Family Atlantica
Family Atlantica
| Available Formats | No. of Tracks | Price | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD Album | 20 tracks | £9.99 | ||
| 12" Vinyl Album | 20 tracks | £14.99 | ||
| Download Album (flac) | 20 tracks | £7.99 | ||
| Download Album (mp3) | 20 tracks | £7.99 | ||
| Download individual tracks | from £0.99 | |||
Description
Family Atlantica - Family Atlantica
Recorded over 4 years in London and Venezuela, Cuban rumba, Venezuelan tambor and tonada, Ghanaian highlife, Ethiopian blues and calypso have been soaked and infused with psychedelia and spiritual jazz. Gilles Peterson included the band in his recent ‘Hot For 2013 Show’ on BBC 6music, premiering the track Cumbacutiri.
At the heart of Family Atlantica are three people from three different continents: London born Jack Yglesias, producer, multi-instrumentalist and a veteran of The Heliocentrics, his wife Luzmira Zerpa, traditional Venezuelan musician, poet and singer with a magical voice acclaimed by Manu Chao and half Nigerian-half Ghanaian percussionist Kwame 'Natural Power' Crentsil.
Recorded while living in an abandoned vicarage in East London, the record contains three different generations of Luzmira's family as well as a cast of musicians from the wider Family Atlantic family.
One of the guests on the album, legendary Ethiopian-jazz maestro Mulatu Astatke, adds a classic touch on piano to ‘Escape To The Palenque’, soloing in his unmistakable flowing Ethiopian 6/8 style. Also featured on the record are Senegalese Nuru Kane and Afro-Cuban group Yoruba Andabo. Much of the record was recorded by the Heliocentrics' Malcolm Catto at their East London studio.
In 2008, Luzmira traveled to the Sahara Desert in the south of Algeria to participate in the Fi-sahara Festival. While there she performed with Manu Chao who introduced her to the audience as the most beautiful voice to arrive to the desert.
Tracklisting
CD Album (SNDWCD042)
- Family Atlantica - Fly Through the Lightning to Speak With the Sun
- Family Atlantica - Incantation to the Ancestors
- Family Atlantica - Arena
- Family Atlantica - Cumbacutiri
- Family Atlantica - Libation At the Gate of No Return
- Family Atlantica - Jaia
- Family Atlantica - Manicero
- Family Atlantica - Pranto Do Banzo
- Family Atlantica - Escape to the Palenque
- Family Atlantica - El Apamate
- Family Atlantica - El Negrero (The Slave Ship)
- Family Atlantica - Gaita Psychedelica
- Family Atlantica - Myths and Proverbs
- Family Atlantica - Clavelito Colorado
- Family Atlantica - Eboka Ritual
- Family Atlantica - Tamunangue Blues
- Family Atlantica - The Griots Blessing
- Family Atlantica - Pescador Saharawi
- Family Atlantica - La Familia
- Family Atlantica - Speak to the Spirit of the Sea
12" Vinyl Album (SNDWLP042)
- Family Atlantica - Fly Through the Lightning to Speak With the Sun
- Family Atlantica - Incantation to the Ancestors
- Family Atlantica - Arena
- Family Atlantica - Cumbacutiri
- Family Atlantica - Libation At the Gate of No Return
- Family Atlantica - Jaia
- Family Atlantica - Manicero
- Family Atlantica - Pranto Do Banzo
- Family Atlantica - Escape to the Palenque
- Family Atlantica - El Apamate
- Family Atlantica - El Negrero (The Slave Ship)
- Family Atlantica - Gaita Psychedelica
- Family Atlantica - Myths and Proverbs
- Family Atlantica - Clavelito Colorado
- Family Atlantica - Eboka Ritual
- Family Atlantica - Tamunangue Blues
- Family Atlantica - The Griots Blessing
- Family Atlantica - Pescador Saharawi
- Family Atlantica - La Familia
- Family Atlantica - Speak to the Spirit of the Sea
Download Album (SNDWD042)
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Family Atlantica - Fly Through the Lightning to Speak With the Sun
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Family Atlantica - Incantation to the Ancestors
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Family Atlantica - Arena
