Photo of Josephine Oniyama: Paul Hudson / photo of Matthew Halsall: Stephen Hunt
TRACK OF THE DAY:
AS I WALK feat. JOSEPHINE ONIYAMA by MATTHEW HALSALL
spiritual jazz / crossover jazz / soul
MATTHEW HALSALL is a composer, trumpeter, producer and DJ from Manchester, UK. He is also the founder and owner of the label GONDWANA RECORDS, on which he maintains a catalogue of exquisite artists including Mammal Hands, Chip Wickham, Svaneborg Kardyb, Portico Quartet, Sunda Arc, Jasmine Myra and Hania Rani.
The musician released his debut album titled SENDING MY LOVE in 2008. Since then, he has released seven more solo albums, a live album, two albums in collaboration with his band THE GONDWANA ORCHESTRA and one in collaboration with Los Angeles jazz vocalist DWIGHT TRIBLE. He has also released six other EPs and double singles in collaboration with other artists.
Matthew Halsall draws inspiration for his sound from the heritage of British jazz, the spiritual jazz of Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders, as well as influences from world music and electronic music, but also from modern art and architecture.
AS I WALK
Matthew Halsall’s oeuvre has a plethora of great, brilliant music to offer, but our TRACK OF THE DAY today AS I WALK, which he recorded in collaboration with his band, the Gondwana Orchestra, is extraordinarily captivating with its infectious harmony and balance, thanks in no small part to the gentle voice of British soul singer JOSEPHINE ONIYAMA.
And if you’re starting to revel now: the excellent album INTO FOREVER (2015), from which our track of the day comes, has three more tracks with the voice of Josephine Oniyama to offer, as well as a track with another great jazz singer: BRYONY JARMAN-PINTO.
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