Name: Vol. II: Baca Sewa
Brand: Cochemea

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

DAP067LP

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Colour

black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Die Cut Sleeve.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-07-16

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

823134006713

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

DAP067

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Download code: No

823134006720

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

DAP067LPX

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purple

Amethyst

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Extended format: Yes

2021-07-30

823134906716

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / purple

Artist

Cochemea

Genre GB

Funk / Soul

Label GB

Daptone

The Dap-Kings' electro-sax space warrior returns with a groove-heavy sequel to <i>All My Relations. Vol. II: Baca Sewa,</i> an expressive, transcendental voyage through the archives of his indigenous roots and beyond. Drawing on ancestral memories and family histories to wrap new flesh around the bones of history, this album is a bold, semi-autobiographical work that leads us deeper into the annals of family histories, mythology and the cultural imaginary.

“Baca Sewa” is Cochemeaʼs original family name prior to Spanish colonization and the fracturing or erasure of ancient knowledge and ways. The melody for the title track was composed by Anthony Gastelum and features vocals and drumming by the Baca Sewa Singers- a group composed of several generations of family members. The album runs thick with sonic tributes and remembrances. “Chitoʼs Song” is a contemplative, ethereal tribute to a beloved uncle. “Curandera” conjures the memory of the irrepressible healing power of medicine women. “Black Pearl” recalls his great grandfather, heir to a legacy of indigenous peoples enslaved as pearl divers in the Sea of Cortez.

Leading a 7-piece ensemble composed of New Yorkʼs top percussionists and members of Daptoneʼs rhythm section, Cochemea recombined ancient elements of drums, winds, and voice, creating his own world of emotional textures and rhythmic possibilities. His musical and spiritual synthesis is made possible through his deep reverence of the horn and of the music and traditions preceding him. <i>Vol II: Baca Sewa</i> - is an offering and continuation of Cochemeaʼs explorations, part of a musical process of cultural reclamation and healing through connection, relations, memory and imagination.