music, the first official solo release of the acclaimed UK drummer, Yussef Dayes. Across 19 tracks, it melds the spirit of everything from 70s funk, reggae and Senegalese percussion while simultaneously nodding to furious dancefloor pacings of the soundsystem continuum. At every turn, Yussef’s distinctive drum licks and Rocco Palladino’s bass are the sturdy anchors; aided by Charlie Stacey/Elijah Fox (keys/synths), Venna (saxophone) and a whole host of honorable features including: Chronixx, Jamilah Barry, Tom Misch, Shabaka Hutchings, Miles James, Sheila Maurice Grey, Nathaniel Cross, Theon Cross and the Chineke! Orchestra, the first professional orchestra in Europe to be made up of majority Black and ethnically diverse musicians.

Kamaal Williams - Stings (2023)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Sept. 27, 2023
Kamaal Williams - Stings (2023)

Kamaal Williams - Stings (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 290 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 120 MB
51:54 | Electronic, Broken Beat, House, Jazz | Label: Black Focus Records

The South London artist helped flip UK jazz on its head, with Yussef Kamaal”s ‘Black Focus’ proving to be a seminal moment in club culture and free music more generally. Since then, Kamaal Williams has released a string of records under his own name, alongside his club-focussed moniker Henry Wu. New album ‘Stings’ was conceptualised during the pandemic, with the musicality rooted in long solo sessions at an upright piano. Sessions took place in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago, with arrangements from Miguel Atwood-Ferguson.

Kamaal Williams - DJ-Kicks: Kamaal Williams (2019)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Nov. 24, 2019
Kamaal Williams - DJ-Kicks: Kamaal Williams (2019)

Kamaal Williams - DJ-Kicks: Kamaal Williams (2019)
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Electronic, Jazz | Label: !K7 Records

Game-changing multi-instrumentalist Kamaal Williams is the latest big name to record a mix for DJ-Kicks’ prestigious series. Due for release on November 8th, it features four of his own exclusive tracks, and illuminates some of the influences that spurred him to become such a prominent, vital artist.

Kamaal Williams - The Return (2018)  Music

Posted by Domestos at May 26, 2018
Kamaal Williams - The Return (2018)

Kamaal Williams - The Return (2018)
MP3 CBR 320kbps ~ 102.11 Mb | WEB FLAC (tracks) ~ 221.31 Mb | 44:25 | Cover
Jazz Fusion, Jazz-Funk | Country: UK | Label: Black Focus

Following dissolution of the Yussef Kamaal project, Kamaal Williams a.k.a Henry Wu spreads his jazz charms solo on a debonaire début The Return, delivered via his newly minted Black Focus label. The spectres of ‘70s jazz fusion are felt strongly on this one, but updated with a rugged South London vibe that will bring feet to the ‘floor and see some heads get hot under the collar. RIYL Dego, Floating Points, Gilles Peterson.

Kamaal Williams - The Return (2018)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Dec. 29, 2019
Kamaal Williams - The Return (2018)

Kamaal Williams - The Return (2018)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | 00:44:28 | 231 Mb
Jazz-Funk | Label: Black Focus Records

Kamaal Williams’ debut full-length as a bandleader bridges two traditions: jazz fusion and UK dance music. Much like the London pianist’s debut album, Black Focus (in the drums-and-keys duo Yussef Kamaal), The Return is rooted in the harmonic intricacies of predecessors like Herbie Hancock and Lonnie Liston Smith. But its inventive rhythms—particularly on the hard-charging “Catch the Loop” and the snapping, deep-in-the-pocket “Broken Theme”—come straight from London’s broken-beat scene, which soulfully exploded drum 'n' bass in the late '90s. By turns lyrical (“Salaam”), elegiac (“The Return”), and driving (“LDN Shuffle”), it’s a heady brew.
Yussef Dayes Trio - Welcome To The Hills (2020) {Cashmere Thoughts}

Yussef Dayes Trio - Welcome To The Hills (2020) {Cashmere Thoughts}
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Genre: Jazz, Fusion, Jazz-Funk

One of the worlds most exciting drummers and producers, Yussef Dayes is best known for work with his brothers in United Vibrations and as one half of electrifying duo Yussef Kamaal. Bringing together Rocco Palladino and Charlie Stacey for Yussef Dayes Trio, Welcome to the Hills captures the raw essence of their spellbinding live show. Recorded in Copenhagen in July 2019, the music on Welcome to the Hills was created live at gigs during 2018-2019 and is dedicated to the fans that came out to support them and witness this unreleased body of work in its purest form. Dayes explains; “There was something special about this performance… The raw energy, focus, determination & freedom to take our music to the next level. It feels more right than ever to release this live recording, as there have been no shows this year… So we want to give you, the listener, the chance to participate and enter the Yussef Dayes trio live experience.

VA - Nova la Nuit (6CD, 2018)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Nov. 7, 2018
VA - Nova la Nuit (6CD, 2018)

VA - Nova la Nuit (6CD, 2018)
WEB FLAC (tracks) / MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 06:05:22 | 831 Mb / 2,1 Gb
Genre: Trip Hop, Chillout, Hip Hop, Jazz, Pop / Label: Nova Records

La nuit, Nova rêve. Depuis la création de la radio, la programmation nocturne de Nova est un espace de liberté totale, sans concession, et surtout hors format : le temps s’étend le long des perles les plus obscures et, souvent, les plus étonnantes de l’électronique down-tempo aux raretés hip-hop, en passant par les B.O. de film, le jazz et l’expérimentation en tout genre. Aujourd’hui, la nuit s’écoute en un coffret : 6 CD représentant chacun une heure de la nuit, de minuit jusqu’à l’aube, pour sublimer vos rêves et accompagner vos réveils. Un voyage onirique à travers les époques, pour une expérience musicale unique et cosmique.

Tenderlonius feat. The 22Archestra - The Shakedown (2018)  Music

Posted by Domestos at Jan. 28, 2019
Tenderlonius feat. The 22Archestra - The Shakedown (2018)

Tenderlonius feat. The 22Archestra - The Shakedown (2018)
WEB FLAC (tracks) ~ 302.51 Mb | 54:29 | Cover
Fusion, Nu-Jazz, Contemporary Jazz | Country: UK | Label: 22a Music / 22a 022

In Britain, the incidence of self-taught jazz musicians has declined dramatically over recent decades. Jazz-studies programmes have mushroomed in colleges and more and more young players have been signing up to them. Successful stylists of earlier eras, who may have studied informally with an older musician but who learnt most of their art on the bandstand, increasingly belong to the past.