Steeped in ancestral currents from Accra to Berlin and London, driven by deep, conga-led rhythms and seductive warm horn riffs, Jembaa Groove comes with their new album “Ye Ankasa | We Ourselves” and a newly formed sound, reminding us that contemporary, soulful jazz is not merely a London affair.
Highlife, Ghana’s colorful national tradition, is at the heart of Berlin-based Jembaa Groove. This new follow-up to their 2022 debut album goes even deeper in provoking new perceptions of jazz and soul music, assisted by young and old blood from Ghana and its diaspora.
