The Sorcerers are a small
group, but they've got a really expansive sound – a blend of
percussion, keyboards, and jazzy horn work that feels like a much larger Afro Funk
group – but often delivered with a lean focus on the rhythms that really makes them sound unique! There's plenty of echoes of both West and East African styles here – served up in a mix of flutes, saxes, vibes, keyboards, and trumpets – plus mighty sharp
percussion at the core, which drives the record in a nice range of rhythms that break from any standard modes
you might expect! The vibe is almost as if The Sorcerers have drunk deep from all the classics of artists like Fela, Mulatu, Ebo Taylor, and other older legends – then found a way to distill them all together with energy that's all their own. Titles include "The Road Forward", "Yasuke In Roppongi", "Moth", "He Who Kills With One Leap", and "Oromo Moon".
(Global Grooves, Deep Funk)