Okay Temiz / Johnny Dyani - Witchdoctor's Son [Reissue, Remastered] (1976/2017)
Artist: Okay Temiz, Johnny Dyani
Title: Witchdoctor's Son
Year Of Release: 2017
Label: Matsuli Music
Genre: Jazz, Funk, Psychedelic, World
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 42:46 min
Total Size: 259 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Matsuli Music is proud to be releasing another forgotten gem of the South African jazz diaspora – the 1976 Istanbul session featuring Johnny Dyani and Okay Temiz fusing deep roots and new routes, integrating folklore and rhythm within an experimental, avant-garde vision of love and life. Title: Witchdoctor's Son
Year Of Release: 2017
Label: Matsuli Music
Genre: Jazz, Funk, Psychedelic, World
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 42:46 min
Total Size: 259 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Remastered by Frank Merrit at the Carvery, Witchdoctor’s Son is presented as a deluxe gatefold sleeve including new liner notes by Francis Gooding uncovering more of Dyani’s creative collaborations with Temiz. Also included are previously unpublished photographs by Hank O’Neal.
Available for the first time since Yonca Records originally released only 1000 copies in Turkey, this album has remained an elusive and sought after landmark in South African exile Johnny Dyani’s discography.
The recording captures a complex, funky and musically together exploration of folk themes, jazz messages and popular directions. After many years together discovering both South African and Turkish sources, Temiz and Dyani were intimately versed in each other’s traditions. Side one features material arranged by Temiz, and the second has material arranged and composed by Dyani – including a stunning arrangement of Don Cherry’s Elhamdulilhah Marimba with Dyani on piano and voice.
Tracklist:
01. Okay Temiz / Johnny Dyani - Gece | The Night
02. Okay Temiz / Johnny Dyani - Yesil Fener | I'm a Green Lamp
03. Okay Temiz / Johnny Dyani - Sark Gezintileri | Orient Trip
04. Okay Temiz / Johnny Dyani - Karadeniz Dalgalari | Black Sea Waves
05. Okay Temiz / Johnny Dyani - Doktur | Play For Me
06. Okay Temiz / Johnny Dyani - Elhamdulillah Marimba | Marimba (Mother of Music)
07. Okay Temiz / Johnny Dyani - Hepimiz Icin | It's For You All
08. Okay Temiz / Johnny Dyani - Ben Muslummanim | I'm a Muslim Man
09. Okay Temiz / Johnny Dyani - Moriva | Moriva