With his new album YY (pronounced eey-eh, eey-eh), Amaro Freitas steps into a new realm of musical creation. A realm rooted in magic and possibility, and tempered by a sense of stewardship for the earths bounties.

Side A serves as an expression of connection to the earth and to the ancestors, paying homage to the forest and the rivers of Northern Brazil with both the music and the album title, YY, a word written in the Sater Maw dialect, an ancestral indigenous code that means water or river. And by bringing to life lessons he learned in the Amazon about the incandescent power of enchanted spirits who intervene on behalf of the community in times of struggle.

On Side B, YY shows the connections between the global Black avant-jazz community. Bringing together multi-instrumentalist Shabaka Hutchings, harpist Brandee Younger, bassist Aniel Someillan, guitarist Jeff Parker and drummer Hamid Drake, the music creates an artful conversation by weaving together jazz traditions from across the world, while staying rooted in the unique sounds and rituals found in Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous cultures.

Freitas continues to intwine ancestral knowledge into music on YY by bringing his fresh, decolonized interpretation of Brazilian jazz and sharing music that may well shatter our preconceived notions of what jazz can be.

Tracklist:

1. Mapinguari (Encantado da Mata)
2. Uiara (Encantada da Agua) – Vida e cura
3. Viva Nan
4. Dana dos Martelos
5. Sonho Ancestral
6. Y’Y
7. Mar de Cirandeiras
8. Gloriosa
9. Encantados

UPC > 850056058094

Format > New Vinyl

Label > Psychic Hotline

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