Amaro Freitas - Sankofa (Full Album Stream)

Tracklist:
00:00 1. Sankofa
07:12 2. Ayeye
13:27 3. Baquaqua
17:30 4. Vila Bela
22:14 5. Cazumbá
30:23 6. Batucada
33:22 7. Malakoff
40:21 8. Nascimento
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From the slums of Recife in Brazil’s North-East to international jazz icon, Amaro Freitas has worked tirelessly to become the artist he is today. Gaining international attention for “an approach to the keyboard so unique that it’s startling” (Downbeat), his debut and sophomore albums Sangue Negro (2016) and Rasif (2018) arrived on a wave of instant acclaim. His new album Sankofa - a spiritual quest into the forgotten stories, ancient philosophies and inspirational figures of Black Brazil - is his most stunning and sincere work to date.
But for Amaro Freitas, work isn’t just playing the piano, his art delves far deeper than music theory and practice. Explaining the impetus behind Sankofa, Amaro elucidates the imperative behind his music:
“I worked to try to understand my ancestors, my place, my history, as a black man. Brazil didn’t tell us the truth about Brazil. The history of black people before slavery is rich with ancient philosophies. By understanding the history and the strength of our people, one can start to understand where our desires, dreams and wishes come from.”
Sankofa is an Adinkra symbol depicting a backward-facing bird. After stumbling upon the symbol on a robe at an African fair in Harlem, New York - perhaps auspicious considering it’s the home of some of the great jazz pianists like Monk and Tatum, it sparked a curiosity in Amaro. He soon came to understand what it represents, and it became the foundational concept for his new album:
“The symbol of the mystical bird, which flies with its head back, teaches us the possibility of going back to our roots, in order to realize our potential to move forward. With this album I want to bring a memory of who we are and pay homage to neighborhoods, names, characters, places, words and symbols that come from our ancestors. I want to celebrate where we come from.”
With the help of Jean Elton (bass) and Hugo Medeiros (drums), who have formed the Amaro Freitas Trio since the very beginning, Amaro employs intricate rhythmic patterns and time-signature variations as if reimagining the ancient designs of his ancestors, and every track is imbued with a message or a story Amaro is compelled to tell.
“I start from these theories, from these ideas, but then emotion pours into the notes, it’s my interpretation of this knowledge turned into music.” Among Amaro’s influences are the evangelical church, his hometown Recife, funk music, samba, maracatu and frevo. But like the Sankofa bird, while looking back, Amaro's music is fundamentally contemporary music. “It’s a continuation, it connects with people today and it represents what is happening in 2021.”
Like all Amaro’s albums, Sankofa has taken around two years to make, with the trio spending eight hours a day, four days a week in the studio. “We treasure the creative process. We know it takes time to reach a different place, and then it takes time to understand that place, to translate it. When we want to leave our comfort zone, the most important factors are time, dedication, discipline and wisdom. Months pass and ideas start falling into place. Time is the most important thing. We cannot make it to where we want to be without it. So, I also want to transmit this message to future generations: Let’s slow down, let’s give ourselves more time, let’s do deeper things. Let’s stop swimming in the surface, let’s dive.”
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[@rickmartin5132]

First impessions....Wonderful, Bright, visceral, raw musical expression. Such original piano compositions.

[@LucasSilva-wz6mu]

Yeah, I'm a Brazilian and I gotta say, this is the best jazz shit I've listened in the last years

[@prolegomenos57]

FODASTICO ,IRMAO ,COM O DEVIDO PERDAO PELA FALSA INTIMIDADE .FIQUEI TOCADO !

[@Geovanny1369]

¡¡ Genial Álbum de Amaro Ambos(Monk y Freitas) tenían la Influencia del Maestro de Maestros Art Tatum!! Saludos a Todos

[@marcooliveira1771]

Depois de ler o texto em ingles , fiquei mais emocionado com toda a trama do som que vocês fizeram. Brilhante cara!!Como você disse, o processo é lento e sair da zona de conforto é o mais dificil, Coincidentemente , minha bisavó veio escravizada de Gana e meu Bisavô da Nigeria, creio que meu dom para as artes e musica vieram da africa.

[@marcooliveira1771]

Cara muito foda, sensivel, com uma influencia monstra de debussy, ravel, chopin, vila lobos, bill Evans, Keith Jarret, McCoy tyner!!E claro toda a diversidade sonora brasileira. O assisti no Montreaux jazz festival online e fiquei fã. Imaginei o tempo todo um sax soprano e tenor fazendo a mesma voz da mão direita. Parabéns. Espero ve-los ao vivo no Sesc aqui em BH mes que vem.

