Free To Breathe - Live in Nairobi

01 Golden Hour

02 The Mystic Nomads

03 Free To Breathe

04 Jua

05 World Keeps Turning

~Now available on CDbaby.com and iTunes~

Vocals:  Nasambu 
Music + Video Production:  Kibrom

Nasambu Barasa, (Kenya/USA) Afro-Soul Singer-songwriter, producer and founder of the international band, The Mystic Nomads, has captivated audiences on 3 continents with her unique style, a fusion of Jazz, Soul, Latin, and African rhythms that is deeply rooted in her spirituality as a mystic. Nasambu seamlessly vocalizes her poetry in the languages of English, Swahili, Luhya, Spanish and French. Stylistically she pens soul-stirring lyrics to reflect the realities of today's mystic nomads living in a global village. 
(www.nasambubarasa.wix.com/nasa) (www.nasambu.com)

Ethiopian Pianist, Multi-Instrumentalist/producer/songwriter/sound engineer, arranger and composer is passionate about Ethiopian folk, world, pop, jazz and gospel music. Kibrom started his musical career in a very early stage of his life, and had the opportunity to work, perform and record with musicians from all over the world. While attending Los Angeles College of Music, he was fortunate to learn under great musicians such as: Sean Halley (Vinnie Colaiuta, Jerry Marotta, Richard Marx), Andre Knecht, Andrew Murdock (Godsmack, Alice Cooper, Linkin Park), Dave Pozzi (Celine Dion, Diana Krall), Howie Shear (George Benson, Stevie Wonder), Tony Inzalaco (Oscar Peterson, Dexter Gordon) and many others. 
(www.kibromusika.com)

Nasambu and Kibrom met in 2012 in Los Angeles, CA while recording vocal harmonies for the soundtrack of the documentary - Get Together Girls, and have since worked together creating music, and performing with The Mystic Nomads band.  In 2014, Nasambu + Kibrom released the music video, Selam, which means Peace in Amharic, exploring the Tizita Minor Scale of Ethiopia with a unique African Classical sound focusing on voice and piano.  Now in February 2016, the two musicians are bringing forth an inspired fusion of AfroSoul and Jazz, in a distinct East African sound that created Mercy, the new release that is the official Single for the upcoming 'Peace, Love and Mercy' EP. 

Sung in English, Swahili and Amharic, Mercy is a song that highlights the mass migrations of nomads around the world, due to civil unrest or the search for a better life.  It is a song of hope and yearning for the traveler to find peace, mercy, and a welcoming embrace in the City of the Sun.


Mercy Lyrics:

Haba na Haba hujaza kibaba
(Little by little fills the measure)

Siku zinapita kwa neema za Mola
(Days are passing by the grace of the Creator)

Neema...
(Mercy)

1. 
Moving to that distant land
Moving cross the desert sand
Praying for boat to reach the shore
Moving by the grace of God

To the city in the sun
Where the people sing as one
And the Glory of the light shines down on everyone

Neema
(Bliss)

And the Glory of the light shines down on everyone 

2.
Moving to that distant shore
Where we study war no more
Letting kindness take its place
With forgiveness, saving grace

To the city in the sun
Where the people sing as one
And the Glory of the light
It shines down on everyone

Neema
(Mercy)

And the Glory of the light shines down on everyone

Written by Nasambu
Copyright 2016

Mercy (Official Single)

Peace, Love and Mercy EP

The 2016 debut EP from Jazz/Classical duo, Nasambu + Kibrom, Peace, Love and Mercy, is a carefully sculpted 3-song vision of jazzy elegance, three years in the making. Starting with the release of Selam (Peace), as a single and music video in 2014, the EP was entirely recorded and filmed in Los Angeles, CA. Both artists are solo musicians in their own right, and also members of the internationally acclaimed AfroSoul band, Nasambu and The Mystic Nomads, but that very first time they wrote a song together, it came into being instantaneously and with such ease. A complete song formed in a few short minutes, and thus they became the duo, Nasambu + Kibrom.

