On December 10th, 2022, Carlos Niño and Photay assembled a beautiful cast of musicians at Brooklyn's Public Records to perform in celebration of their recently-released International Anthem LP 'An Offering' (and the subsequent mixtape of bonus material, 'More Offerings').
The first set of that night featured Niño in trio with keyboardist Surya Botofasina and percussionist Adam Rudolph, as the three musicians immersed the sold out crowd in a soul tribe invitational – calling forth their generational inner illuminations through each element of sound and song, spontaneously composing the music by listening, sharing, and calling upon their creative imaginations.
The recording from that first set was originally released exclusively via Qobuz in Summer 2023, along with an additional track from the second set, "Finite - Infinite," featuring Photay, Laraaji, and Will Logan. The music is available now, for the first time, here on Bandcamp and across all other digital music platforms.
credits
released February 22, 2024
All music collectively composed by Carlos Niño (Third Side US Publishing), Surya Botofasina (Cali Mandir Child Music SESAC), Adam Rudolph (Migration Music BMI); except "Finite – Infinite" composed by Photay, Carlos Niño, Laraaji, Surya Botofasina, Adam Rudolph, and Will Logan.
Carlos Niño - Bells, Cymbals, Percussion
Surya Botofasina - Keyboards & Synthesizers
Adam Rudolph - Handrumset, Electronic Processing and Percussion
Photay - Buchla, 808 and Keyboard (track 4 only)
Laraaji - Electric Kalimba, iPad and Voice (track 4 only)
Will Logan - Drum Set (track 4 only)
Produced by Carlos Niño (except Track 4, Produced by Photay)
Recorded by Lily Wen & James Hartnett
Mixed & Mastered by Dave Vettraino
Cover Photo by Jada Rose
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