‘Don’t Waste Your Ancestors’ Time’ creates a new blend of Afro- and Afro-Brazilian grooves, improv and dub, and boasts an array of collaborators that push the music in new directions - spoken word artist Khadijatou Doyneh (Heliocentrics); saxophonist Tony Kofi (Abdullah Ibrahim, Jazz Jamaica, Cymande etc), top pianist Sam Leak (Aquarium), Afrobeat maestro Dele Sosimi, who vocalises in a completely new context; progressive UK tenor player John Martin; Ruby Rushton’s Nick Walters on trumpet; Nigerian singer Biola Dosunmu (Estuary 17); Bellowhead and Dele’s horn arranger, trombonist Justin Thurgur, as well as a cameo from Tamar Collocutor. The album’s title paraphrases novelist Wole Soyinka in a plea to all not to throw away what their ancestors fought for - whether that’s through ignoring spiritual heritages, allowing ourselves to be divided and conquered, or turning a blind eye to contemporary injustices....
Tracklist:
1. Ghanaba
2. Ile (Part 1) (feat. Dele Sosimi & Biola Dosunmu)
3. Pralaya
4. Shifting Sands (Mainline) (feat. Khadijatou Doyneh)
5. Now Rise Up
6. ILE (IYESÅ) (feat. Dele Sosimi, Rowland Sutherland & Biola Dosunmu)
