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Cochemea Gastelum
Vol 2: Baca Sewa

Vol 2: Baca Sewa
Vol 2: Baca SewaVol 2: Baca SewaVol 2: Baca SewaVol 2: Baca SewaVol 2: Baca SewaVol 2: Baca SewaVol 2: Baca SewaVol 2: Baca Sewa

Catno

DAP-067

Formats

1x Vinyl LP Limited Edition

Country

US

Release date

Jul 16, 2021

Styles

Cochemea Gastelum Vol 2: Baca Sewa Daptone Records Jazz Latin Funk Soul turtle records lp vinyl brussels belgium

The Dap-Kings' electro-sax space warrior returns with a groove-heavy sequel to All My Relations, Vol. II: Baca Sewa, an expressive, transcendental voyage through the archives of his indigenous roots and beyond. Drawing on ancestral memories and family histories to wrap new flesh around the bones of history, this album is a bold, semi-autobiographical work that leads us deeper into the annals of family histories, mythology and the cultural imaginary.

“Baca Sewa” is Cochemea’s original family name prior to Spanish colonization. The melody was composed by Anthony Gastelum and features vocals and drumming by the Baca Sewa Singers- a group composed of several generations of family members. The album runs thick with sonic tributes and remembrances. “Chito’s Song” is a contemplative, ethereal tribute to a beloved uncle. “Curandera” conjures the memory of the irrepressible healing power of medicine women. “Black Pearl” recalls his great grandfather, heir to a legacy of indigenous peoples enslaved as pearl divers in the Sea of Cortez.

Leading a 7-piece ensemble composed of New York’s top percussionists and members of Daptone’s rhythm section, Cochemea has created his own world of emotional textures and rhythmic possibilities, a musical and spiritual synthesis made possible through his deep reverence of the horn and the music and traditions preceding him. Vol II: Baca Sewa - is an offering and continuation of Cochemea’s explorations, part of a musical process of cultural reclamation and healing through connection, relations, memory and imagination.

released July 16, 2021

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A1

Burning Plain

A2

Tukaria

A3

Mimbrenos

A4

Chito's Song

A5

Nahsuareo Bwikam

B1

Black Pearl

B2

Peace Prayer

B3

Curandera

B4

Baca Sewa (Chant)

B5

Baca Sewa (Song)

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