{"product_id":"dexter-story-bahir-lp","title":"Dexter Story - Bahir LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDexter Story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an artistic spirit in the truest sense of the phrase. From his work as a multi-instrumentalist for acts like the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSa-Ra Creative Partners\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, to his management role with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSnoop Dogg\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and his turn producing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaymé Arocena\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's 2017 album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCubafonia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Story understands the business from every conceivable angle. Initially inspired by the music and cultures pervasive throughout the Horn of Africa, Story translated his experiences there into his previous album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWondem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (SNDW 076CD\/LP, 2015), followed closely by the single \"Wejene Aola\" featuring jazz luminary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eKamasi Washington\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (SNDW 7022EP), both on Soundway Records. If \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWondem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was a brief glance into Story's new creative vision, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBahir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a pinpoint refinement of that purpose, the fine-tuning and expanding of the world he created on his Soundway debut. On \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBahir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Story steps in front of those influences and melds his world into the one he fell in love with so strongly while in Africa. One way in which he's done so is by incorporating musicians from both sides of this coin. LA luminaries are featured throughout, as are African contemporaries he encountered throughout his travels. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSudan Archives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gives a show-stealing vocal performance on \"Gold\", while the Ethiopian producer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eEndeguena Mulu\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e adds impenetrable and psychedelic texture to the album's title track. So \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBahir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e finds the polymath musician not stuck between two worlds, but as a member of both. We get Ethiopian jazz tonalities, Tuareg grooves, ekista dance rhythms, Afro-funk, Somalian soul, and forays into more contemporary jazz rhythms, too. Angelenos like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiguel Atwood-Ferguson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosef Leimberg\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e give the record its backbone, while African artists like the Ethiopian singer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHamelmal Abate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e give Bahir its glimmer and shine. Also features \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eKibrom Birhane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJimetta Rose\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaile Supreme\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarie Daulne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. For fans of: Sudan Archives, Kamasi Washington, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaraaji\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Carlos Niño, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark de Clive-Lowe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eZap Mama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Josef Leimberg.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3783114678\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/track=2202518859\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003eBahir by Dexter Story\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soundway (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68275135316128,"sku":"yvc1793801492773","price":15.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1046\/1200\/4000\/files\/dexter-story---bahir-lp_1.jpg?v=1793801500","url":"https:\/\/shadematch.shop\/products\/dexter-story-bahir-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}