Amaro Freitas - Y'Y

With his new
album Y’Y (pronounced “eey-eh, eey-eh”), Amaro Freitas steps into a new realm of musical creation. A realm rooted in magic and
possibility, and tempered by a sense of stewardship for the earth’s bounties. Side A serves as an expression of connection to the earth
and to the ancestors, paying homage to the forest and the rivers of Northern Brazil with both the music and the album title, Y’Y, a word
written in the Sateré Mawé dialect, an ancestral indigenous code that means water or river. And by bringing to life lessons he learned in
the Amazon about the incandescent power of enchanted spirits who intervene on behalf of the community in times of struggle. On Side
B, Y’Y shows the connections between the global Black avant-jazz community. Bringing together multi-instrumentalist Shabaka
Hutchings, harpist Brandee Younger, bassist Aniel Someillan, guitarist Jeff Parker and drummer Hamid Drake, the music creates an
artful conversation by weaving together jazz traditions from across the world, while staying rooted in the unique sounds and rituals
found in Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous cultures. Freitas continues to intwine ancestral knowledge into music on Y’Y by bringing his
fresh, “decolonized” interpretation of Brazilian jazz and sharing music that may well shatter our preconceived notions of what jazz can
be. Track Listing: 01 Mapinguari (Encantado da Mata} 02 Uiara (Encantada da Agua) - Vida e cura 083 Viva Nana 04 Dancga dos
Martelos 05 Sonho Ancestral 06 Y'Y 07 Mar de Cirandeiras 08 Gloriosa 09 Encantados