An album exploring colonial and post colonial experiences from a Jamaican perspective. Each track is a reference to different experiences personally identified as being central to the experiences of Jamaican descendents. The tracks behave like movements of one central thesis, one body or entity. They have common themes that tie them together and diverse influences that distinguish each as unique. Ultimately the concluding factor for this experience can be found in the sum of the titles of each track, each assists to construct the overall narrative. But perhaps the most important concept from our perspective is the concept of 'Unity Through Diversity. This is what drives our project to expand the current perception of Jazz and Modern music by incorporating a more diverse array of influences. Particularly from the traditional folk music of West Africa.

Compassion (More We Are Together)

Seeking (Yours On Earth)

Reflections Of The Ancestors

Creativity (Through Adversity)

A new generation of world influenced Jazz musicians. Count Kujo presents a unique and raw crossover of Spiritual Jazz and Afrobeat in their latest album Abeng.

All art has a story. It communicates a narrative to us through the abstracted concept. Abeng is the story of Queen Nanny of the Maroons. A story of conquering injustice against all the odds. A story reflecting the importance of remembering who we are on a tribal and holistic-humanistic level if we are to confront our present.

The Jamaican Maroons used Abeng conch shells to communicate across mountain ranges during guerrilla warfare and to summon the ancestors for guidance during their fight for freedom against the imperial slavers. The militant and spiritual significance of the Abeng permeates throughout the music, echoing the profound belief that the shape of music to come will be grounded in our ancestral past.

Recorded by MAX AYINDE AVERY and ALEX GORDON
Produced by MAX AYINDE AVERY

Count Kujo

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