Nomo
Beautiful Friday in NYC so why not post a little post-Afrobeat to get the weekend rolling. Nomo are a transcultural ensemble (read: weed smokers with ethnomusicology degrees) who hail from Ann Arbor, Michigan and if likembe (finger piano), hand claps and scorching horns are your thing you should definitely check out New Tones, their second LP and first for Ubiquity. Produced by Warn Defever of His Name is Alive and composed/arranged by the band's saxophonist Elliot Bergman, New Tones is certifiably the year's best record of cultural gumbo funk (thanks Captain!), a complex work of deep reverence that puts the dub and electronic elements deep in the background as complementary components. It is richly organic yet maintains your interest never settling for the 15-minute loops that may scare aware the casual Afrobeat fan. For me, bands like Nomo are always best absorbed in a live setting. You need to feel the bass tones of the instruments reverberate inside a warehouse, inside your skull. A foolproof way to start the weekend. RIYL: Antibalas, Fela Kuti, Kokolo, The Daktaris, Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble, Jaza Jazzist Resources
Nomo :: "Hand and Mouth"
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