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WLCT Radio

by The Lost Tribe

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Each track on this project includes audio clips from a November 2020 interview/Q&A session with Jocelyn Pleasant, John Manselle-Young and Asaad Jackson. This conversation was part of Jocelyn's final project for a seminar she was taking on African music at Wesleyan University. For this project, she wanted to create a final product that provided commentary and perspective on the connections between Africa, Black culture and identity, and hip hop. The result was initially supposed to be one song, but that expanded into WLCT Radio...

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released May 7, 2021

vocals/lyrics for Fugitive Rhythm by Ghazi Omair
vocals/lyrics for Is It Hip Hop by Khaiim the RapOet

music by The Lost Tribe with guest DJ Stealth (Asaad Jackson)

The musicians:

Jocelyn Pleasant: drums, SPD, Pan-African percussion, drum loops
Joel Hewitt: bass
Mike Carabello: keys (track 2 and 3)
Doug Wilson: guitar (track 2 and 3)
Nathan Davis: trombone
Karim Rome: tenor sax
I-SHEA: percussion
Chris Vigorous: keys/effects (track 1), percussion (track 2 and 3)
Matt Belliveau: guitar (track 5)
Asaad Jackson: sangban (track 4)

Track 2 and 3 recorded live at State House in New Haven, CT
Track 5 recorded live at Northfire Studios in Amherst, MA

Cover photo by Kim Sobel

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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

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