Back To The Source (A New Compilation)

by The Lost Tribe

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1.	Pioneers (A Tribute to Hartford) 03:40	info	buy track
2.	Kakilambe 03:31	info	buy track
3.	Candela 03:54	info	buy track
4.	Kalatamori 02:52	info	buy track
5.	Vision feat. Ghazi Omair 04:44	info	buy track
6.	ReDefinition 05:50	info
7.	Fugitive Rhythm (Interlude) 00:57	info
8.	Fugitive Rhythm (Live in Bushnell Park) feat. Ghazi Omair 06:21	info	buy track
9.	Komodenu/Kotedjuga 04:21	info	buy track
10.	Is It Hip Hop (Part 2) feat. Ghazi Omair 04:30	info	buy track
11.	Sorsonet 05:42	info	buy track
12.	Lamban (Live in Bushnell Park) 07:33	info	buy track
13.	La Source feat I-SHEA 06:50	info	buy track

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From Albany Ave to the Motherland to the Caribbean and Back Again

The Lost Tribe Presents: Back to the Source
A Retrospective from 2017 to the present
A Mix of Live and Studio Recordings
Held Together by the Umbrella of Black Music

Produced by Jocelyn Pleasant with compositional elements and contributions from the entire band.

Dedicated to our Friend and Brother, Karim Rome

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released October 6, 2023

Musicians:

Jocelyn Pleasant (drum set, congas, balafon, jembe, dunun, sangban, kenkeni, bongos, gyil, aux percussion, production/loops/samples)
Douglas Wilson III (guitar)
Michael Biagio Carabello (keys)
Joel Hewitt (bass, key bass)
I-SHEA (vocals, congas, percussion)
Chris Vigorous (percussion, keys/effects)
Dylan McDonnell (flute)
Karim Rome (tenor sax)
Nathan Davis (trombone)
Seny Camara (jembe)
Matt Belliveau (guitar)
Jamemurrell Stanley (jembe, congas)
Asaad Jackson (DJ Stealth) (dunun, sangban, scratching/effects)
Ghazi Omair (spoken word, lyrics)

Special Guests:

Joshua Bruneau (trumpet)
Yunie Mojica (alto sax)
Damian Curtis (Fender Rhodes)

Kakilambe, Kalatamori, Komodenu/Kotedjuga, Sorsonet, and Lamban are traditional rhythms/songs of Mande West African origin.

All other songs combine original music with West African rhythmic elements and instruments.

Recorded in various spaces at various times from 2017 - present (Parkville Sounds - Hartford CT, Roxbury Station - Roxbury CT, State House - New Haven CT, Bushnell Park - Hartford CT). Mixed by Marc Wager of Roxbury Station

**Haneef Nelson (trumpet) and Richard McGhee (alto sax) only appear on Sorsonet. Originally released in 2019**

**Andy Algire (balafon) only appears on Kalatamori**

Album cover - Hartbeat Music Festival, 2019

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The Lost Tribe Middletown, Connecticut

A collective of musicians that research, remix, and redefine the musical traditions of the African Diaspora. Led by drummer/percussionist Jocelyn Pleasant, their sound winds through many genres that are rooted in West African rhythms and sensibilities - blending tradition with innovation and keeping the DRUM at the forefront. ... more