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Jaubi - Nafs at Peace - Pakistani quartet collaborate with Tenderlonious and Błoto‘s Latamik for a modern spiritual jazz set (Astigmatic Records)

JAUBI continue the Nafs journey, which commenced with the single “Satanic Nafs” (featuring the remix by legendary LA producers The Gaslamp Killer & Mophono) released in March 2021. Now JAUBI draw on the elements of North Indian classical music, Hip-Hop and modal/spiritual jazz in their debut LP entitled “Nafs At Peace”. The journey officially began back in April 2019 when London’s multi- instrumentalist and 22a Record label boss Ed “Tenderlonious” Cawthorne and Polish pianist/composer Marek “Latarnik” Pędziwiatr of EABS/Błoto, visited the group to record in Lahore. Together they channelled their personal struggles at that time into the two recording sessions allowing the musicians to find a spiritual path through this musical purge. Nothing whatsoever was written down during the recording sessions - no sheet music and no song titles, which allowed the six musicians to forget about their worldly issues. In many ways, the journey represents a struggle and an expression of gratitude and an acknowledgement that the musician's inspiration comes from a higher power. The album cover portrays the mother of JAUBI’s bandleader, tearfully praying to God to get her son through that dark period of his life. The first step of the journey can be heard on “Satanic Nafs” which refers to the lowest level of the Self which was released 26th March 2021 through Astigmatic Records. The album title ‘Nafs At Peace’ refers to the last purification step the self has been through. At this level, the Self no longer struggles because one has complete love of God, by becoming at peace and tranquil with God’s will. We hope all can achieve the stage of “Nafs At Peace” … Inshallah.

All songs composed by Ali Riaz Baqar except for 'Mosty' composed by Marek Pędziwiatr Ali Riaz Baqar - Guitar Zohaib Hassan Khan - Sarangi Qammar 'Vicky' Abbas - Drums Kashif Ali Dhani - Tabla, Vocals Tenderlonious - Flute, Soprano Saxophone Latarnik - Fender Rhodes Mark II, Grand Piano, Yamaha PSR-550, Korg MS-20, Moog Voyager, Hohner Clavinet Pianet Duo The Vox Humana Chamber Choir - Vocals on 'Seek Refuge'

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Jaubi Lahore State Of Mind (Al Dobson Jr Remix) (cajon: Qammar Vicky Abbas, sarangi: Zohaib Hassan Khan, & tabla: Kashif Ali Dhani) Lahore State Of Mind 7″ (Astigmatic, 8/3/18)

New York, 1994. Nas released “Illmatic”, one of the most important Hip-Hop albums in the history of the genre, which undoubtedly has had a profound impact. Nasir Jones’ album is a bitter reflection about living in Queens, during the ‘90s. The iconic track, ‘NY State of Mind’ produced by DJ Premier, depicts life in the Ghetto, shooting, drug dealing, and survival, the brutal honesty delivered by this track has made it one of most important tracks about NYC.

Lahore, 2016. Drawing some parallels with ‘90s New York, Lahore, a city struggling with terrorism, poverty and a drug epidemic. In this bustling city, the experimental ensemble Jaubi, famed for fusing traditional Hindi music with Hip-Hop and Jazz, were sitting together with their instruments. In home conditions with one mic, faced with NAS’s classic and a desire to translate the story to reflect the struggle of living in the big Pakistani city. The result of combining the main theme produced by Dj. Premier with musicians talents is a spiritual journey through the streets of Lahore.

London, 2018. Social unrest, Grenfell Tower, and growing difficulties with knife crime. Here, Al Dobson Jr, one of the best music Producers in this part of the world decided to make a meta-remix of the Hindi-Jazz track ‘Lahore State of Mind’. The remix is a ‘deconstruction of reconstruction from deconstruction’. Isn’t that complicated as it sounds... Al Dobson Jr deciding to recreate Dj Premier’s steps, which used a sample from Joe Chambers “Mind Rain”, but using Jaubi’s samples instead.

Lahore State Of Mind by Jaubi