Description
Agua de Jamaica is the first collaborative project between producer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger Sly5thAve and pianist and composer Roberto Ver·stegui. Recorded during lockdown in Mexico, the LP is built from a passionate and comprehensive understanding of Jazz, a love of Hip Hop and Mexico Citys ever-vibrant artistic culture, Latin flavours, and the African roots from which these sounds grew.
At the heart of Agua de Jamaica is the title track; the moment Sly5thAve and Roberto realised they had something to pursue. The pair originally met whilst studying Jazz in Texas and began piecing together the release on Sly5thAves first visit to Mexico, over a drink of Agua de Jamaica. Thought of by both Sly5thAve and Roberto as the fullest collaboration on the release, Agua de Jamaica considers the constant artistic and cultural exchange between the US and Mexico, despite the politically differences. It draws the listener in with looping Hip Hop groove intertwined with hypnotic vocals from local artist Silvana Estrada.
Having moved to Mexico City at the beginning of 2020, Sly5thAve stayed with Roberto and his wife Yuki during the first Covid-19 lockdown. This time allowed for the pair to build on their ideas and explorations of different sounds and places centred around Jazz. Continuing in the Jazz traditions, Agua de Jamaica is littered with signature Sly5thAve interludes, weaved together like a symphony using album outtakes; its my favourite thing about making a record making a complete piece from start to finish.
A1. Tie Break A2. Past Thoughts B1. Agua de Jamaica B2. Interludio 3 B3. Esencialmente C1. ReflexiÛn C2. Ponciana C3. Interludio 2 C4. La Tormenta D1. Interludio 1 D2. El Momento D3. EmpeÒo (lil bop) D4. The Wanderer
- Format Detail: LP [w/ download card]
- Internal ID: JITRE
- Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: Jazz
- Released: 3/25/22