Yussef Kamaal - Black Focus (Full Album Upload)
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Tracklist:
00:00 1) Black Focus
04:34 2) Strings of Light
13:02 3) Remembrance
22:02 4) Yo Chavez
26:01 5) Ayla
26:47 6) O.G.
27:33 7) Lowrider
32:01 8) Mansur's Message
34:07 9) WingTai Drums
35:23 10) Joint 17
Yussef Kamaal are shaped by the sound of London. Growing up in the capital, they frame jazz within the bass-saturated, pirate radio broadcasts of the UK capital. The pair, made up of Yussef Dayes and Kamaal Williams (aka Henry Wu), have had little in the way of formal training. Instead, their musical tastes - and approach to playing - are indebted to Thelonious Monk’s piano as much as the drum programming of Kaidi Tatham.
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Yussef Kamaal are shaped by the sound of London. Growing up in the capital, they frame jazz within the bass-saturated, pirate radio broadcasts of the UK capital. The pair, made up of Yussef Dayes and Kamaal Williams (aka Henry Wu), have had little in the way of formal training. Instead, their musical tastes - and approach to playing - are indebted to Thelonious Monk’s piano as much as the drum programming of Kaidi Tatham.
Both hail from South East London, crossing paths in 2007 as teenagers playing their first pub gigs around Peckham and Camberwell. Dayes drums for cosmically-inclined, afrobeat outfit United Vibrations, while Williams - on top of drumming and playing keys in different incarnations over the years - has made waves with his solo, synth-draped house 12″s for much-fêted labels like 22a and Rhythm Section.
Born out of a one-off live session to perform Williams’ solo material for Boiler Room, it soon became a project in its own right. From rehearsing for that first show, it was clear to both that there was the possibility to do much more with the unspoken, telepathic grooves that unfolded. “It’s all about the drums and the keys,” Williams says. “That’s where it all originates from: the chords, the rhythm of the chords and the drums.” Coming together as Yussef Kamaal, they played a series of live shows where little more than a chord progression would be planned before taking to the stage.
For the pair, the sound of the capital - with its hum of jungle, grime and broken beat - has shaped a self-taught, UK-tipped approach to playing jazz. Moving in the same circles but never playing together previously, rhythm underpins an innate musical understanding. Drawing influence from all corners of London’s shapeshifting musical make-up, their hotly anticipated debut album is due on Brownswood Recordings November 4th 2016. Titled Black Focus, its sound is distilled - or focused - down to the core interlock between drums and keys.
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How am I just discovering this album in 2023? Damn. This is phenomenal.
@gnowongnomii
Жыл бұрын
no u
@tadeocatzin6619
Жыл бұрын
no matter when.. whats important is that you did!!!!
@mlqds
9 ай бұрын
Have you discovered Megashira (2001) yet?
@animamundi6359
7 ай бұрын
Same!
@alv_dh
7 ай бұрын
Same here! Better late than never, right? :D Greetings from LatAm!
For anyone wondering, the Arabic says "Yusuf Kamal"
Love the "Black Ford Focus" hidden behind the Arabic writing.
@solutionsplumbing
7 жыл бұрын
Hello Jonny - didn't expect to see anyway I know here? It's Joe Purnell by the way - you probably don't recognise my work account. Yes just seen the Ford Focus - took me a while. Will be seeing these at Dimensions festival this year.
@1978JonnyB
7 жыл бұрын
Yo Joe, How tricks buddy? I just looked at the line-up for Dimensions!!!! WOW! You must go see my mate Radioactive man play Live. Pure ELECTRO at its best. I went to Croatia last year for Suncebeat festival. Was amazing fun. Would love to go back.
@solutionsplumbing
7 жыл бұрын
Will check him out
@sf5823
7 жыл бұрын
Jonny B' well spotted! Good eye for detail or mad passion for cars or both lol?
@lex.cordis
7 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's cool! Good eye!
Whenever i go into the comment section of these most underrated yet most masterpiece-ful albums all i see is ppl agreeing, wishing each other good day, and love! this is truly what real music sounds like and does to humans. Have a wonderful day everybody.
@oribasan
6 жыл бұрын
Very true.
@augustocalixto4760
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you brother!
@ronaldsalzar4002
5 жыл бұрын
I agree with you. Have a wonderful day
@kassorrells3150
5 жыл бұрын
Papa Shimada I read the comments but I never put that together like you said but you’re right. Well they say MUSIC brings people together. Thanks for the observation!!!!
@GiI11
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, buddy! Food for the soul.
