"Yussef Kamaal is the South London duo of drummer/percussionist Yussef Dayes and Kamaal Williams (Henry Wu) on Rhodes piano and synth. The former is best known for his work as kit man for cosmic Afrobeat ensemble United Vibrations. The latter is also a producer whose dubplates have garnered wide-ranging critical notice. Gilles Peterson signed them to Brownswood based on witnessing a 20-minute live set. The music on Black Focus is a seamless weave of spiritual jazz funk, broken beat, and global sounds, but it's also more and less. The duo enlisted a who's-who of South London all-stars to assist in various spots: Saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings, trumpeter Yelfris Valdes, bassists Tom Driessler and Kareem Dayes, and guitarist Mansur Brown. ..."
allmusic (Audio)
Album Review: Yussef Kamaal – Black Focus [Brownswood Recordings, 4th November 2016] (Video)
YouTube: Henry Wu presents The Yussef Kamaal Trio Boiler Room London Live Set 14:17, Calligraphy // Brownswood Basement Session
YouTube: Black Focus 47:42
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