{"product_id":"ami-taf-ra-the-prophet-and-the-madman","title":"Ami Taf Ra - Le Prophète et le Fou [2LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Prophet and the Madman transforms two of Kahlil Gibran's century-old texts into a first album, where gnawa and spiritual jazz intertwine on 2 vinyls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmi Taf Ra, born Fatima Zohra Washington and raised between Morocco and Amsterdam before settling in Los Angeles, has spent her career fusing the Moroccan Gnawa tradition with American jazz and gospel, a combination that only seems obvious after someone has actually pulled it off. For this debut album, she and producer Kamasi Washington delved into Gibran's The Madman and The Prophet, transforming that writing into something sung and performed rather than read, a meditation on duality and ancestral memory rather than a simple adaptation of the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Prophet spans over eight minutes as the album's central statement, Taf Ra's voice flowing through Gibran's language like an incantation. How I Became a Madman directly involves Kamasi Washington's saxophone, his and his sensibilities clearly designed for this type of collision. Gnawa lets the album's founding tradition completely take over, hypnotic and circular, and Khalil closes the album at its most expansive, nearly ten minutes seeking something conclusive without needing to fully resolve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne hundred years after Gibran wrote these words, someone has finally found the right frequency to sing them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vinylestore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67910335758413,"sku":"5054429202670","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/9131\/7325\/files\/Ami_Taf_Ra-The_Prophet_And_The_Madman_2LP.jpg?v=1794005701","url":"https:\/\/vinylestore.shop\/products\/ami-taf-ra-the-prophet-and-the-madman","provider":"Vinylestore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}