[@brenolopel]

Monstro ! Música brasileira está viva!

[@marcooliveira1771]

o Jazz brasileiro , pos bossa nova

[@joaoeullergama6210]

De Pernambuco para o mundo , viva

[@angelomachado2307]

Genial, Amaro!! Orgulho de ver um jovem talentoso como vc optar pelo caminho da música de qualidade, passando ao largo dos modismos. Parabéns!! Vida longa e próspera para sua música e para o seu talento!!

[@lievedegroef2957]

Gentle black Brazilian jazz. Sou muito fã de Amaro! 🧡 Obrigado Far Out. 👌

[@nelsonfragoso5713]

Mais um disco belíssimo de Amaro Freitas...sempre bem escoltado por Jean Elton e Hugo Medeiros...talento pra dar e vender!!!

[@rrosinholi]

Olá, descobri o disco pelo canal do Regis Tadeu, boa surpresa, fantástico o som! Obrigado!

[@DBertocci]

Um amigo da Inglaterra que me apresentou. Eles curtem muito por lá. Não conhecia. Uma pena que as vezes os de fora reconhecem os nossos talentos antes de nós… parabéns trabalho incrível. Espero ouvir pessoalmente no Brasil um dia

[@raphaeldesamachado6863]

GENIAL! Muito obrigado por postar aqui gratuitamente para que todos do Mundo se abençoem com tamanho disco monumental, universal e brasileiro. Amaro Freitas é a nova geração que muitos dizem não existir. Vamos valorizar o passado, mas também o agora e o futuro! Sem nostalgias pois aqui mesmo Amaro traz a síntese da sua história, como também a história não contada do Brasil Negro.

[@tatianeoliveira.cantora]

UAU!!!!!! GÊNIO! #AmaroFreitas

[@caminhosestoicismo]

Tenho o prazer de ter o vinil autografado pelo grande Amaro!

[@rafaelfaria6945]

Viciei na primeira música do álbum; parabéns pelo trabalho.

[@raphaeldesamachado6863]

Viva também Jean Elton (bass) and Hugo Medeiros (drums) !!

[@mandalamistica]

Parece um sonho de tão perfeito esse disco.

[@erikamaculele]

lindo

[@Chris-dt3hq]

Fantastico

[@marinusvisser]

Amazing 👍👍👍👍

[@brenolopel]

Uma honra

[@waywivewordzpublishingedit7397]

Love this

[@luishenriquesniffo3802]

Sensacional! Ouçam!

[@ewertoncunha3408]

Simplesmente genial! Salve Amaro Freitas

[@carolinaviannadesouza9590]

Excelente........ ❤

[@adriancabraldelira2262]

Que disco maravilhoso!! Viva o Jazz!!

[@sambobscura]

Que lindo. Chorando cataratas aqui

[@carolinaviannadesouza9590]

Totalmente excelente, Amaro.. ❤

[@_AmazingLife_]

Monstro!!!!’n

[@ATLSqwerty]

GEM

[@user-ji7pl2ij6p]

マジでかっこよすぎる

[@Powerphail]

同意

[@ChristianeMarianoCantora]

Sensível

[@ste7en777]

Every time

[@antonokhotnikov]

2. Ayeye heavily reminds me of Joji's worldstar money (interlude)

[@ste7en777]

Freedom

[@ste7en777]

The teacher made me obey

[@ste7en777]

If we can't measure it it's gone

[@wojtekapkiewicz8488]

🖐🏼🖐🏼🌝🌝

[@ste7en777]

I feel better

[@ste7en777]

I get the day off

[@ste7en777]

:-)

[@ste7en777]

My mom made me do chores

[@ste7en777]

Go back and find what was lost

[@musicorafael]

Quem fez a capa?

[@edivaldo.ferreira]

Acidum Project. Artistas: Robézio and Terezadequinta.

[@ste7en777]

I'm polite and obedient

[@ste7en777]

It's worth less than a million to me

[@hunterhatfield7157]

Robert Glasper meets Eliane Elias

[@ste7en777]

Be happy or be punished

[@ste7en777]

It suppresses

[@ste7en777]

Behavioral modification doesn't work

[@ste7en777]

To stay out of the fucking hospital

[@ste7en777]

Wrong

[@ste7en777]

I hated it