(Where Is The) Sunshine, by Kalima

(Where Is The) Sunshine

by Kalima

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avanteachina She's right you know, the truth can only help you. Favorite track: (Where Is The) Sunshine (Pt. I & Pt. II Mixed - Digital Bonus).

Yokrimi The Sunshine is There Favorite track: (Where Is The) Sunshine Pt. I.

Daniel Schmitt Such a beautiful song from way back 1981.

Ex-Friendly The sunshine is in this...wonderful vibes x

makosi Up there with the best, Roy Ayers, Leroy Hutson, Don Blackman etc, uplifting, reflective, soul food...Boom! Favorite track: (Where Is The) Sunshine Pt. I.

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7" Vinyl
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KALIMA - (WHERE IS THE) SUNSHINE
Format : 7INCH

Tracklist :

A1 - (Where Is The) Sunshine Part I
B1 - (Where Is The) Sunshine Part II
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1.	(Where Is The) Sunshine Pt. I 04:03	buy track
2.	(Where Is The) Sunshine Pt. II 03:37	buy track
3.	(Where Is The) Sunshine (Pt. I & Pt. II Mixed - Digital Bonus) 07:32	buy track

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For its third release, Parisian label Chuwanaga goes back to the past with the reissue of “(Where Is The) Sunshine” by Kalima, a really rare 7” originally released in 1981 and produced in Baltimore (Maryland) by African-American pianist and producer Derrick Amin. Part I on the A side and part II on the B side form a real journey, a beauty in its own style fusing jazz, soul and spirituality as well as political values.

Back in the mid seventies Derrick Amin brought together young and talented musicians from his African-American Muslim community in Baltimore. He tells us: “all black music in America is a response to racism and slavery” and “(Where Is The) Sunshine” was their own answer, “a plaintiff query of one immerse in darkness. The darkness of lies, lies that deny the humanity, justice, and equality of people. It’s the impetus of this song”. He adds: “Kalima means « Word » or « Langage » in Arabic. The name was inspired by a quote from Imam W.D. Mohammad (the late Muslim American leader and erstwhile successor to Nation of Islam founder, Elijah Muhammad) who once said: “Words make people””.

With its splendid vocal parts - thanks to lead vocalist Sabreen Shareef, a unique major-to-minor chord progression, subtil synthetiser melodies in the chorus and amazing electric piano and sax solos, it really is a very special release. It’s been discovered in a Motor City Drum Ensemble jazz set with Gilles Peterson at the J.A.W. Family Reunion in Berlin back in 2016 where he played it as the closing track of a wonderful musical journey through black music – which was the right occasion for a classic Gilles rewind and the occasion of a shared epiphany. Still, one must not forget its yet poetic still political message now shared once again with the world. The question asked by Kalima sadly still remains as relevant in 2018: Where is the sunshine ?

credits

released June 6, 2018

Lead Vocals: Sabreen Shareef
Background Vocals: Nadiyah Patterson, Narriman Alif and Jeannie Harris
Lyrics: Nena Yasin and Derrick Amin
Keyboards: Derrick Amin
Flute: Leander Rahman
Drums: Tony Douglass
Bass: Andre Williams
Percussions: James Royal
Saxophone: Jerry
Guitar: Mike

License : Maxence Robinet
Calligraphy : Islam Ibn Al Fadel
Artwork: William James Thurman
Remastered by Franck Merritt at The Carvery, London
Distributed by The Pusher
Huge thanks to Derrick Amin, MCDE, Doug Benson, Antoine Goursaud, Pascal Rioux and Clémentine Lefebvre
© 2018 CHUWANAGA

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Chuwanaga Paris, France

Chuwanaga is a french label born late 2017 and based in Paris just like its two founders, parisian deejays Clémentine & Saint-James.

From jazz-funk to mellow grooves, the label brings back musicality on the dancefloors.
Expect quality licenced and remastered reissues of lost or forgotten tunes but also new music from today’s talents.

Distributed by The Pusher Distribution. ... more

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