Live Improvisation with Thomas Workman on hulusi(Chinese reed instrument), Bonga Jean-Baptiste on haitian drum and Joakim Lartey on conga and sheet metal.

Hulusi and Drum Talk [Thomas- hulusi; Bonga - haitian drum Joakim - conga and metal]

This was a 1 take improvisation with two friends a few Spring seasons ago. It was enhanced later with Joakim and Chris doing an overdub or two each...

It was used as a soundtrack for a video of robins we watched hatch and fly off into the world. This Spring I watched a flock of robins feeding when the snow began to thaw... It occurred to me that it was the same birds we had watched make their maiden flights couple of years ago.

Chris Lane - Ukulele and mandolin
Thomas Workman - Drone flute
Joakim Lartey - Percussion, studio

Robins' Spring [Joakim Lartey, Chris Lane, Thomas Workman]

Ghana meets Greenwich Village...groove and riff collaboration

Sweetie Darling Delicious  [Joakim Lartey - perc, vox, studio; Chris Lane, guit, slide, efx]

Sonark Trio live @ the Rail Trail Cafe, Rosendale, NY 8/1/21

Thomas Workman - flute
Gabriel Dresdale - cello
Joakim Lartey - percussion, documentation

No Shoulder - [Sonark Trio]

Sonark Trio live 8/1/21; Rail Trail Cafe, Rosendale, NY

Thomas Workman - fujara
Gabriel Dresdale - cello
Joakim Lartey - percussion and documentation

Fujara & Sheep [Sonark Trio]

After almost 3 years, we had a playdate and this is some of what happened...

Richard Carr - violin
Chris Lane - guitar
Joakim Lartey - percussion, documentation and treatments

Hope u enjoy as much as we did.

Facing East [Chris Lane_Richard Carr_Joakim Lartey]

Joakim Lartey - drums, percussion, studio

Joe Lartey Sr, my father, who likes to memorize famous speeches - vox snippets of a speech by Abe Lincoln

Equality Dub [Joakim Lartey]

An enhanced improvised piece by Shokololoko.
Shokoloko is:
Joakim Lartey - thumb piano, percussion. studio
Chris Lane - guitar
Richard Carr - violin

Tines and Strings [Shokoloko]

Shokoloklo - Live @ The Rail Trail Cafe, Rosendale NY

Chris Lane - guitar
Richard Carr - violin
Joakim Lartey - percussion, studio

Baji Raji [Shokoloko]

Shokoloko live @ The Rail Trail, Rosendale, NY

Joakim Lartey - percussion, studio
Chris Lane - guitar
Richard Carr - violin

Dogs and People [Shokoloko]

Shokoloko live @ The Rail Trail Cafe, Rosendale, NY
"Palmwine" is a motif we like to explore. This is the August '22 version...

Richard Carr - violin
Chris Lane - guitar
Joakim Lartey - percussion, studio

Palmwine In The Forest [Shokoloko]

Chris Lane on guitars and efx; Joakim Lartey on percussion, voice, studio

When Elephants Fight! [Joakim and Chris]

Shokoloko:

Richard Carr - violin
Joakim Lartey - percussion, voice, synth, production
Chris Lane - banjo, guitar, cover art

An improvised studio piece

Baje Kitchen [Shokoloko]

Sound of my backyard on May 1, 2014... It is the sound of tree frogs (Pseudacris cruciferis) right after sunset. Location: Near The Minnewaska State Park, Hudson Valley, New York. 

Tree Frogs (Peepers)Minnewaska, NY

Joakim Lartey - Percussion, studio 
Richard Carr - Violin
Damon Banks - Bass

Improvised piece @ Beacon Bonfire Festival 11/5/23 @ Eliza and Main Street, Beacon NY

Intersection [Lartey, Carr, Banks]

Sonark Trio's take on Fiera De Mangaio by Brazilian multi-instrumentalist and composer, Sivuca

Thomas Workman - flute
Gabriel Dresdale - cello
Joakim Lartey - percussion, studio

Feira De Mangaio [Sonark Trio]

From a jam session on a deck over a swamp, with an audience of frogs, turtles, barred owls, catbirds, blue jays, the forest and...

Joakim Lartey - percussion, studio
Chris Lane - guitar
Richard Carr - violin

Minnewaska Swamp [Shokoloko]

Rhythm play with balafon, percussion and drums...

Joakim Lartey - balafon, percussion, drums, studio

Nana Bala

Thomas Workman came to hang at the sound kitchen and this is  something that happened...

Thomas Workman - bansuri flute
Joakim Lartey - metal bowel, percussion, studio

Flowering [Joakim Lartey & Thomas Workman]

Blue Sand [Shokoloko]

Excerpt from an extended jam by trance-dance band Bakana! with Thomas Workman on fujara (Slovakian Shepherd's overtone flute); Chris Lane on guitar and effects; Joakim Lartey on electronic drums, synthesizer & studio treatments. This piece is part of the ongoing compilation of Bakana!'s music - "Room with a Zoom". The pieces in the series are recorded with the Zoom brand H2 a basic stereo digital handheld recorder, and edited and mastered for sharing... 


FUJARA in DUB

Another in the ongoing musical stories...

Praeditos on Sunday [KONOKUNOK/Joakim Lartey ; jawharp/perc.

Fujara improvisation by wind-percussion-cello ensemble, The Sonark Trio  [Thomas Workman - fujara; Gabriel Dresdale - cello; Joakim Lartey - percussion]
Performance at the Rail Trail Cafe in Rosendale, NY - Spring '16


Fujara Jama [Sonark Trio]

Thomas Workman - didg ; Gabriel Dresdale - cello ; Joakim Lartey - percussion, studio

Live @ The Rail Trail Cafe in Rosendale, NY

Didgeridoo-cello-cajon jam [Sonark Trio]

A jam with Chris Lane on banjo and Joakim Lartey on cajon, percussion & studio

Reunion [Joakim & Chris]

Sonark Trio's take on Vale Do Ribeira by Brazilian composer Hermeto Pascoal @ Tribal Rhythms Gathering 2018

Thomas Workman - flute
Gabriel Dresdale - cello
Joakim Lartey - pecussion, studio

Vale Do Ribeira [Sonark Trio]

Sonark Trio @ Tribal Rhythms Gathering 2018

Improvisation based on "Bird Time", a tune by multi-instrumentalist, Thomas Workman

Thomas Workman - flute
Gabriel Dresdale - cello
Joakim Larytey - percussion, studio

Bird Time [Sonark Trio @ Tribal Rhythms Gathering 2018]

Celebrate by Futu Futu from the album "Yes Yes" featuring Joakim Lartey - percussion & voice, Brian Farmer - Percussion & voice, Ted Orr - MiDI Guitar, Sampler & effects Chris Lane - Guitars, effects & voice, Alfred Ellis Jr. - Bass & voice, Chuck Ver Straeten - trombone & voice, Peter Buettner- Saxophone & voice

Celebrate

Joakim Lartey - percussionist, storyteller, soundgeek...Performs solo and collaborates with others - face to face and in the air... Loves blending Africa into the mix! 

Joakim Lartey

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