Yussef Kamaal - Black Focus (Full Album Upload)

[@MixtapeMagic]

How am I just discovering this album in 2023? Damn. This is phenomenal.

[@gnowongnomii]

no u

[@tadeocatzin6619]

no matter when.. whats important is that you did!!!!

[@mlqds]

Have you discovered Megashira (2001) yet?

[@animamundi6359]

Same!

[@alv_dh]

Same here! Better late than never, right? :D Greetings from LatAm!

[@dxubty]

For anyone wondering, the Arabic says "Yusuf Kamal"

[@dxubty]

@TriscariManuelOmar 173 people cared cornball, why you replying to a 4 year old comment to be rude 💀

[@chillanfly3893]

Whenever i go into the comment section of these most underrated yet most masterpiece-ful albums all i see is ppl agreeing, wishing each other good day, and love! this is truly what real music sounds like and does to humans. Have a wonderful day everybody.

[@oribasan]

Very true.

[@augustocalixto4760]

Thank you brother!

[@ronaldsalzar4002]

I agree with you. Have a wonderful day

[@kassorrells3150]

Papa Shimada I read the comments but I never put that together like you said but you’re right. Well they say MUSIC brings people together. Thanks for the observation!!!!

[@GiI11]

Yeah, buddy! Food for the soul.

[@1978JonnyB]

Love the "Black Ford Focus" hidden behind the Arabic writing.

[@solutionsplumbing]

Hello Jonny - didn't expect to see anyway I know here? It's Joe Purnell by the way - you probably don't recognise my work account. Yes just seen the Ford Focus - took me a while. Will be seeing these at Dimensions festival this year.

[@1978JonnyB]

Yo Joe, How tricks buddy? I just looked at the line-up for Dimensions!!!! WOW! You must go see my mate Radioactive man play Live. Pure ELECTRO at its best. I went to Croatia last year for Suncebeat festival. Was amazing fun. Would love to go back.

[@solutionsplumbing]

Will check him out

[@sf5823]

Jonny B' well spotted! Good eye for detail or mad passion for cars or both lol?

[@lex.cordis]

Wow, that's cool! Good eye!

[@mvlw____]

Personnel Kamaal Williams: rhodes, synthesizer, producer, composer Yussef Dayes: drums, percussion, producer, composer Mansur Brown: electric guitar Tom Driessler: electric bass Kareem Dayes: electric bass Shabaka Hutchings: tenor saxophone Yelfris Valdés: trumpet

[@magicianNevar]

Was looking for the bassist/s in this one, thanks!

[@Jay_Deeee]

that's what you call a supergroup nowadays! Amazing musicians...

[@Rock100208074]

Are Yussef and Kareem brothers or something?

[@antonzigando150]

@@Rock100208074 doy

[@edwardcleaver3020]

Thankyou for revealing the other musicians on this wonderful album!

[@sumsaudi]

Bless the all-knowing youtube algorithm, not for necessarily knowing my taste, but expanding it instead, what a streak!!!!

[@soulspace9088]

For real, these KZbin suggestions and the updated algorithm they are operating with are a blessing.

[@Sean-C-404]

praise the lord

[@k.vandaele851]

Spotify recommendations are shit compared to these.

[@supadope7185]

Korneel Vandaele ik vertel net vandaag dat spotify juist enorm werkt voor mij 😄. vandaar dat ik deze plaat heb besteld 🎶

[@moosesnWoop]

Yes, tried other 'music' services - KZbin is a god send when sourcing new music. It is yet to let me down!

[@MrMadalien]

Kml Dr. Dunno man I think they're about the same. What I usually do is sift through my spotify discovery playlist and then go to youtube with the ones I liked, then also search youtube's suggestions on the side. Pretty good way to find new stuff to listen to (I basically never run out of good new music).

[@joechoreo6419]

42:15 "But, check it out. You create your own reference point and that has always been what jazz is about."

[@gillucas6874]

Masterpiece!!! I'm Brazilian and your music sounds like Brazilian music and that's not to mention the incidences of the Afro-Brazilian religious that you use in this album ... Brazil stands to applaud your album ... Congratulations!! Obrigado, Yussef !!

[@nazzzz89]

Do you have any recommendation for similar Brazilian music? With or without vocals, I love how Brazilian Portuguese sounds in music.

[@gillucas6874]

@@nazzzz89 Sim, Amaro Freitas, the new revelation of Brazil. He does jazz with references to music from northeastern Brazil. Obrigado!