A virtuoso composer and pianist, Kibrom Birhane creates the fluid musical soundscape for Nasambu’s lyricism and soaring melodies to emerge as a blend of soulful Classical and Jazz tones, combining Ethiopian and Western scales with poetry sung in English, Swahili and Amharic. Mercy, the second track, has a catchy syncopated groove that lyrically speaks to the large waves of mass migration sweeping across the globe in our time, depicting the universal hope of finding that mythical city in the sun where all the people sing as one, and ‘the glory of the light shines down on everyone’.

The final single released August 2016 in conjunction with the EP, Take Your Time, is a sweeping, sensual love song, where the singer beckons her beloved to take his time as they carefully develop a love that is strong enough to build lasting legacies and weather any storm.
credits
released August 8, 2016

Vocalist and Lyricist ~ Nasambu Barasa
Music and Production ~ Kibrom Birhane

Selam

Brand new song release, A Song for All Nations, "MountainTop" by Nasambu.
Produced by The Genie Music @ Whoville Studios in Berkeley, CA
Video Production by Stellar Pictures, NY
Filmed in Malibu, Los Angeles, CA
Vocals Recorded at InnerStanding Studios, Oakland, CA.
Youtube Video Link: https://youtu.be/85ZN793wnek


MountainTop (Sol Flora Remix), All Rights Reserved.

MountainTop by Nasambu

All across the world in the solace of the sun
Let the riddim unfold to sing Creation's song
Far and wide on the ocean tide
I hear the riddim resound through the rivers and the towns
on the mountain

On the Mountaintop...

Aaahh yay yay...
Let the riddim unfold
Aaahh yay ya yay
Let it flow, let it flow
Aaaah ya yay yay
Let the riddim unfold, yah
Aaaah ya yay yay
Its a beauty to behold

Feel it when the beat drop, feel it in my soul
Feel it in the music that makes me whole
Feel it when the beat drop, feel it in my soul
Feel it in the music that fills us all

Aaaahh ya yay, ya yay...

All across the world in the solace of the sun
Everyone wants to be loved, to sing Creation's song, sing

Aaahh yay yay...
Let the riddim unfold
Aaahh yay ya yay
Let it flow, let it flow
Aaaah ya yay yay
Let the riddim unfold, yah
Aaaah ya yay yay
Its a beauty to behold

On the MountainTop

Feel it in the birdsong, rising with the dawn
Sounds of creation, they linger on
See the light in your eyes, reflecting back to mine
The glory of your state
Remember from whence you came

FLORA

MountainTop (Sol Flora Remix) feat. The Genie

Other Shore ~ Jidenna Opening Act Live Nairobi Rehearsal 6/2017

Hot Like Fire ~ Jidenna Opening Act Live Nairobi Rehearsal 6/2017

Nuru ~ Jidenna Opening Act Live Nairobi Rehearsal 6/2017

Nasambu and The Mystic Nomads is a band, a diverse collective of musicians, artists, dancers, and fashion designers who are based in Los Angeles, CA.

The Mystic Nomads is more than just a band ~ it is a way of life, a philosophy, an experiment in sustainable living, and an active search for ways to live in harmony with respect for each other and the earth that we share together. We are dedicated to keeping the art of live instrumentation alive, and to sharing a vibrant African perspective on life.

Nasambu is a Kenyan singer-songwriter who has captivated audiences worldwide with the power of African music and dance, bringing together a unique rhythmic fusion of grooves from across the diaspora combined with soul-stirring lyrics reflecting the realities of today's mystic nomads living in a global society. 


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For Booking Contact: themysticnomads@gmail.com

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Publising (ASCAP) Khavakali Lwile
Copyright 2012

10 Earth Song (World Keeps Turnin)

Nasambu and the Mystic Nomads based in Los Angeles and Nairobi, is the premiere sound of AfroSoul Music, a fresh new realm infusing African music with jazz, reggae, latin and funk grooves that bring crowds to the dance floor while the soul stirring lyrics and melodies depict the realities of today's mystic nomads.

While embracing the rich musical traditions of Kenya, the band artistically showcases the diverse backgrounds of the Mystic Nomad members, coming through the streets of Jamaica and the Congo, dancing into the bustling Zocalos of Mexico and the villages of Kenya to create a stunning new global fusion sound.

Widely acclaimed for her dynamic live performances and featured on film and TV soundtracks, Nasambu is a Soul singer, songwriter, and dancer who has captivated audiences around the world with her passion for music and sustainable living with the earth.

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