Holy Room: Live at Alte Oper with Frankfurt Radio Big Band

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Ferachol I am sad to say I had not been aware of this album at the time of its release or Grammy nom but am a longtime fan of Somi’s work-elegant, adventurous, thought provoking and mood inducing-so I was glad when it came on my radar. This work in the live atmosphere brings me in the room. I know it is one I will be coming back to time and time again and I am glad she let us into “the holy room”.
For all interested: hr-bigband.de (Frankfurt Big band’s official site) still has this concert up to see

Jon Blake Having loved the last 2 albums, I was really looking forward to this. It lives up to this and more.
Somi and this band have it all. A voice you can get lost in, beauty, truth, beats, musicianship.
Wish I could have been there.
Can’t wait for the next release. The world needs you

tREBLEFREE Somi has become one of the most engaging storytellers that I've ever heard. Every album is an adventure in groove, composition, humility, and balance. If Sade & Fela Kuti made a baby, she'd be that child. Favorite track: Ankara Sundays (Live).

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1.	Kadiatou the Beautiful (Live) 07:27
2.	Black Enough (Live) 05:50
3.	Ankara Sundays (Live) 06:32
4.	Like Dakar (Live) 07:07
5.	The Gentry (Live) 11:15
6.	Alien (Live) 06:27	buy track
7.	Two Dollar Day (Live) 10:06
8.	Ingele (Live) 13:07
9.	Last Song (Live) 06:16
10.	Lady Revisited (Live) 08:46
11.	Holy Room (Live) 08:15

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**PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT BLACK ART FUTURES FUND**
Recorded live at Alte Oper (Germany) with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band. Arranged and conducted by John Beasley and also featuring Somi's longtime collaborators Hervé Samb (guitar) and Toru Dodo (piano).

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released July 24, 2020

vocals: Somi
conductor & big band arrangements: John Beasley
guitar: Hervé Samb (soloist on tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 11)
piano: Toru Dodo (soloist on tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)

hr-Bigband:
Heinz-Dieter Sauerborn (as, ss, fl; soloist on track 10), Oliver Leicht (as, picc-fl, fl, cl), Stefan Karl Schmid (ts, ss, fl, cl), Steffen Weber (ts, fl, cl, b-cl; soloist on track 9),Rainer Heute (bs, b-cl, cb-cl; soloist on track 8), Frank Wellert (tp, flh), Thomas Vogel (tp, flh), Martin Auer (tp, flh), Axel Schlösser (tp, flh; soloist on track 5), Günter Bollmann (tb), Peter Dahlgren (tb), Christian Jaksjö (tb; soloist on track 6), Robert Hedemann (b-tb), Hans Glawischnig (bass; soloist on tracks 2 & 5), Jean-Paul Höchstädter (drums; soloist on track 5)

Live Sound Recording Engineer & Editing by Udo Wüstendörfer
Mixed & Mastered by Liberty Ellman
Produced by Hessischer Rundfunk, Olaf Stotzler and Somi Kakoma
Cover Photo by Terrence Jennings / Art Design by Michael Boyd

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