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Prayers to Olodumare (Diaspora Mix)

from The Truthmaze Experience by Truthmaze

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With a confluence of Egyptian, jazz and reggae-tinged sounds, the remix of Truthmaze's 'Prayer to Olodumare' is re-imagined as an hypnotic Afro-dub track that listeners are sure to love. Truthmaze effortlessly weaves an ageless Yoruba prayer with an intoxicating poly-rhythmic fusing of traditional and contemporary sounds. The result is a life-affirming praise song that is not only relatable but danceable, a refreshing hiatus from the stereotypes that similar 'world beat' tracks sometimes fall into.

The track, 'Prayer to Olodumare (Diaspora Mix)', is a striking difference from the more spiritual rendition of the original, which featured beatboxing and hand percussion by Truthmaze, with vocals by Dessa of Doomtree. It was recorded in 2007 in Leeds, England at Kilroy Studios, produced by noted UK musician Chris Campbell, who has worked with artists such as Finley Quaye, the Marleys and others. Truthmaze also pulls double duty, as he often does, playing percussion on the track.

'Prayer' speaks to the Diasporic reality of Africans today, spread across the globe but remaining connected to their ancestral roots while advancing a new vision fused from current environments and sounds.

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from The Truthmaze Experience, track released August 1, 2011
PRAYER TO OLODUMARE (DIASPORA MIX)
Truthmaze

Recorded at Kilroy Studio (Leeds, England), 2007.
Produced by Chris Campbell.
Percussion + Vocals by Truthmaze.

Cover design by Venus Designs (venus-designs.com)
Executive Produced by e.g. bailey + Sha Cage.

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