Made Through Ritual

Description

Strut presents the first international release in over 30 years from the legendary Afro-jazz group Oneness Of Juju with their new album « Made Through Ritual ». In 1975, the late DJ/producer and jazz distributor Jimmy Gray and James «Plunky» Branch took part in a musical revolution by founding Black Fire Records and releasing the label's first album, the classic « African Rhythms by Oneness of Juju ». In July, Plunky completes this important musical collaboration with « Made Through Ritual », produced by Plunky's son, Jamiah « Fire » Branch, and Jimmy's son, Jamal Gray.The album takes an innovative approach to beat culture. From demos created by Jamal from a selection of original jazz samples, Plunky reworked the tracks, replaying and reinterpreting them with live musicians.«The album explores the art of deconstruction and reconstruction in music: samples, sequencing and live improvisation merge with multi-track recording to create complex harmonies and arrangements», explains Plunky. «This process became a ritual expression of creativity and transformation.»