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FULL-LENGTH ALBUMS
Chaos Theories
(Strut Records / Do Right! Music, 2019)
The Souljazz Orchestra hits harder than ever on Chaos Theories, a fierce mix of
future soul, tropical groove and free jazz improv, all taken on with a bit of a post-punk
approach, and supporting an uncompromising lyrical vision for our troubled times.
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Track Listing
01 - Charlie Foxtrot
02 - Police The Police
03 - House Of Cards
04 - Boat Rockers
05 - Sky High
06 - War Games
07 - General Strike
08 - Slumlord
09 - Well Runs Dry
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Under Burning Skies
(Strut Records / Do Right! Music, 2017)
The scorching Under Burning Skies sees the Souljazz Orchestra continue to push the limits, dusting
off '80s vintage synthesizers and early drum machines for the first time, while bringing
lo-fi disco, boogie and electro touches to its trademark horn arrangements and earthy
tropical sound. Featuring guest vocalists Élage Mbaye and Mabinuori Idowu (of
Afrika 70).
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Track Listing
01 - Dog Eat Dog
02 - Lufunki
03 - Is Yeelyel
04 - Oublier Pour Un Jour
05 - Under Burning Skies
06 - Holla Holla
07 - Adawe Boogie
08 - Sorrow Fly Away
09 - Tambour À Deux Peaux
10 - Aduna Jarul Naawo
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Resistance
(Strut Records / Do Right! Music, 2015)
Resistance is influenced in part by the dancefloor sounds of the modern tropical scene -
bringing in fresh elements of coupé-décalé, zouk, and ndombolo to the band's heavy mix of afro,
soul and jazz styles - as well as powerful lyrics that deliver biting social commentary alongside messages of hope.
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Track Listing
01 - Greet The Dawn
02 - Shock And Awe
03 - Courage
04 - As The World Turns
05 - Life Is What You Make It
06 - Bull's Eye
07 - Soleil Couchant
08 - Ware Wa
09 - Kossa Kossa
10 - It's Gonna Rain
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Inner Fire
(Strut Records, 2014)
Inner Fire continues the Souljazz Orchestra's expansive musical journey as the group fuses intricate
Eastern influences, Afro beats, Latin styles and spiritual jazz elements into a unique melting pot,
creating a fiery soundscape for the body, the mind and the spirit.
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Track Listing
01 - Initiation
02 - Kingdom Come
03 - One Life To Live
04 - As The Crow Flies
05 - Black Orchid
06 - Agoya
07 - East Flows The River
08 - Sommet En Sommet
09 - Celestial Blues
10 - Completion
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Solidarity
(Strut Records, 2012)
Solidarity is an eclectic collaborative album featuring a range of unique artists from Canada's
vibrant underground scene, including Senegalese-Canadian artist Élage Mbaye, Brazilian-Canadian singer-songwriter
Rômmel Teixeira Ribeiro, and Jamaican-Canadian vocalist Slim Moore.
The Souljazz Orchestra pushes the boundaries of soul, jazz and tropical styles with a new
set of heavyweight songs, unified by an underlying message of positive social change.
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Track Listing
01 - Bibinay
02 - Kelen Ati Leen
03 - Cartão Postal
04 - Ya Basta
05 - Jericho
06 - Serve & Protect
07 - Conquering Lion
08 - Kingpin
09 - Tanbou Lou
10 - Nijaay
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Rising Sun
(Strut Records, 2010)
Rising Sun is the Souljazz Orchestra's first all-acoustic afro-jazz album.
Playing over thirty different instruments, the group creates a rich soundscape of
otherwordly jazz, driven by heavy afro rhythms and soulful grooves.
The esoteric arrangements and fiery improvisations make it one of the Souljazz
Orchestra's most unique offerings.
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Track Listing
01 - Awakening
02 - Agbara
03 - Negus Negast
04 - Lotus Flower
05 - Mamaya
06 - Serenity
07 - Consecration
08 - Rejoice, Pt. 1
09 - Rejoice, Pt. 2
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Manifesto
(Do Right! Music, 2008)
With its powerful chants, majestic brass, overheated organs,
chicken-scratch guitars, hypnotic bass and polyrhythmic percussion,
Manifesto mixes dirty funk and tropical jazz to the band's signature
militant afrobeat.
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Track Listing
01 - Parasite
02 - Kapital
03 - People, People
04 - State Terrorism
05 - Interested Benevolence
06 - Grasshopper & Toad
07 - Amen
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Freedom No Go Die
(Do Right! Music, 2007)
Freedom No Go Die is the Souljazz Orchestra's second album. Most of the songs
are rooted in afrobeat, but there are elements of soukous, salsa, funk and
free jazz thrown in as well. The album features fiery performances by Rwandan / Burundian
artist Mighty Popo, as well as soul singers Alanna Stuart and Marielle Rivard.
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Track Listing
01 - Mista President
02 - The Blind Leading The Blind
03 - Insurrection
04 - Freedom No Go Die
05 - Mojuba
06 - Secousse Soukous
07 - Little Habana
08 - Mugambi
09 - The Creator Has A Masterplan
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Uprooted
(Funk Manchu Records, 2005)
Uprooted is the Souljazz Orchestra's first album. Mostly instrumental,
it showcases the band's beginnings.
(Out of print)
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Track Listing
01 - Quest
02 - Red Light
03 - Molotov Cocktail
04 - Sankofa
05 - BBQ Ribs & Fried Chicken
06 - Chango
07 - Satellites In Orbit
08 - Oscillations
09 - Centretown
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