Soaring Wild Lands, by Dawda Jobarteh

Soaring Wild Lands

by Dawda Jobarteh

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robbieroots Dawda juggles African and European influences masterfully on his latest release, with wonderful vocals on some of the tracks.
Great fusion music is a hard thing to achieve, but this album succeeds with style and a lot of heart. Favorite track: Efo.

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Available as a digipak CD, alongside streaming and downloads, this is the 4th album on Sterns from Gambian kora player and composer, Dawda Jobarteh. Here he collaborates with the 'Admeta String Quartet' to explore the unique sound of his kora with violins, viola and cello. Guest vocals from Jullie Hjetland.

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1.	Sunset In Batumi 05:27	buy track
2.	Sunjata 05:22	buy track
3.	Soaring Wild Land 05:24	buy track
4.	Golden Horses 04:11	buy track
5.	Admeta Harmony 02:28	buy track
6.	Tykke In Mandinka 04:00	buy track
7.	Efo 05:03	buy track
8.	Brikama By Night 04:19	buy track
9.	Tutu Jara 02:35	buy track

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In 1999 Dawda Jobarteh moved from The Gambia and settled in Denmark. Named after Gambia's first president, with whom Dawda's father, Amadou Bansang Jobarteh, was close, Dawda's heritage is solidly rooted in one of West Africa's most illustrious musical dynasties. However it is as a truly international musician that Dawda has found his place, and key to this is his willingness and enthusiasm for working with musicians from different backgrounds and traditions.

One of the first European musicians to recognise and sponsor Dawda's talent, was guitarist and doyen of Danish experimental Jazz, Pierre Dørge, and today that legacy can be heard in Dawda's frequent duo gigs with drummer Stefan Pasborg. But while Jazz may be a prominent thread in Dawda's story, it is not the only one and over previous albums his collaborators have included Shashank Subrinayam, the flautist from South India, renowned Cameroonian bassist Etienne Mbappé and Senegalese vocalist and rapper, Souleymane Faye.

On this album, the 4th to be released via Sterns Music, Dawda's musical partners are a string quartet whose instrumentation – two violins, one viola and a cello – has been an essential component of Western classical music since at least the times of Mozart. The lush sound of the “Admeta String Quartet” with arrangements scored by Dawda along with saxophonist and composer Jens Christian 'Chappe' Jensen, are on all tracks and are unique to this album.

Guest vocalist, Jullie Hjetland, a winner of the Danish Music Folk Award and first heard with Dawda on his 2nd album, appears on two songs. One has lyrics by American singer and Copenhagen resident, Deborah Herbert, while words for the other English song were written by Dutch singer and teacher, Leonie de Wit. On the opposite side of this musical spectrum lie Dawda's own arrangements of traditional Gambian repertoire; “Sunjata” and “Tutu Jara”, and all is held together by his original and engrossing instrumental compositions and performances.

Sterns Music are proud to be releasing this title in a variety of formats; as a CD album, as digital singles and with an exclusive instrumental mix of the whole album. Born of an ancient lineage, Dawda Jobarteh continues to explore and expand his musical traditions.

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released January 28, 2022

Performers:

Dawda Jobarteh (kora on all, vocal on 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8)
Salieu Dibba (percussion on all except 9)

“Admeta String Quartet”
Freja Guldberg Larsen (violin)
Selma Trammitzke Milling (violin)
Maria Vara de Alba (viola)
Maria Kolby Sonstad (cello)
Strings arranged by Jens Christian 'Chappe' Jensen and Dawda Jobarteh

Featured artists:

Jullie Hjetland (vocal on 4 and 8)
Francis Kweku Osei (drums on 4 and 7)
Elene Daraselia and Zako Bokuchava (vocals on 7)
Jens Christian 'Chappe' Jensen (sax on 5)

Studio personnel:

Recorded by Dawda Jobarteh, Mikkel Nordsø and Jens Christian 'Chappe' Jensen
Mixed by Dawda Jobarteh and Mikkel Nordsø
Mastered by Antony Ryan
Produced by Dawda Jobarteh

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Dawda Jobarteh Copenhagen, Denmark

Reflecting both his new home and life in Denmark, and his birth and history in The Gambia, there is a quiet confidence to Dawda Jobarteh's third album. His music ranges from original kora instrumentals and social-commentary songs, to Gambian and Scandinavian tunes hundreds of years old. Unique and compelling. ... more

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