Personnel Kamaal Williams: rhodes, synthesizer, producer, composer Yussef Dayes: drums, percussion, producer, composer Mansur Brown: electric guitar Tom Driessler: electric bass Kareem Dayes: electric bass Shabaka Hutchings: tenor saxophone Yelfris Valdés: trumpet
@magicianNevar
5 жыл бұрын
Was looking for the bassist/s in this one, thanks!
@Jay_Deeee
4 жыл бұрын
that's what you call a supergroup nowadays! Amazing musicians...
@Rock100208074
4 жыл бұрын
Are Yussef and Kareem brothers or something?
@antonzigando150
4 жыл бұрын
@@Rock100208074 doy
@edwardcleaver3020
4 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for revealing the other musicians on this wonderful album!
42:15 "But, check it out. You create your own reference point and that has always been what jazz is about."
Does anyone else hears Yussef on song Remembrance at 18:52 - 18:53 making little stop (dunno, maybe mistake) and saying Aaaaaa? Such awesome moment, at one second you think he is out, but a sec later he gets back in groove, powerful
@soniccucumber6639
3 ай бұрын
Sounds intentional for me :)
This album will, I predict, become a classic as did Bitches Brew. A whole world, somewhere between London and Africa, has been created here.
Currently freaking out over how good this is.
For real, these KZread suggestions and the updated algorithm they are operating with are a blessing.
@Sean-C-404
7 жыл бұрын
praise the lord
@k.vandaele851
7 жыл бұрын
Spotify recommendations are shit compared to these.
@supadope7185
7 жыл бұрын
Korneel Vandaele ik vertel net vandaag dat spotify juist enorm werkt voor mij 😄. vandaar dat ik deze plaat heb besteld 🎶
@moosesnWoop
7 жыл бұрын
Yes, tried other 'music' services - KZread is a god send when sourcing new music. It is yet to let me down!
@MrMadalien
6 жыл бұрын
Kml Dr. Dunno man I think they're about the same. What I usually do is sift through my spotify discovery playlist and then go to youtube with the ones I liked, then also search youtube's suggestions on the side. Pretty good way to find new stuff to listen to (I basically never run out of good new music).
Don't know how I got here , but i'm not leaving anytime soon!
@EvidenceBasedMedsin
7 жыл бұрын
Amen
Masterpiece!!! I'm Brazilian and your music sounds like Brazilian music and that's not to mention the incidences of the Afro-Brazilian religious that you use in this album ... Brazil stands to applaud your album ... Congratulations!! Obrigado, Yussef !!
@nazzzz89
5 жыл бұрын
Do you have any recommendation for similar Brazilian music? With or without vocals, I love how Brazilian Portuguese sounds in music.
@gillucas6874
4 жыл бұрын
@@nazzzz89 Sim, Amaro Freitas, the new revelation of Brazil. He does jazz with references to music from northeastern Brazil. Obrigado!
@diogobatista7527
3 жыл бұрын
Nossa, sim! Amaro Freitas é um milagre.
@RaffaeleSansone
3 жыл бұрын
I've looked up Amaro Freitas, unbelievable musician. He deserves way more recognition, thank you!
@olima021prod
2 жыл бұрын
@@nazzzz89 Search For Azymuth
free floating jazz . mind and body . soulful invasion. rhythm explosion
Can't stop hearing this album, is amazing, this is new age, old age, old school, new school. Can't stop the transformation of the time we live in..!
I'm surprised these guys haven't been on NPR tiny desk concerts yet.
The kids brought up on that jazzy shit through the 90's finally grown...this sounds complete!
@stevebuschemi2205
5 жыл бұрын
*jungle
@Andrew-uh9eg
5 жыл бұрын
word
@zachjohnson637
5 жыл бұрын
@@richjones7313 Of course it's jazz, but there is a jungle/dnb style beat to much of the drumming.
@theoldleafybeard
3 жыл бұрын
@@zachjohnson637 and hip hop!
@OBudful
Жыл бұрын
@@zachjohnson637 Reminds me a lot of squarepusher
I think Yussef Dayes may be one of the best drummers alive at the moment...
This is 1000% hip. All of these dudes have ferocious chops.
@theoldleafybeard
4 жыл бұрын
Also DnB, fo' sure :)
@hakeemahmadjamal7403
2 жыл бұрын
Yussef Dayes has the chops, Kamaal Williams has the creativity
@maccagrabme
2 жыл бұрын
@@hakeemahmadjamal7403 Checkout JD Beck and Domi, unbelievable talent.
