{"product_id":"anthony-joseph-rowing-up-river-to-get-our-names-back-lp","title":"ANTHONY JOSEPH - ROWING UP RIVER TO GET OUR NAMES BACK LP","description":"\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 16); font-size: xx-large;\"\u003eRELEASED ON 7.2.2025 ON HEAVENLY SWEETNESS VIA PROPER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#ff0010\" size=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCATALOGUE NUMBER HS264VL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003eDave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003e \u003cb\u003eOkumu\u003c\/b\u003e, known perhaps best as frontman for \u003cb\u003eThe\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eInvisible\u003c\/b\u003e , though digging\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003edeeper into his production credits, huge names emerge such as; \u003cb\u003eGrace\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eJones\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAmy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003eWinehouse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJesse\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eWare\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRosie\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eLowe\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eEska\u003c\/b\u003e. On this album, the magic and alchemy\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003eof Dave's production style showcase subtle sonics and deep layering resulting in a\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003econtemporary sound to carry Anthony's Afrofuturistic metrical meanings.\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 5pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003eAnthony and Dave first came across each other when working with \u003cb\u003eShabaka\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003eHutchings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003e during Covid broadcasts, and then after Anthony performed some poems\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003eon Dave's 2023 album 'I Came From Love', the seeds of collaboration were sown. With\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003ea little more psychedelia, a little more experimentation, Dave's eclectic vision focuses\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003eon the actual sounds on these pieces.\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 5pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e \u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003eLP opener 'Satellite' is a fine example of how this new partnership pans out. New\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003emusicians have been enlisted; Dan See (drums), Aviram Barath (synths), Nick Ramm\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003e(Fender Rhodes) and Byron Wallen (trumpet). Add to that the mighty vocal power\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003ehouse of Eska and we have a whole new dimension of soul and depth, to carry\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003eAnthony's statements.\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 5pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003eOn the album's second single, 'Tony' - there's a nod to all drummers and creators of\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003eAfrican rhythms, from the point of view of Afrobeat legend Tony Allen. Highlighting\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003ethis is drummer's drummer Richard Spaven as Dave's choice of skin beater. He\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003esuccessfully reminds us that Tony was someone who understood the real power of\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003erhythm and how it is used to unite people. As well as the new musicians on this LP ,\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003eDave Okumu played all the guitars and used the studio as his tool.\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 5pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e \u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003e'Rowing Up River To Get Our Names \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;'\u003eis not a follow up to Anthony's previous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003ealbum, but more a development of his 2006 novel, 'The African Origins of UFOs' a\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003ebook where experimental elements of Afrofuturism, metafiction, science fiction,\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003esurrealism, mythology are rewritten in Anthony's innovative language. Look out for\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003eVolume 2 also coming in 2025.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003eTracks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003e:\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003e2LP set:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 14pt; font-family: \"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;'\u003e Satellite feat. 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