Awale Jant Band

Yewoulen - Wake Up Awale Jant Band

2020 release. With the unmistakable groove of West African soul music, Awalé intertwine Senegalese, Latin American, funk, jazz and influences from London, where they are now at home. Yewoulen is a call for leaders of the world and everyday people alike to Wake Up and work together for the sake of humanity. "A truly magical and uplifting cross-cultural collaboration..." - Jazz FM "Bringing a distinctive eastern take on afrobeat" - BBC Radio 3 "Awalé are doing something different with afrobeat and I do like it." - C.G., BBC Radio Awale Jant Band is an eight-piece band born out of London's cultural melting pot. Formed in 2009, they have been writing new material as a creative collaboration between Senegalese singer Biram Seck and French musician Thibaut Remy since 2017.