The drummer is a serene god. Such a majestic playing with no any overforcage or overstrain for effect, the things i hate most of so called "great" rock drummers. The whole album is a kind of new face of modern jazz. Impressed.
Best album in the world 🙋🏻♂️
10/10 = a modern masterpiece
Yussef Dayes is a king on drums!!
@pillarsofcreationuk
7 жыл бұрын
Trust!
@farn451
7 жыл бұрын
seriously badass!
@astrl7
6 жыл бұрын
Billy Cobham and Idris Muhammad would be proud
@TomFl00r
6 жыл бұрын
Hi huys, listen to my Band. Its called Los Vidriosos and we are From Medellin, Colombia. Hope you like it. soundcloud.com/mrvidrio/sets/losvidriosos
@craftmania000
6 жыл бұрын
like a young omar ali ! very smouth and a lot of pleasure ....
Yo Chavez has one of the slickest bass lines ever!
this is like a hot spring bubbling up from the ground....... happening all by itself, naturally. And you can't escape its warm wonder
@jazzsecrets
2 жыл бұрын
well said :)
Quarantine season with an album I almost forgot about.. this is the cure right now!
Hey listeners.Try 'Sly' off Herbie Hancock's 1973 LP Headhunters for an historical reference point.I've purchased this Yussef Kamaal CD and I really dig it, but don't forget to familiarize yourselves with the pioneers of jazz/fusion so you can hear the influences on these young guys.
@Eduza0
5 жыл бұрын
True!
@stevenuss1482
5 жыл бұрын
Amen
@AndyAndreev
5 жыл бұрын
@@sergeruffles1380 i BET you are black
@sergeruffles1380
5 жыл бұрын
You bet your sweet ass
@glaglo
5 жыл бұрын
bless! thx mate
5 years, still my fav Jazz Album 🙏
Was fortunate to ride with an uber driver that had Yussef playing. This music right here! Is what I'm talking about! Please continue to make more my brother. Simply awesome.
String of Light has such a Gran Turismo menu vibe. Love it.
The drumming here is absolutely majestic. Whole album has that magical chillout vibe. Great stuff.
@dontpanic15
6 жыл бұрын
i know i want more! too bad they broke up
@TomFl00r
6 жыл бұрын
Hi huys, listen to my Band. Its called Los Vidriosos and we are From Medellin, Colombia. Hope you like it. soundcloud.com/mrvidrio/sets/losvidriosos
@juancruzmr
5 жыл бұрын
Chill yet extreme, fuck
@FlyingBaNana3000
5 жыл бұрын
@@dontpanic15 Yussef Dayes has a couple of awesome tracks, check out "Love is the Message" for example
Woke up with this masterpiece playing random on yt. Algorithm being great again
This album is gold! Knew about it for a few years and sharing with a friend.
Black Focus (Track 1) when the bass comes in - FIRE!!!
That opening was simply exquisite !!👌 😍 👏. The incantations fused with all the different sounds transported me to my motherland Zambia 🇿🇲!!! Beautiful 😍 stuff!
Yes! Huge thanks for the upload!
Loved it, thanks for the upload.
With love from Russia, this is great.!
This album is so beautiful.
Yussef kamaal papaa!! Love from argentina!
This is phenomenal. Thanks for the blessing...
My vinyl just arrived… god bless the universe
@canberrawarmuseum8290
5 жыл бұрын
Haha
Yussef has always been energetic and deeply focused.
a big thank you for the upload ... greatly appreciated ...
Aaawesome, thank you guys for the upload
Excellent.
The way the 2nd song starts with epic drumming and thick AF bassline, I was like "Dayum bro!"
Just what I've been looking for. Thanks so much to the band and uploader!
Very excellent music indeed! Thank you for sharing this!
This is fabulous.
It's past 3am and I was suffering through a anxiety attack as I was trying to study my Indonesian course on Duolingo. My attack lurched my progress and stole my focus away from me, I tried every kind of music I had in arsenal; from dark ambience to 90s hip hop beats alongside some breathing techinques I searched up but that combination turned out to be futile on my part. It wasn't until I remembered I that I saved this video, so I clicked back and relaxed. I'm feeling great right now! I've always loved Jazz but I haven't utilized it's use in a decompressing setting in a long time. I'm feeling like my self again, all much thanks to Yussef Kamaal's unique demonstration of beautiful Jazz music! Cheers y'all!
@ashleypowell7956
2 ай бұрын
hope your course went well! best to you 🤍
Just discovered this masterpiece July 1 2023
Just stumbled upon them this morning. Great album, and I'm particularly in love those Cortex-style drumming.
create your own reference point,that's what jazz has always been about.