[@diogobatista7527]

Nossa, sim! Amaro Freitas é um milagre.

[@RaffaeleSansone]

I've looked up Amaro Freitas, unbelievable musician. He deserves way more recognition, thank you!

[@olima021prod]

@@nazzzz89 Search For Azymuth

[@totalnourban69]

Does anyone else hears Yussef on song Remembrance at 18:52 - 18:53 making little stop (dunno, maybe mistake) and saying Aaaaaa? Such awesome moment, at one second you think he is out, but a sec later he gets back in groove, powerful

[@soniccucumber6639]

Sounds intentional for me :)

[@rafaelgustavolazarte]

awesome moment!

[@ThickishCheese]

The kids brought up on that jazzy shit through the 90's finally grown...this sounds complete!

[@stevebuschemi2205]

*jungle

[@Andrew-uh9eg]

word

[@zachjohnson637]

@@richjones7313 Of course it's jazz, but there is a jungle/dnb style beat to much of the drumming.

[@theoldleafybeard]

@@zachjohnson637 and hip hop!

[@OBudful]

@@zachjohnson637 Reminds me a lot of squarepusher

[@princestefan9089]

Yussef Dayes is a king on drums!!

[@pillarsofcreationuk]

Trust!

[@farn451]

seriously badass!

[@astrl7]

Billy Cobham and Idris Muhammad would be proud

[@TomFl00r]

Hi huys, listen to my Band. Its called Los Vidriosos and we are From Medellin, Colombia. Hope you like it. soundcloud.com/mrvidrio/sets/losvidriosos

[@craftmania000]

like a young omar ali ! very smouth and a lot of pleasure ....

[@white_lotus_rising8812]

The drummer is a serene god. Such a majestic playing with no any overforcage or overstrain for effect, the things i hate most of so called "great" rock drummers. The whole album is a kind of new face of modern jazz. Impressed.

[@leandrograsso6299]

Can't stop hearing this album, is amazing, this is new age, old age, old school, new school. Can't stop the transformation of the time we live in..!

[@haclil]

This album will, I predict, become a classic as did Bitches Brew. A whole world, somewhere between London and Africa, has been created here.

[@conw_y]

I'm thinking the same thing, listening for the 1nn-th time, this is very sophisticated, beyond its time.

[@Deftonedd4]

Don't know how I got here , but i'm not leaving anytime soon!

[@EvidenceBasedMedsin]

Amen

[@omer-sela-rothenberg]

The drumming here is absolutely majestic. Whole album has that magical chillout vibe. Great stuff.

[@dontpanic15]

i know i want more! too bad they broke up

[@TomFl00r]

Hi huys, listen to my Band. Its called Los Vidriosos and we are From Medellin, Colombia. Hope you like it. soundcloud.com/mrvidrio/sets/losvidriosos

[@juancruzmr]

Chill yet extreme, fuck

[@FlyingBaNana3000]

@@dontpanic15 Yussef Dayes has a couple of awesome tracks, check out "Love is the Message" for example

[@OceanMoonJack]

This is 1000% hip. All of these dudes have ferocious chops.

[@theoldleafybeard]

Also DnB, fo' sure :)

[@hakeemahmadjamal7403]

Yussef Dayes has the chops, Kamaal Williams has the creativity

[@maccagrabme]

@@hakeemahmadjamal7403 Checkout JD Beck and Domi, unbelievable talent.

[@kawabungadad8945]

I think Yussef Dayes may be one of the best drummers alive at the moment...

[@nebel_slayn4290]

Currently freaking out over how good this is.

[@RonnieRonnie3697]

It's past 3am and I was suffering through a anxiety attack as I was trying to study my Indonesian course on Duolingo. My attack lurched my progress and stole my focus away from me, I tried every kind of music I had in arsenal; from dark ambience to 90s hip hop beats alongside some breathing techinques I searched up but that combination turned out to be futile on my part. It wasn't until I remembered I that I saved this video, so I clicked back and relaxed. I'm feeling great right now! I've always loved Jazz but I haven't utilized it's use in a decompressing setting in a long time. I'm feeling like my self again, all much thanks to Yussef Kamaal's unique demonstration of beautiful Jazz music! Cheers y'all!

