: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: Afro Yaqui Music Collective : Album.......: Maroon Futures : : Label.......: Neuma Records .. .:.. . Genre.......: Fusion : Catnr.......: Neuma 137 . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2021-05-14 Str.date....: 2021-03-25 Quality.....: 275kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://afroyaquimusiccollective.com/ ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. Nonantzin 7:00 2. Sister Soul 8:23 3. La Cigarra 5:36 4. Ya Habibi 5:39 5. We Refuse to be Used and Abused 10:04 6. Insurrealista 8:01 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 44:43 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 92.62 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: Afro Yaqui Music Collective came together in response to the :, : rapidly changing political climate, in which working immigrant : :' communities have become under attack, and climate change has ': ,: threatened peoples across the world. As part of the bandÆs :, : mission, their work develops dialogue with activists across the : :' world. They have performed and worked with social movement ': ,: leaders in Iraqi Kurdistan, Mayan and Yaqui communities in :, : Mexico, and Tanzania. They also performed at ASCAPÆs 2018 Jazz : :' Awards, at the Kennedy Center, and universities across the ': ,: country. They constantly volunteer at fundraisers for immigrant :, : rights and have also performed at the US-Mexican border in : :' protest of human rights abuses in 2017. They put ôtheir music ': ,: with their mouth is,ö and believe in the power of the arts to :, : unite communities to build a movement that moves. : :' ': ,: ôThe Afro Yaqui Music Collective is nothing short of pure, uncut :, : sonic radical love. These extraordinary artists have returned : :' this thing called æjazzÆ back to its real rootsùto the earth, ': ,: to the sky, to the women who produced and protected a peopleÆs :, : culture. Ben Barson, Gizelxanath Rodriguez, and the crew have : :' committed to making liberation musicùwhich is to say, music ': ,: without borders or boundaries; future music from the well of the :, : past thatÆs always on time; joyful music that swings and sings : :' and sometimes stings but always keeps us dancing toward ': ,: freedom. Follow them. DonÆt miss them. An encounter with the :, : Afro Yaqui Music Collective may be the most inspiring musical : :' experience of your life.ö ': ,: -Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Thelonious Monk :, : : :' Maroon Futures is a six-track album that celebrates the ': ,: struggle and lessons of maroons ù enslaved peoples who the :, : escape the evils of the built world being erected on genocide : :' and slavery, to the protective bosom of the natural world. The ': ,: tracks lift up love, camaraderie, womenÆs empowerment (aka, :, : revolutionary matriarchy), and the indomitability of the Maroon : :' fighting spirit. ôWe reject all forms of social exclusion, and ': ,: we unite the sounds of Afro-Cuban culture, Chinese Opera, :, : Indigenous languages, jazz, and hip-hop to say: our struggle is : :' one.ö ': ,: :, : This album is dedicated to Russell Maroon Shoatz, known to his : :' friends and family as ôMaroon,ö a political prisoner who has ': ,: been incarcerated in the state of Pennsylvania for fifty years, :, : with thirty years in solitary confinement. He was released into : :' general population in 2014 and bandmembers contribute to the ': ,: campaign to free Maroon through compassionate release. Each of :, : the tracks relate to causes that Maroon cares deeply about and : :' writes on often: social justice, antiracism, womenÆs ': ,: empowerment, and the struggle for a livable planet. :, : : :' Afro Yaqui Music Collective is a multilingual jazz band. Since ': ,: 2016, they have been creating music ranging from soothing, :, : introspective, cello-infused tango, to grooving, hard-hitting, : :' virtuosic jazz-funk. Influenced by frontwoman Gizelxanath ': ,: RodriguezÆs experience growing up in two cultures (Mexican and :, : American) and her ancestry as an Indigenous Yaqui woman, Afro : :' Yaqui creates music in which culture and language fuse with ': ,: catchy melodies and mind-bending harmony to create a space where :, : social movements, activists, and different cultures can unite : :' within a shared commitment to liberation. Their band is global ': ,: and includes musicians from all over the world. Some of their :, : core members include co-leader Ben Barson (winner of ASCAPÆs top : :' award in jazz composers under 30, the Johnny Mandel prize), ': ,: Charlotte Hill OÆNeal (a former Black Panther and community :, : organizer now living in Tanzania), Nejma Nefertiti (a New : :' York-based revolutionary hip-hop artist), Hugo Cruz (one of ': ,: HavanaÆs leading drummers and percussionists), Julian Powell :, : (PittsburghÆs renowned hip-hop drummer), Yang Jin (a pipa player : :' who has toured with Yo-Yo Ma and countless others), Beni ': ,: Rossman, Roger Romero, Randraiz Wharton, Samuel Okoh-Boateng, :, : Alec Redd, and Mimi Jong. : :' ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 2 1 \/