@peacebewithdayo9266
5 жыл бұрын
What is this "reference point" you speak of?
@kickflip060
5 жыл бұрын
I understand it as: do whatever comes from your heart. I find it to be the esence of art. In other words: there is no need to use other peoples work as reference in order to make your art valuable, it already is.
@MooseM3
5 жыл бұрын
Physics!
@samgregory9785
5 жыл бұрын
@@MooseM3 Love, understanding!
Thank God im alive. Give us more of this sound man
Thanks I needed this !!!!
Bless the all-knowing youtube algorithm, not for necessarily knowing my taste, but expanding it instead, what a streak!!!!
This is probably the best album I've heard come out in the past few years. Simply flawless
@TehWinnerz
6 жыл бұрын
oh dear
@nononononononono379
6 жыл бұрын
oh dear
@trash_bender420
6 жыл бұрын
Oh daer
@TehWinnerz
6 жыл бұрын
Tom Souden I see you like your music bland
@slugkid8775
6 жыл бұрын
Man, this is not OK. (Yeah yeah don't feed the troll, whatever.) It's not OK to shit on people for liking things. It doesn't matter if _you_ think it's a good album or not, dude's allowed to like it. Anyway, since you have such a great taste in not bland music, what's something you'd recommend? I won't open links but I will look them up on this site.
the drumming feels so effortlessly smooth, sounds awesome
Wow, that's a great set of tunes you have there. Thanks for sharing it with us.
wonderful stuff right here. thanks
Cheers for this Jazzy delight!
Drumming making me giddy! Loving the pure class!
ima need another album please, i be praying on that. king chops on this man
KZread recommendation algorithm was in a really good mood today ♥
This is such supreme music, so indebted to you guys, thank you.
This album is a masterpiece! It connects jazz, fusion, electronics in elegant manner, giving a sound that fits equally well with my living room and with a club with live music. The track "Yo chavez" is my favorite.
WHAT A SOUND!!! great fusion thank You
Che bello ... bravissimo!
such a masterclass record! always glad to dicover this kind of beauty
The percussions! HOLY MOLY!
That bass & drum pocket so nasty and cozy at the same time. I'm full comfy, I'll stay right here. :3
Soaking this up on loop. Third time 'round, it just gets better and better. Best jazz I've heard in years.
Got this on vinyl waiting for down at the (closed today) post office. An excellent album!
God this album is so good. Getting so much work done to it.
been lookin for these album!!!! today is my lucky day
So glad I clicked on this. This is amazing.
BOOOOM! Top class! Need to see these boys play live!
There's a beast on that bass! This is glorious
Beautiful sounds
Wow stunning
For the first time these algorithms on youtube are suprisingly spot on with introducing me to some new dope stuff I've never heard before
@Koraxus
3 жыл бұрын
the more responsible and disciplined you are with the content you consume, the better algorithms get.
@BigSunn0
2 жыл бұрын
@@Koraxus that mean listen to the same kind of stuff all the time so the machines will only recommend the same crap over and over. i didn't end up here by only clicking stuff I'd heard before. The algorithm led them here because it was new. It led us here cos we were on the path
In between deep thoughts and hyper energetic! IM LOVIN IT!
god i'm so flattered that youtube would recommend this to me. incredible
Track 7 - Lowrider is the funkiest tune I've heard in a long time - what an absolute pleasure to listen to.
Thank you KZread Recomendation
Big fan Yussef, keep up the good work mate..
every single moment of this record is brilliant
That yell at 18:52 is the best description of what it's like to listen to this album
this is wonderful, i cant believe that something like this exists..
still thankful that I got to see yussef kamaal live before they broke up
@infectiousfungi3188
3 жыл бұрын
THEY BROKE UP!!!
@vicmackey423
2 жыл бұрын
I saw them too in France. But it was not yussef daves on drums. It was awesome howether
This is some profound work, gentlemen. Profound.
THIS is one to purchase!! It's all so good it makes me wanna cry.
The drums in track 2. I'm blown away.
AMAZING!!! acid jazz in its purest state.
Two songs in, in love with this already...
Loving these guys, heard a track last year and just found album download, woohoo 😍 Top album guys
This is by far the greatest thing I've ever heard
I’m full of emotions when it comes to this album, mostly sad because it took me till 2021 to hear about this collective group of musical all-stars.
Wow!,This album is simply amazing to listen!!
Just discovered this I'm amazed!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