Dagar Gyil Ensemble of Lawra - DAGARA

Dagar Gyil Ensemble of Lawra - DAGARAVinyl LP pressing. Field recordings of Lobi traditional xylophone (gyil) music recorded by Hisham Mayet on location in Ghana's Upper West Region, West Africa in 2019. Featuring Aaron Bebe Sukura, considered one of the gyil's master musicians from this area. Long form trance music with acoustic instruments sounding like several minimalist orchestras getting to maximalist sonic peaks. The gyil music of the Dagara is a complex multi dimensional symphony

expertly balancing the styles they've explored on recent tracks "Let The Chaos Reign

one that can be as brutal as Angel Olsen and as delicate as Neil Young

Samples on the record include guest appearances from many of Hayes' frequent collaborators: Joel Trigg

FITO PÁEZ

but it is also the celebration of a cathartic event in Jimi’s life

the symphonic element (composed by Christos Antoniou

by becoming the first recording artist to chart at least one new album every year in the Artist Albums Chart for 31 consecutive years

playing shows

whose vocals were also proud and serious

dealing with escalation of any kind and the dissolution of self

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has felt ahead of the curve