Wondem, by Dexter Story

Sidet Eskemeche (Directed by Skyler Dahan)

Wondem

by Dexter Story

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Randy Harris Love this album, its all over the map, but its good-to-great from start to finish. Afro-beat-jazz-pop-disco with great songs throughout, particularly the last three. Favorite track: Eastern Prayer ft. Nia Andrews.

Karizma/Kaytronik Love the production,words and my good friend Marc DeClive Lowe!

Andrew Jervis Member of :https://ethiocali.bandcamp.com/ comes through with the goods for Soundway. Up there on my albums of the year list. Favorite track: Sidet Eskemeche ft. Yared Teshale.

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1.	A New Day 04:24		buy track
2.	Be My Habesha 03:57		buy track
3.	Lalibela (featuring Yared Teshale) - Lalibela ft. Yared Teshale 03:46 video		buy track
4.	Changamuka ft. Dustin Warren 02:51		buy track
5.	Mowa ft. Miguel Atwood-Ferguson 03:12		buy track
6.	Without An Address ft. Alsarah 04:06		buy track
7.	Merkato Star 02:57 video		buy track
8.	Sidet Eskemeche ft. Yared Teshale 02:44 video	info	buy track
9.	Saba 02:49		buy track
10.	Xamar 03:29		buy track
11.	Eastern Prayer ft. Nia Andrews 03:00 video		buy track
12.	Yene Konjo 06:49		buy track

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On his debut Soundway Records release, Story distils his diverse background in soul, funk, jazz and folk idioms into his own unique and worldly voice. Borrowing from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Somalia, and Kenya, this collection of East African-influenced music is a testament to Story’s decades of dedication to artistic excellence.

“Wondem is a unique collection of songs inspired by my passion for and immersion into African music and culture over my career” says Story. “This body of work came about as I began to compose and arrange for Todd Simon's Ethio Cali, an emerging ethio-jazz ensemble in Los Angeles. Wondem means brother in Amharic and I felt a strong brotherly connection to Ethiopia during the process.”

‘Wondem’ was written and recorded in Story’s personal studio in downtown Los Angeles and one of his closest associates, producer, composer and musician, Carlos Niño co-produced the record. It was mixed at Niño’s home studio.

In addition Story worked with an array of collaborators on the record. Renowned multi-instrumentalist Miguel Atwood-Ferguson featured on the percussive track ‘Mowa’ and international producer and artist Mark de Clive-Lowe plays piano and synthesizer on a number of songs, in particular on ‘Yene Konjo’, where his acoustic piano playing there was originally inside of the main section of the song but Story felt it was so beautiful that he moved it to its own highlighted place.

Story also worked with Alsarah Elgadi and Yared Teshale on ‘Wondem’: “I felt that the record needed indigenous language on it and Yared delivered the beautiful ‘Sidet Eskemeche’, which means “we will remember” or “it will never be forgotten”. Alsarah sung in beautiful Arabic for ‘Without An Address’, which addresses the refugee concerns in her native Sudan.”

Outside of ‘Wondem’ Story has used his many talents in a supportive role serving a who’s who of iconic artists throughout his career. From tenures as Snoop Dogg’s product manager and Meshell Ndegeocello’s day-to-day representative to performing with post-millennial luminaries like Dwight Trible, Quadron, Sa-Ra Creative Partners and Gaslamp Killer, Los Angeles-based Story has a proven track record of lending the assist to established and emerging artistry.

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released October 23, 2015

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East Africa-inspired music on Soundway Records by multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer, arranger and ethnomusicologist Dexter Story. Stay updated about Story's releases, events and news at wondem (dot) com or book him at wondemmusic (@) gmail (dot) com. ... more

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