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MidnightRoba - Golden Seams

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Format: Vinyl
Label: Sonder
Rel. Date: 03/15/2024
UPC: 5070000174204

Golden Seams
Artist: MidnightRoba
Format: Vinyl
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Midnightroba is Roba El-Essawy, the voice of UK trio Attica Blues. Golden Seams marks Roba's return to music, this time both as vocalist and producer. Recorded during lockdown of 2020, Golden Seams features artists Jason Moran, Ben Williams, Edward Wakili-Hick, Junius Paul, David Mrakpor, Robert Mitchell, Tony Nwachukwu, Artyom Manukyan, Bubby Lewis, Mike King, Alec Harper, Dezron Douglas and Tommaso Cappellato. The album's foundation is firmly inspired by jazz, but in a style of her own. From electronic tracks such as Safe With Me, Self Doubt and Shelter Within, to the ballads Don't Let This Change, Reminded and jazz ballad Be Still, to the spiritual Bitter Boy (ft Jason Moran) and the classical title track Golden Seams.The album was supported by Gilles Petterson on both BBC Radio 6 (as a feature artist) and Worldwide FM and by Kevin Le Gendre on BBC Radio 3's J to Z; by Tony Minvielle, Anne Frankenstein and China Moses on Jazz FM, where Don't Let This Change featured as Track of the Week, as well as by Kev Beadle, Alexander Nut, Leanne Wright, Charlie Dark, etc on NTS, Totally Wired Radio and Worldwide FM.Tracklisting:A1. Self Doubt (4:07)A2. Reminded (6:16)A3. Don't Let This Change (4:50)A4. Shelter Within (2:28)A5. Safe With Me (3:58)B1. Bitter Boy (feat. Jason Moran) (7:37)B2. If Time Heals (4:02)B3. Be Still (4:52)B4. Golden Seams (7:00)
        
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