{"id":104430,"date":"2022-04-19T11:12:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T09:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=104430"},"modified":"2022-04-19T11:12:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T09:12:06","slug":"ahmisa_johanna_kanuteh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/ahmisa_johanna_kanuteh\/","title":{"rendered":"John Johanna and Sefo Kanuteh seek the Divine on Ahimsa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Capitol K\u2019s Faith &amp; Industry label announces the release of new album <em>Ahimsa <\/em>born from the collaboration between British producer John Johanna and Gambian kora and balafon\u2019s virtuoso Sefo Kanuteh.&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Both artists had already worked together for Sefo Kanuteh\u2019s debut album <em>Afou<\/em> which was produced by John Johanna and released a year ago. Their musical friendship started in 2018 when Kanuteh\u2019s manager heard one of Johanna\u2019s songs on the radio and put the two men in touch. Their music has been described as a mix between Kanuteh\u2019s Gambian Jaliya and Johanna\u2019s electronic spiritual music. Since they have decided to produce a new three-track EP entitled <em>Ahimsa <\/em>which will be released by Capitol<em> K\u2019s Faith &amp; Industry<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ahimsa<\/em>, which takes its name from the Sanskrit word for non-violence, combines Johana\u2019s electronic music with the powerful lyrics of Kanuteh, sung both in English and in Mandinka, which reflects their guiding philosophy. In it, they aim to allay the anxieties and encourage the hopes of a world in turmoil.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cGod is the one with real power and wealth. Don\u2019t be afraid\u2026\u201d<\/em> sings Kanuteh in Mandinka<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3841662198\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/johnjohanna.bandcamp.com\/album\/ahimsa-ep-2\">Ahimsa EP by John Johanna &#038; Sefo Kanuteh<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The title track of the same name is a reflection on the artists\u2019s faith (Kanuteh is a Muslim and Johanna an Eastern Orthodox Christian). According to them, answers are to be found in the realm of spirituality and the Divine. This will one day lead us to emancipation, not only from political and economic oppression, but also from the problems we carry within and between us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the same way, \u201cNyomuta\u201d continues with themes of human solidarity over and against the machinations of power, as well as the responsibilities of care and attention that we owe one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last track \u201cMercante\u201d explores, through the story of medieval Italian merchant Messer Francesco Datini, how long-distance merchants paved the way for colonialism. It offers a reflection on wealth, power and global monopolism. The track features, at the end, Betamax, the drummer from the British band The Comet is Coming and a solo from Austrian saxophonist Guido Spannocchi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/johnjohanna.bandcamp.com\/album\/ahimsa-ep-2\">Ahmisa<\/a> <\/em>out May 27th via <meta charset=\"utf-8\">Capitol K<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to &#8220;Ahmisa&#8221; in our Songs of the Week playlist on <a href=\"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2Pz0eyg\">Spotify<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/30zVbUA\">Deezer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"1010\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ahmisa_cover-1010x1010.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ahmisa_cover-1010x1010.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ahmisa_cover-759x759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ahmisa_cover-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ahmisa_cover-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ahmisa_cover-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ahmisa_cover-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ahmisa_cover-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ahmisa_cover-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ahmisa_cover-73x73.jpg 73w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ahmisa_cover-e1649924472980.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capitol K\u2019s Faith &#038; Industry label announces the release of new album Ahimsa born from the collaboration between John Johanna and Sefo Kanuteh.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":104407,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3944],"tags":[4096,33180],"location":[7988],"yst_prominent_words":[9178,8414,8447,8435,9209],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104430"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104430"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=104430"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=104430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}