Bengt Berger - The Bathing of the Widows - Gahu 2025 (2025) [Hi-Res]

"The Bathing of the Widows - Gahu 2025" is a digital single released on October 31, 2025, by Swedish percussionist and composer Bengt Berger as part of his ambitious Cool Funeral Beer project. The single is the first, 14-minute long piece that will be included in the forthcoming album "Cool Funeral Beer 2: The Bathing of the Widows". The composition, recorded with the Cool Funeral Beer ensemble, features guest artists including Thomas Gustafsson, Goran Klinghagen, Lisen Rylander-Löve, Signe Dahlgren, and Livet Nord. This work is an experimental jazz piece with ethnic influences, inspired by the West African musical style "Gahu" and serving as a musical interpretation of the mourning and purification ritual, which signifies intense dancing and expression of emotions following a loss.

Soloists:
Thomas Gustafsson, Göran Klinghagen, Lisen Rylander Löve, Signe Dahlgren, Livet Nord

Musicians:
Lars Almkvist, trumpet; Bengt Berger, percussion; Robin Cochrane, balaphone, percussion; Signe Dahlgren, tenor sax; Marque Gilmore, percussion; Thomas Gustafsson, soprano sax; Dicken Hedrenius, trombone; Peter Janson, bass; Martin Jonsson, percussion; Sir Thomas Jäderlund, alto sax, bass clarinet; Göran Klinghagen, guitar: Jonas Knutsson, soprano-, alto- and baritone saxes; Sten Källman, soprano- and baritone saxes; Marianne Nlemwo Lindén, percussion; Livet Nord, violin; Lise-Lotte Norelius, percussion; Viktor Reuter, bass; Lisen Rylander Löve, tenor sax; Max Schultz, guitar; Mattias Ståhl, marimba, harmonica; Staffan Svensson, trumpet; Henrik Wartel, percussion; Mats Äleklint, trombone, tuba, harmonica



Tracklist:
1. Bengt Berger - The Bathing of the Widows - Gahu 2025