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Yakiya

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This piece was inspired by a melody which came to my mind as I was wandering the St. Kilda foreshore one evening. The energy of the theme reminded me of the irrepressible joy of Yakiya, a family friend. Yakiya was a Papuan tribal elder and church leader from the valley of Makki where I was raised. When I notated the melody, I found that it was in a 40 pulse structure. From this point the piece grew into a sibling piece for Alt-Ctrl-X, drawing upon many of the same ensemble and structural principles.

The 40 pulse time structure in this piece is expressed as either 5x8 or 4x10. The 4x10 pulse realisation which opens the piece was inspired by a 12 pulse bass line I heard on the opening track from Robin Eubank’s Mental Images (Matatape). I was and am quite inspired by much of the music on this album. Robin told me in passing that his bass line was inspired by a gimbri line he heard on a recording of Moroccan Gnawa music. In the section of the piece in 5x8 pulses, the piece draws upon inspirations from ensembles including Machito’s Afro-Cubans, Grupo Folklórico y Experimental Nuevayorquino and Irakere. The transition and closing structure is based on a form I heard improvised by South Indian flautist, N. Ramani in concert with my South Indian drumming master, Karaikudi R. Mani. All of these forms and structures are blended together in different layerings throughout the piece.

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from Yakiya, released August 13, 2017
Composed by Adrian Sherriff

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Tripataka Melbourne, Australia

Tripataka performs original compositions by the band members that blend jazz with music from different cultural traditions, such as the music of India, Bali, Brazil, and Cuba. Trained in these intercultural forms as well as jazz and European classical music, the breadth of their combined experience and instrumental resources surpasses that of a typical jazz trio. ... more

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