Good afternoon everyone! Get ready music lovers, because Kisasa World Music upcoming Worldwide release of the CD "Southern Roots" is going to "blow you away!"
In this highly anticipated album, Sulaiman Hakim and Kisasa World Music pays homage to the early African-American artists from northwest Mississippi, specifically focusing on the drum and fife music techniques. But here's the twist - Kisasa World Music puts a modern spin on it by replacing the fife with the soulful sound of the saxophone.
By incorporating field hollers techniques, Kisasa showcases the incredible variety of music that was born in the heart of the Deep South, taking listeners on a mesmerizing journey through the roots of American music.
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Can't wait to get your hands on it? Don't worry, because "Southern Roots" will be available for streaming on Spotify, Deezer, and over 50 other platforms worldwide in December 2023. Here's a Teaser!
Jazz Artist. Producer. Composer. Musician and Globetrotter Sulaiman HAKIM, native of Los Angeles, California, has performed in 70 countries around the world. Educated at the University of Massachusetts, this talented Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, is known for his original and unceasing thirst for growth and change in the world music movement but, always respecting and protecting the African-American tradition, his roots.
Former student of MAX ROACH, at U-Mass at Amherst between 1974-1977, was counseled by Mr. Roach before offering him the opportunity to performed with him, in Chicago in 1976, leading to his first European tour. Sulaiman was only twenty two years old. Having his opportunity to study with this great master who worked with CHARLIE PARKER, DUKE ELLINGTON, and CLIFFORD BROWN, was the beginning of Sulaiman Hakim's International career!
