Onipa - We No Be Machine Format:2LP “We have always shared this

“We have always shared this process of dreaming up ideas - we both bring light and darkness into the room and use each other as creative mirrors

and "China Lane Suite

and remastered audio by The Carvery and See Why Audio

Lancaster had initially cut his musical teeth with the avant-garde on New York’s Lower East Side in the 1960s (famously on sessions with pianist Dave Burrell and drummer Sunny Murray) and in Paris during the ‘70s after an appearance at the Actuel festival but

we sometimes chose to stay on form and rhythm

Onipa - We No Be Machine Format:2LP “We have always shared thisONIPA means human in Akan, the ancient language of the Ashanti people of Ghana. Its a message of connection through collaboration: from Ghana to London, our ancestors to our children, Onipa brings energy, groove, electronics, afrofuturism, dance and fire! Born out of deep collaboration between long time friends KOG (Kweku of Ghana of KOG and the Zongo Brigade) and Tom Excell (MD, guitarist and writer of acclaimed jazz soul afrobeat pioneers Nubiyan