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Title: Manifestations of a Diasporic Groove & Spirit
Artist: Anthony Branker & Other Ways of Knowing
Label: Origin Records
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 805558294525
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 2026-03-20
Number of Discs: 1
Composer Anthony Branker unveils a powerful new chapter in his ongoing exploration of music as cultural narrative, social inquiry, and collective expression. Leading his newly formed ensemble Other Ways of Knowing, Branker brings together an exceptional group of improvisers-saxophonist Steve Wilson, guitarist Pete McCann, pianist Simona Premazzi, bassist John H’bert, drummer Rudy Royston, and vocalist Aim’e Allen-for a program that is as rhythmically vital as it is conceptually resonant. Drawing inspiration from histories and lived experiences within the African and Indigenous diasporas, these expansive compositions balance cinematic scope with deeply personal storytelling. Like Branker’s acclaimed earlier work, praised for it’s ability to unite musical beauty with intellectual depth, Manifestations of a Diasporic Groove & Spirit stands as a compelling statement-one that invites listening not only as an aesthetic experience, but as a way of knowing, remembering, and bearing witness. “Musical beauty in the service of thought, or perhaps the reverse” Paris-Move “a sweeping opus with sociopolitical and poetic content woven into a musical tapestry at once cerebral, emotive and viscerally exciting.” DownBeat
Tracks:
1.1 [9:11] the Children of Lyles Station
1.2 [8:12] Song for Marielle Franco
1.3 [8:31] Beautiful Dancing People
1.4 [9:42] Freedom Water March (At Igbo Landing)
1.5 [8:23] Stolen Sisters
1.6 [7:03] When Past Is Prologue
1.7 [7:06] Afro Mosaic Soul Babies
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