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Inspired by Robin D. G. Kelley’s ‘Freedom Dreams’, B.H.A.M. or Black History Art Movement tells the stories of forgotten freedom struggles. In an honouring of the ancestors, each composition pays tribute to a group who, in the spirit of Sankofa, we could learn lessons from today.
Arowah is bandleader, composer/producer and guitarist/bassist for this project. The debut single S.O.U.L. was released in October 2024 for the UK's Black History Month, and the full album will be out in February 2025 for Black History Month in the UK, released on the Musical Meditation record label.
These Western Classical pieces for String Quartet and Quintet were composed by Arowah with sound healing themes in mind, commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society and Wigmore Hall and performed by Asaka Quartet with Arowah on guitar.
Listen to this live recording of a session done for Black Lives Matter, entitled 'Radical Joy'