Live at the Backyard, Nairobi, Kenya, by Dave Sharp and NDIO SASA

Live at the Backyard, Nairobi, Kenya

by Dave Sharp and NDIO SASA

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1.	You Gotta Walk (even if you don't look good) 06:08	buy track
2.	Lady, what have you done? 05:22	buy track
3.	World Turns Apart/TV Eye 04:23	buy track
4.	Manyo Pesa Tek Ahinya (the money song) 08:41	buy track
5.	On a Beach 02:50	buy track
6.	Koblo 06:57	buy track
7.	Ulimi Attack 08:08	buy track
8.	We Ain't Got No Money 06:02	buy track
9.	Chonjo Chonjo Sekai 04:50	buy track

about

Dave Sharp called the Dagoretti Records office one day in September, 2016 asking if he could do a recording session in Nairobi. We naturally told him "Yes!" not believing he might actually come. Through some twist of fate, Dave came into a handful of money and appeared unannounced in May of 2017.

NDIO SASA were available without question. An SMS message was sent out to Boaz Jagingo (of Kenge Kenge Orutu System). A positive reply came immediately, time was booked at ADA and we were practicing the next day armed with nothing more than a few riffs and ideas.

Dave is a well known professional bass player from Michigan with a heavy, distinctive sound with jazz, Indian, funk and metal influences. Boaz is among the best active musicians in Kenya, playing the orutu, a one stringed, violin like instrument from Western Kenya and singing in a traditional Luo style. Kaboge is an accomplished african percussionist who melds numerous percussion styles from East and West Africa. Alongside him is Tomo Tsukahara, percussionist from Japan who has lived in East Africa for neatly a decade. Pete Larson plays the nyatiti, an eight stringed lyre like instrument from the Lake Victoria region of Kenya and the shamisen from Japan. Rounding out the sound is Colin Crowley, a long time resident of Kenya who plays the American banjo in a Malian clawhammer style typical of the ngoni. This was a truly unique mix of people create a truly unique sound.

The sessions for the album were nothing short of magical. Matthew Swallow was gracious enough to offer us a slot at one of his Sunday Backyard Shows at Alchemist Bar in Nairobi so we'd have at least one chance to do the material live. It turned out to be an incredibly fun, if chaotic, show.

What you hear here is a live recording of the show. It's not the cleanest recording, but it captures the frenetic spirit of the project and makes us hope that one day, it might happen again. Unfortunately, though, these happy events often come only once. Which is fine.

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credits

released July 19, 2017

Dave Sharp - Bass
Boaz Jagingo - Orutu, Vocals
Kaboge Chagala - Percussion
Tomo Tsukahara - Percussion
Pete Larson - Nyatiti, Shamisen, Vocals
Reuben Besa - Bass (on "On a Beach" and "World Turns Apart/TV Eye")

(Special guests)
Inspekta Ras - Percussion on "We Ain't Got No Money"
Miles Larson- Photography

Text from Movenpicks Arts, Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya

Recorded live in May, 2017 at ADA Creative Studios in the Backyard of the Alchemist Bar, Nairobi, Kenya

Thanks to: Matthew Swallow and everyone at ADA Creative Studios, Daniel Onyango, Oduor Nyagweno, Nozomi Kawashima, Ayrosh Collo and everyone in attendance on this magical evening.

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"Dagoretti" is the confluence of three large pathways in Nairobi connecting all of Kenya together. It is also the Swahilified pronounciation of "The great." We like to think that we put out great records that connect distant places together.

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