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Family Atlantica - Cumbacutiri
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Family Atlantica - Libation At the Gate of No Return
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Family Atlantica - Jaia
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Family Atlantica - Manicero
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Family Atlantica - Pranto Do Banzo
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Family Atlantica - Escape to the Palenque
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Family Atlantica - El Apamate
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Family Atlantica - El Negrero (The Slave Ship)
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Family Atlantica - Gaita Psychedelica
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Family Atlantica - Myths and Proverbs
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Family Atlantica - Clavelito Colorado
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Family Atlantica - Eboka Ritual
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Family Atlantica - Tamunangue Blues
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Family Atlantica - The Griots Blessing
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Family Atlantica - Pescador Saharawi
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Family Atlantica - La Familia
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Family Atlantica - Speak to the Spirit of the Sea
mp3 downloads
Downloads
| Track Number | Track Name | Track Length | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fly Through the Lightning to Speak With the Sun | £0.99 | ||
| 2 | Incantation to the Ancestors | £0.99 | ||
| 3 | Arena | £0.99 | ||
| 4 | Cumbacutiri | £0.99 | ||
| 5 | Libation At the Gate of No Return | £0.99 | ||
| 6 | Jaia | £0.99 | ||
| 7 | Manicero | £0.99 | ||
| 8 | Pranto Do Banzo | £0.99 | ||
| 9 | Escape to the Palenque | £0.99 | ||
| 10 | El Apamate | £0.99 | ||
| 11 | El Negrero (The Slave Ship) | £0.99 | ||
| 12 | Gaita Psychedelica | £0.99 | ||
| 13 | Myths and Proverbs | £0.99 | ||
| 14 | Clavelito Colorado | £0.99 | ||
| 15 | Eboka Ritual | £0.99 | ||
| 16 | Tamunangue Blues | £0.99 | ||
| 17 | The Griots Blessing | £0.99 | ||
| 18 | Pescador Saharawi | £0.99 | ||
| 19 | La Familia | £0.99 | ||
| 20 | Speak to the Spirit of the Sea | £0.99 | ||
| Entire MP3 Download Album (20 tracks) | £7.99 |
- MP3 format technical details
- These mp3 tracks have been encoded with LAME using the '--preset extreme' VBR setting, providing you with a very rich listening experience. No DRM or copy protection is built in to the mp3s.
flac downloads
Downloads
| Track Number | Track Name | Track Length | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fly Through the Lightning to Speak With the Sun | £0.99 | ||
| 2 | Incantation to the Ancestors | £0.99 | ||
| 3 | Arena | £0.99 | ||
| 4 | Cumbacutiri | £0.99 | ||
| 5 | Libation At the Gate of No Return | £0.99 | ||
| 6 | Jaia | £0.99 | ||
| 7 | Manicero | £0.99 | ||
| 8 | Pranto Do Banzo | £0.99 | ||
| 9 | Escape to the Palenque | £0.99 | ||
| 10 | El Apamate | £0.99 | ||
| 11 | El Negrero (The Slave Ship) | £0.99 | ||
| 12 | Gaita Psychedelica | £0.99 | ||
| 13 | Myths and Proverbs | £0.99 | ||
| 14 | Clavelito Colorado | £0.99 | ||
| 15 | Eboka Ritual | £0.99 | ||
| 16 | Tamunangue Blues | £0.99 | ||
| 17 | The Griots Blessing | £0.99 | ||
| 18 | Pescador Saharawi | £0.99 | ||
| 19 | La Familia | £0.99 | ||
| 20 | Speak to the Spirit of the Sea | £0.99 | ||
| Entire FLAC Download Album (20 tracks) | £7.99 |
- FLAC format technical details:
- These FLAC tracks are superior to MP3 in that they are compressed without any loss in sound quality. For further technical details or player tips, visit the Help section
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