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Saba's Journey

from Sultan by Alune Wade

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    The list of collaborations Alune Wade enjoyed over the decades read like a Who’s Who from the worlds of jazz and crossover music: Joe Zawinul, Marcus Miller, Oumou Sangare, Bobby McFerrin, Youssou N’Dour, Cheick Tidiane Seck, Harold Lopez-Nussa, Lokua Kanza, Blick Bassy, Fatoumata Diawara… the list goes on. His inspirations – Weather Report, Charlie Parker, Salif Keita, to name but a few – reflect musical choices he made. Many were distilled in explorations with the aptly named University of Gnawa, an ‘institution’ Alune co-founded with the mesmeric Aziz Sahmaoui – the virtuoso singer and sinter player, formerly of L’Orchestre National de Barbès, also makes an appearance in Sultan.

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The opening track of the album plunges the listener into the atmospheric film soundtrack in the thriller genre, haunted by piano and brass instruments. The atmosphere reflects the legend of the Queen of Saba and her triumphal arrival in front of King Solomon, as she leads a huge caravan of precious stones. Legend, folklore and the sacred texts of the Bible or the Quran, all recognize the central role of a woman who, in Ethiopian mythology, gave birth to Solomon’s son, Menelik I. He went on to become the first Ethiopian king of the Solomonic dynasty. This lineage remained in power for three millennia until Emperor Haile Selassie was deposed in 1974. “Saba’s Journey” is also a journey into the so-called modern Ethiopian music of the 1960-1970s. The bass and piano beat out the rhythm of humanity’s walk, reminding us of the splendor of the past which remains alive and kicking, awakening the conscience of what each one of us carries inside, wherever (s)he comes from, wherever (s)he goes. This tracks offers the direction in which the album takes off.

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from Sultan, released May 20, 2022

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