River Passage, by Heavy Color

River Passage

by Heavy Color

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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.

Featuring the Artwork of Yusuf Lateef
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1.	River Passage 03:23	buy track
2.	Temple on A Hill 03:56	buy track
3.	Hidden Kingdom (feat Thomas Lusango) 06:30	buy track
4.	Travail (feat. Thomas Lusango) 04:03	buy track
5.	Lemera 03:50	buy track
6.	Rain Approaching 03:32	buy track
7.	Final Celebration 05:34	buy track
8.	Trade Language (feat. Akili Jackson) 01:40	buy track
9.	Aesthetic Dance 05:42	buy track
10.	Together on Three (feat. Thomas Lusango and musicians from the Ndaro Cultural Center Bukavu) 03:46	buy track

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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.

More info www.heavycolorheavycolor.com

credits

released October 1, 2018

Heavy Color is
Ben Cohen and Sam Woldenberg

River Passage features

Thomas Lusango with Musicians and Singers from The Ndaro Cultural Center. Bukavu D.R.C
Singers and Sounds FROM Bibokoboko, Nyabirehe, Lemera D.R.C
PATRICK BOOTH : SAXOPHONE
DREW PARENT : MARIMBA
AKILI JACKSON : VOICE AND POETRY

Front Cover Artwork By: YUSUF LATEEF www.yusuflateef.com
Mastered by Glenn Brown at GBP in Lansing

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HEAVY COLOR Ohio

Heavy Color is a modern-music ensemble founded by the composer-producer duo of Ben Cohen and Sam Woldenberg. Their music often explores and fuses traditional musical architectures, spiritual jazz, electronic elements and pop-psychedelia.

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