Nyege Nyege Tapes Announces new HHY & The Kampala Unit album
“Mixing
dub, techno, traditional drumming and elements of trance under ghostly
unnerving cinematic passages.”
Nyege Nyege Tapes is
releasing a new album by HHY & The Kampala Unit, called Lithium Blast, this October.
HHY & The Kampala Unit is
a project helmed by musician and artist Jonathan Saldanha of HHY & The
Macumbas, who started it during his Nyege Nyege residency in Uganda.
The album includes Saldanha
on electronics and production, alongside trumpet player and activist Florence
Lugemwa, percussionist Omutaba on hybrid drums, as well as a special appearance
from the Kampala Prison Brass Band.
Speaking
about the 11-tracks, Nyege shares that they are a “blending of cerebral
virtuosity, cosmic creativity, raw energy and visceral sensuality that is
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