A collaboration between Heavy Color and musicians and villages in Eastern Congo. Dense and mysterious. A curious thread connects these interwoven musical fabrics and their trans-continental roots. Drawing from classic Afrobeat and Afropop, Minimalist Electronica and Futurist Instrumental Hip Hop.
In May of 2015 Earthwork Music asked Ben of Heavy Color and Akili Jackson of Radiant City Arts to travel to the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as a musical ambassadors as part of On the Ground's ongoing cultural exchange program which strives to create meaningful connections across cultures through creative collaboration. Sales from this album are helping fund projects in Congo that directly support gender equity and fair wages for women in farming regions as well as the ongoing support of an arts center in the city Bukavu which teaches youth dance, recording technology skills and music lessons in an all around positive, safe space.
Tracklist:
- River Passage
- Temple On a Hill
- Hidden Kingdom (feat. Thomas Lusango)
- Travail (feat. Thomas Lusango)
- Lemera
- Rain Approaching
- Final Celebration (feat. Thomas Lusango)
- Trade Language (feat. Akili Jackson)
- Aesthetic Dance
- Together to Three (feat. Thomas Lusango)