[@ashleypowell7956]

hope your course went well! best to you 🤍

[@trash_bender420]

This is probably the best album I've heard come out in the past few years. Simply flawless

[@TehWinnerz]

oh dear

[@nononononononono379]

oh dear

[@trash_bender420]

Oh daer

[@TehWinnerz]

Tom Souden I see you like your music bland

[@slugkid8775]

Man, this is not OK. (Yeah yeah don't feed the troll, whatever.) It's not OK to shit on people for liking things. It doesn't matter if _you_ think it's a good album or not, dude's allowed to like it. Anyway, since you have such a great taste in not bland music, what's something you'd recommend? I won't open links but I will look them up on this site.

[@cmooreHD]

Quarantine season with an album I almost forgot about.. this is the cure right now!

[@BlaineMakesBeats]

I fucked around and listened to this whole album straight through. This is a timeless gem.

[@nibyafternight1983]

If you are listening to this I recommend listeing to his newer album. Black Classical Music. Absolutely phenomenan

[@Thegreyhairedgent]

Hey listeners.Try 'Sly' off Herbie Hancock's 1973 LP Headhunters for an historical reference point.I've purchased this Yussef Kamaal CD and I really dig it, but don't forget to familiarize yourselves with the pioneers of jazz/fusion so you can hear the influences on these young guys.

[@Eduza0]

True!

[@stevenuss1482]

Amen

[@AndyAndreev]

@@sergeruffles1380 i BET you are black

[@sergeruffles1380]

You bet your sweet ass

[@glaglo]

bless! thx mate

[@lazarddiankson1400]

That opening was simply exquisite !!👌 😍 👏. The incantations fused with all the different sounds transported me to my motherland Zambia 🇿🇲!!! Beautiful 😍 stuff!

[@mookX92]

For the first time these algorithms on youtube are suprisingly spot on with introducing me to some new dope stuff I've never heard before

[@Koraxus]

the more responsible and disciplined you are with the content you consume, the better algorithms get.

[@BigSunn0]

@@Koraxus that mean listen to the same kind of stuff all the time so the machines will only recommend the same crap over and over. i didn't end up here by only clicking stuff I'd heard before. The algorithm led them here because it was new. It led us here cos we were on the path

[@helenerossignol4886]

Super jazz innovant ! ENFIN ! Funky free soul électro etc. Trop fort !30 ans que j attendais CE SOUFFLE NOUVEAU MUSICAL. Very good.

[@darrangoodman6688]

this is like a hot spring bubbling up from the ground....... happening all by itself, naturally. And you can't escape its warm wonder

[@jazzsecrets]

well said :)

[@SMamba-rz6ux]

Was fortunate to ride with an uber driver that had Yussef playing. This music right here! Is what I'm talking about! Please continue to make more my brother. Simply awesome.

[@potatokaiyote]

I'm surprised these guys haven't been on NPR tiny desk concerts yet.

[@KiaMiaProductions]

This album showed up right on time. I'm blowed and just erased a ton of shit. The perfect vibe for positive motivation. Perfect mix of masculine & feminine. This is definitely being added to rotation. Thank you.

[@kotoamatsukami.]

5 years, still my fav Jazz Album 🙏

[@PersianLeonidus]

I love how the album gets funkier and funkier the more you listen to it.

[@F10cke]

Thank God im alive. Give us more of this sound man

[@plaiper366]

This album is a masterpiece! It connects jazz, fusion, electronics in elegant manner, giving a sound that fits equally well with my living room and with a club with live music. The track "Yo chavez" is my favorite.

[@compucorder64]

So good, love the echoes of classic Motor City techno and house in the string work too. Or even 'Deep Burnt' by Pépé Bradock, but that sampled Freddie Hubbard Little Sunflower, so what goes around comes around. The bass tone is soo satisfying. And drumming is sublimely delicate and funky.

[@kasperkvaale6187]

Hell.. I'm an avid jazz rock collector, and this is the first time ever, I thinks.. that I was in doubt abt the year of this VERY fine music.. It sounded, (apart from some "modern" drum roll's", as we were right back in the 70'ies.. THNX for enlightening me !

[@davidrankin516]

free floating jazz . mind and body . soulful invasion. rhythm explosion

[@SITBACKSHOW]

Vinyl ordered! Sitting by the door, waiting.............A must have!

[@other_jjoe]

hope you have it by now ! haha

[@Aldous944]

Oh yes. Some of the best new jazz I've heard in a few years. Magical drums and bass, fine fine keyboards. I love the improvisational feel, with all the perfection of fine musicianship. I can listen to this album all day.

