DIGIPACK EDITION

5 STARS DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE, JULY 2016

A MASTERPIECE!

In recent years, drummer Daniel Freedman has quietly, almost surreptitiously, become a primal force, creating a kind of people’s music built on rustling folk rhythms, ethnic melodies and joyous performances. ‘Imagine That’ is a rhythmically infectious offering of Freedman’s creativity and intellect, expressed by musicians that share his mission. From first note to last, the album emanates from the heart and captivates the mind, body and soul. What you hear is a band that is telepathically in synch with one another in the service of the music with a special mention to the exceptional musical relationship Freedman has with the utterly original and talented guitarist Lionel Loueke.

PERSONNEL:

LIONEL LOUEKE, guitar, vocals
JASON LINDNER, piano
OMER AVITAL, bass
GILMAR GOMES, percussion
DANIEL FREEDMAN, drums
ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO, vocals

New Yor, June 6, 2013

TRACKS:

01. Determined Soul
02. Baby Aya
03. Big In Yemen
04. Codex; Mindaho
05. Love Takes Time
06. Eastern Elegy
07. The Sisters Dance