Clarinetist, composer, singer & spiritual jazz soothsayer Angel Bat Dawid presents this powerful live document alongside her band, Tha Brothahood. LIVE was mostly recorded on November 1st, 2019, at Haus der Berliner Festspiele in Berlin, Germany, during the 2019 edition of JazzFest Berlin. For Angel and Tha Brothahood – which includes Deacon Otis Cooke (vocals, synth), Viktor Le Givens (vocals, auxiliary instruments), Xristian Espinoza (tenor sax, percussion), Norman W. Long (electronics, synths), Dr. Adam Zanolini (double bass, bass guitar, soprano sax, flute, percussion), Isaiah Collier (drums), and Asher Gamedze (drums) – it was the first stop of their first European tour.
Angel and her band experienced a number of difficult, racially charged interactions during their two days in Berlin. But despite, or perhaps in light of the difficulties they faced, they performed a set at Berliner Festspiele that Angel considers to be one of their best ever. “The show was very deep, and really helped me to process all the rage, and uncomfortable things I was feeling… It made me think of all the artists of the past who endured way more than I ever will with this music industry. It was a very freeing and beautiful show… we played our ass off!!”
A1. Enlightenment
A2. Destination
A3. Capetown
A4. Black Family
A5. What Shall I Tell My Children Who Are Black
B1. London
B2. We Hearby Declare the African Look
C1. We Are Starzz
C2. VIKTORious Return
C3. Tha Wicked Shall Not Prevail
D1. Melo Deez From Heab’N
D2. Dr. Wattz n’ em
D3. HELL
Angel and her band experienced a number of difficult, racially charged interactions during their two days in Berlin. But despite, or perhaps in light of the difficulties they faced, they performed a set at Berliner Festspiele that Angel considers to be one of their best ever. “The show was very deep, and really helped me to process all the rage, and uncomfortable things I was feeling… It made me think of all the artists of the past who endured way more than I ever will with this music industry. It was a very freeing and beautiful show… we played our ass off!!”
A1. Enlightenment
A2. Destination
A3. Capetown
A4. Black Family
A5. What Shall I Tell My Children Who Are Black
B1. London
B2. We Hearby Declare the African Look
C1. We Are Starzz
C2. VIKTORious Return
C3. Tha Wicked Shall Not Prevail
D1. Melo Deez From Heab’N
D2. Dr. Wattz n’ em
D3. HELL