JAUBI - A SOUND HEART *Pre-Order

Release Date Friday 6th September 2024
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day

World class players Nick Walters (trumpet), Horatio Luna (bass) and Tim

Carnegie (drums) join Tenderlonious (flute/ sax) and Latarnik (keys) to support

the core 3 members of Jaubi, who are true masters of their craft, coming from a

rich lineage of accomplished musicians.

Kashif Ali Dhani is a classically trained tabla master from the Punjab gharana,

and is the accompanist of choice on the local scene for some of Pakistan's great

classical vocalists and instrumentalists, as well as in Europe and the USA. Zohaib

Hassan Khan is a 7th generation sarangi master, who has performed globally, and

is one of only 3 professional sarangi players left in Pakistan. Mult instrumentalist,

composer and Jaubi bandleader Ali Riaz Baqar aka Ila Zair began

his musical journey as a hip- hop enthusiast, evolving into a jazz guitarist

following the exposure to the genre's rich sampling culture. He then became a

disciple of the Senia-Shahjahanpur gharana, a lineage of musicians specialising

in the sarod. His playing now focuses on merging North Indian classical music

with modern jazz harmony on a traditional, unaltered 6-string electric guitar.

The collaborative relationship between the core group and wider collaborators

dates back to April 2019, when 22a label founder and multi- instrumentalist

Tenderlonious and EABS/ Bloto keyboard and synth maestro Marek 'Latarnik'

Pedziwiatr travelled to Lahore, Pakistan to take part in some improvised

recording sessions with Jaubi. Nothing whatsoever was written down during the

recording sessions no sheet music, no song titles. It was sincere, bottled

lightning. All egos were left behind, with hearts and souls being opened and

poured into the music. The result has been described as spiritual jazz- fusion

meets psychedelic Hindustani classical with nods to golden era hip hop.

An adventurous and absorbing record 'A Sound Heart' is the next chapter for

Jaubi. The title is inspired from a verse in the Holy Qu'ran (26:89), where one

comes to God with a spiritual or sound heart (Qalb) which is sincere, without

doubts and free of materialistic attachments. Importantly it refers to a state

where the heart is spiritually healthy and content with only God. A Sound Heart's

basis is goodness, rooted in love. In this case, it is the love for one's creator. The

album also acts as a tribute to fallen heroes, paying respect to the greatness that

has come before, casting new light via cross- cultural collaboration and

improvisation.

Throughout this incredible journey, meditative ragas blend with Herbie Hancockesque

motifs, joined by lament-filled contemporary melodies intertwining with the

intricate sounds of the sarangi and earthy layering of the tabla. A true

masterpiece of composition from start to finish.

Tracks:

1. Lahori Blues (Blues for Shorter)

2. Chandrakauns

3. Wings Of Submission

4. Throw It Down

5. Raga Bairagi Todi

6. Mingusterstood (Blues for Mingus)

7. Soothing Mercy

8. A Sound Heart

9. Forgive Me

10. Reflections Of God

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