[@honeychurchgipsy6]

Track 7 - Lowrider is the funkiest tune I've heard in a long time - what an absolute pleasure to listen to.

[@Kurrency1911]

Black Focus (Track 1) when the bass comes in - FIRE!!!

[@zzzdi5770]

discovered this by "chance" on new years eve at friend's. This is absolutely fantastic.

[@Sab-Cat]

My body naturally transmutes this energy into a physical manifestation of the vibrations, that is DANCE. This energy is the energy of creature, it turns old cogs in our spirit. This is what life is about.. feeling that SPIRIT. This force that moves through us into music into moving our limbs and digits. Our bodies make love in motion with every sound vibration that caresses our body. It pushes our phyche through the tunnel of consciousness like a train moving through a mountain. THANK YOU ALL FOR FEELING SPIRIT AND CONVEYING IT TO US!!

[@bobrossantichrisst]

Chase W I don’t know you. But I’m giving you a hug. Travel well human.... I’ll see you somewhere else

[@JasonJebezSam]

This is so good I could listen to Yussef play drums all day long. Easily my favorite drummer on the planet

[@newyorknative88]

I’m full of emotions when it comes to this album, mostly sad because it took me till 2021 to hear about this collective group of musical all-stars.

[@psudonym-zh2fx]

Found this my second year of college when it came out. It is a timeless album. To this day it just... its great. truly.

[@nicholasrebel9021]

Yo Chavez has one of the slickest bass lines ever!

[@emiliacanet9960]

Just discovered this masterpiece July 1 2023

[@robertospaganini4474]

Best album in the world 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@Tomas-ls6dq]

this is wonderful, i cant believe that something like this exists..

[@mixrahmusic]

Just discovered this. Shockingly good. Such a fresh sound, with a lurking familiarity. Sweet!

[@masquenada7584]

The continuation to Incognito from the 90ies... damn good

[@Ms.soulkitchen1968]

Gifts of music unlimited. Soul to Soul from these musicians. From one jazz head to another .onelove

[@donnydarko7624]

This album is so beautiful.

[@alvintzarax8902]

I can't stop smiling ☺ I've been searching for something like this . Unbelievable everyone 👌

[@ohsweetnothing]

I was listening to the Bill Burr podcast and he went on about this group. Great recommendation, great album!

[@OuterGalaxyLounge]

10/10 = a modern masterpiece

[@dennistsinas7443]

Love to everyones that is aware and goes against the system everyday in his way this is our only hope to stay human in an inhumane world!!

[@NeoSoulquarian]

One of my favorite albums! 😁🤟🤟 Kamaal Williams-keys, Yussef Dayes-drums, Mansur Brown-guitar..such good vibes.

[@TheWhiteSlaveDave]

Yussef has always been energetic and deeply focused.

[@templarexemplar35]

Those basslines are nasty and they stand out even on phone speakers so props to the engineer

[@djgromivanov6674]

With love from Russia, this is great.!

[@jvision07]

TV is turned off, radio has been smashed and since I am in Cali'... lighting one up and chilling the F out! Thank you Yussef!

[@SantomPh]

It's thank you Yussef & Kamaal. It's two guys and some friends

[@asderc1]

Was meaning to listen to Yussef Lateef and clicked on this by mistake. What a find, one of the best jazz albums I've heard that was released in recent years for sure.

[@kellyannthomas5727]

A serendipitous moment when I clicked on this album. So happy to add this to my jazz collection. Wishing you all a wonderful life.

[@lintinhere]

Music lives here. Big up to Brownswood for making this available. Support the artist if you can!

[@macnsteez3938]

What a brilliant album, where has this been all my life?!

[@alejandrosanclem]

I dare to say this album is one of the best of its kind.

[@korpa1]

My vinyl just arrived… god bless the universe

[@canberrawarmuseum8290]

Haha

[@icyovarian1286]

the drumming feels so effortlessly smooth, sounds awesome

[@MasterBrujo]

create your own reference point,that's what jazz has always been about.

[@peacebewithdayo9266]

What is this "reference point" you speak of?

[@kickflip060]

I understand it as: do whatever comes from your heart. I find it to be the esence of art. In other words: there is no need to use other peoples work as reference in order to make your art valuable, it already is.

[@MooseM3]

Physics!

