THE BAKOL is Christina Wheeler Voice, Mbira, Electronics Satch Hoyt Flute Voice Percussion Greg Tate Beats&Loops.

In Praise Of Sirius Dubmasters

The June 2014 Berlin  debut  of The Bakol led to the ensemble's dubwise chamber composition 'In Praise of Sirius Shadowboxers', a work inspired by the writings of Sun Ra, Junichiro Tanizaki, Samuel Delany, Octavia Butler and the interstellar myth-science systems of Mali's Dogon as revealed in Griaule/Dieterlene's epic study 'Conversations With Ogotomelli'.

In Praise of Sirius Shadow Boxers

greg tate's Album

The Spankalick Bakol Guitar Remix feat GT.

Christina Wheeler/ Satch Hoyt/Greg Tate are The Bakol

Dorze

The Bakol are a  ferocious and negrocious  trio of electroacoustic improvisers based between Harlem and Berlin . The ensemble is comprised of Christina Wheeler, Satch Hoyt& Greg Tate. The June 2014 Berlin debut of The Bakol led to the ensemble's dubwise chamber composition 'In Praise of Sirius Shadowboxers', a work inspired by the writings of Sun Ra, Junichiro Tanizaki, Samuel Delany, Octavia Butler and the interstellar myth-science systems of Mali's Dogon as revealed in Griaule/Dieterlene's epic study 'Conversations With Ogotomelli'.
  ''Vocalist, electronic musician and composer Christina Wheeler’s musical explorations have included forays in techno, house, 2-step, drum and bass, breakbeat, soul, dance hall, dub, world music, ambient, free jazz and improvisational forms. In her live solo electronic performances, she blends an organic, fluid amalgam of improvised electronic music from a variety of sound sources. A native of Los Angeles she now lives between Berln and California.'' ''Satch Hoyt employs various media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation that often incorporates sound. Also an accomplished musician and composer, he foregrounds musicality and aurality in his visual art. Using music as a lens, he investigates issues  and the ways in which people transform their environments, creatively reusing existing materials.Hoyt is particularly interested in the African Diaspora and its complex international consequences. ''  
''Greg Tate is a writer and musician  who lives in Harlem He has led Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber since 1999. His books include Flyboy in The Buttermilk (1993) and Flyboy2 The Greg Tate Reader (2016)''. Contact: kalaharihopscotch@gmail.com

The Bakol Re Mixtape