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The Journey: Senegal

by Tafari Stevenson-Howard

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Ancestor Awakening 04:11
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Toria 11:23
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Bambara 03:45
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Astral 20:28
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Intentions 24:45
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From Within 03:08
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Peace Onto You 03:23
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Expansions 21:31
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A Griot’s Call 03:23
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Sankofa Mind + Body founder Tafari K. Stevenson-Howard has released the new album “The Journey: Senegal,” a 9-song opus designed to help listeners achieve balance through sound-bathing and contemplation/meditation modalities painted atop soothing musical soundscapes. A noted sound meditation practitioner, the genesis of the release began when Stevenson-Howard took his sound bathing meditation to the African country of Senegal.

“During the pandemic with things obviously shut down, I had to find a way to share my sound meditation,” he said. “My Zoom sessions led to me making videos and sound recordings to share to a wider audience online. (When the world opened back up) I was preparing for a trip to Senegal. During this time, I contemplated making my sound meditation recordings better and got the idea of recording myself playing sound bowls in a recording studio. When I got to Senegal, I heard an amazing musician and Kora player named El Hadji Sora who introduced me to a vocalist (Sona) and musician/percussionist Khadhim Badji. After some inspiring conversations grounded in music and history, we began to strategically plan on recording songs, which set the tone for everything that flowed from that.”

After holding multiple recording sessions in both Dakar, Senegal and Detroit, the album took shape, employing innovative audio techniques that created a complete total sound immersion.

“I ended up working with a studio engineer (Steve Capp) who heard and felt my vision,” said Stevenson-Howard. “When recording, he arranged the audio in a spatial audio (surround sound), 3D audio configuration, which meant that every instrument had a microphone, and the magic happened from there.”

Peace, growth, healing, intention, harnessing one’s thoughts, communal engagement, protection and uplift, mental health and clarity are some of the many themes that populate the nine-track music epoch. The incorporation of worldly instrumentation (kora, djembe, sound bowls, gong, etc.), multiple languages, elemental flourishes that mimic internal bodily functions (heartbeat) and atmospheric cycles (oceanic movements), melodic poly-rhythms and elegant sound painting further accentuate the recording as a fully-immersive aural listening experience that settles the mind, a journey that Stevenson-Howard rolls out to listeners as a tool kit that facilitates wellness.

For a deep dive into the project background - sankofamindandbody.com/the-journey-senegal-meditation

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released January 19, 2023

Sona Sanko (vocals), Elhadji Sora (kora), Khadim Badji (djembe), and Tafari Stevenson-Howard on VIBES.

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Tafari K. Stevenson-Howard Detroit, Michigan

Tafari Stevenson-Howard is a Detroit, Michigan-based sound meditation facilitator.

Introduced to the world of sound healing by indigenous practitioners while visiting the Brazilian rainforest, Tafari was ignited with passion through this ancient healing medium. ... more

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