[@samgregory9785]

@@MooseM3 Love, understanding!

[@rafaelgustavolazarte]

@@peacebewithdayo9266 it is a quote from the end of the album

[@MagicianTariq1]

This is by far the greatest thing I've ever heard

[@i.n.o.productionscompany9699]

Okay well good morning, wonderful way to start a Sunday. It's 2024 and I'm discovering it but it sounds great to me

[@danlightened]

The way the 2nd song starts with epic drumming and thick AF bassline, I was like "Dayum bro!"

[@jlee5180]

I rarely comment on KZbin, but I have to. To me this is mature, classy, and intriguing. Also fun. Sparks alot of feelings/moods when I hear it, actually. Skills upon skills here. Tasteful and a bit on the experimental side. The bass work is awesome so are the drums. Jazz, HipHop, Jungle-ish. One could "chill" to it, but when I hear it I am too busy listening. I have heard several albums that dance around this idea, but none compare imho. Great Stuff!

[@patrickbarrow9060]

It gets better with every listen

[@MyDistortedWorld]

Wtf is this absolute masterpiece???!!! I'm ashamed that I missed this before... But my ascension is now assured. What a beauty x

[@TheGroovebotix]

This album simply connects synapses in my brain that even hanka robotics wouldn't manage to do. Love it.

[@xn1kkix]

That bass & drum pocket so nasty and cozy at the same time. I'm full comfy, I'll stay right here. :3

[@koshn6924]

This album is amazing...solid and retro, real musician's. Revived my faith in music!!! The soundscapes are brilliant, this music is timeless!

[@leonsaieg2959]

Changó is the god of the rythym for the yorubas, the albums opens up with that, man i love this LP

[@bobbobberson4805]

The drums in track 2. I'm blown away.

[@timmshelton]

Yes sir!

[@benschebella673]

That yell at 18:52 is the best description of what it's like to listen to this album

[@ivansalvi_]

Yussef kamaal papaa!! Love from argentina!

[@kibagami95]

I just found by chance during a search ...... I took a slap ..... Good night owl sound as I like, I immediately imagine myself driving at night in the streets of my capital (Paris).

[@Bruno-vo9hr]

String of Light has such a Gran Turismo menu vibe. Love it.

[@davidmackay5782]

This will forever be a masterpiece, 2 years on and sounds better with every listen which considering my reaction on first listen, the bar was already high. Never thought there would be a BF2 but they are getting the band back together.

[@jamesarkwright5712]

still thankful that I got to see yussef kamaal live before they broke up

[@infectiousfungi3188]

THEY BROKE UP!!!

[@vicmackey423]

I saw them too in France. But it was not yussef daves on drums. It was awesome howether

[@misterman7684]

Bought this CD a couple of months ago, not knowing what it would be, I'm still in love with it.

[@tmaaan44]

Mister Man CDs mess up get in on Google play...it's the digital age

[@misterman7684]

But I like CDs :(

[@misterman7684]

tmaaan44

[@allkinds1069]

Makes me want to own a drum kit

[@faaizali1]

All Kinds just got mine yesterday a few months after hearing this ;)

[@oh_rhythm]

Get one!

[@Liamjcurran]

something about the pace of this music just puts me straight into a state of creative flow and the words just flow from my pen

[@droptherapy2085]

Some of it just feels exceptionally liminal. Like the whole album feels like a cutscene/dreamscape

[@GeorgeTresPelos]

Que discazo, espero pronto vengan a México ya sea con este proyecto o en solitario.

[@jontalbot1]

I can’t remember how l first came across this but it opened up a whole new world of contemporary jazz for me. First, the UK scene, then the US. I have since discovered everything Kamaal Williams and Yussef Deys do is great but nothing tops this album. I hope they get to play together again one day. Most musical drumming l ever heard

[@fabio.g.3259]

Contemporary masterpiece!!! Thanks God for a bit of fresh air in this current sea of music mud!!!!

[@barbasour]

you just can't sudden pause or pause anytime when this album is playing at any minute. just. can't. pause (or stop)

[@theoldleafybeard]

Too good, eh! Hahahaha

[@claudiorga3231]

AMAZING!!! acid jazz in its purest state.

[@alid.4342]

This album is 🔥 in its entirety. I love it. I will definitely be purchasing this and adding it to the collection.

[@koshn6924]

How did they get it so right....unreal love it , thanks for restoring my faith in real music!!!