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Description:
Whether re-defining experimental fusion sounds with the hugley acclaimed Yussef Kamaal,
or his catalogue of 12ā?s for imprints such as MCDE, Eglo, and Rhythm Section as Henry Wu,
South Londonā??s Kamaal Williams has been a key figure in his thriving
international scene for the past few years. The Return is a natural evolution from the Yussef
Kamaal project, mining the influence of visionary jazz but blended with all kinds of texture,
sounds and signals from the over-saturated London streets.
At times the keyboard work evokes the classic 70s fusion work of Lonnie Liston Smith or Roy
Ayers, but underpinned by rhythms more reminiscent of blunted hip-hop and arrangements
subliminally laced with the cut-ups of pirate radio. Progressive, funky, cosmic, exploratory
and effortlessly musical, this is the sound of a musician honing their craft into thrilling new
shapes.
In the US the like of Kamasi Washington and Thundercat have made great strides in opening
a whole new dialogue between jazz and hip-hop, drawing in a young, highly engaged new
audience in the process. Kamaal Williams mine a similar seam on the other side of the
Atlantic alongside other exciting London talents such as Ezra Collective, Ruby Rushton and
Shabaka Hutchings.
The Return is exactly that: a return and refinement to the sound Yussef Kamaal were
progenitors of, and first set the scene for one of the most exciting musical movements
London has had in years.
Notable tracks for old and new listeners are ā??Slow', 'Situations', 'Medina', 'LDN Shuffle' which
features Mansur Brown (of Mansur's Message) and for those die hard Yussef Kamaal fans -
they should hear the interpolated roots of 'Strings of Light' in the title track 'The Returnā??. And
that signature Wu Funk can be heard on ā??Broken Themeā??, and ā??High Rollerā??.
The Return will be the debut album released on Wu's new label Black Focus Records. -
Issued in a three-panel Digipak.
This album is dedicated to all the souls that were taken at Grenfell in 2017.
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