Abner Jay - Folk Song Stylist Little Axe Records

Abner Jay - Folk Song Stylist Little Axe RecordsLong awaited follow up to the "True Story of Abner Jay" LP. Abner Jay was a man who had a grand sweeping vision of what folk music was. In his lifetime his expression of what folk music could be encompassed some serious stylistic variations. Sometimes he was a one man band traveling troubadour playing an electric banjo, harmonica, & drums who tried to hoodwink audiences into believing that he was 150 years old & the standard bearer for authentic

Kooshin played the the kaban which has a special place in Somali music

& Ibex Band

and Bahareh Fayazi (on tar) is a reinterpretation of works by master Iranian singer Reza-Qoli Mirza Zelli (1906 - 1946)

and the centuries-old royal repertoire of the Burmese harp and xylophone

The second side

” is drawn from the time she spent living with her twin sister overlooking the ocean in Coos Bay

With a prevalent joy and catchy sing along style

Kooshin passed away on December 27th 2018 leaving behind a legacy of beautiful music and loving fans across the global Somali diaspora

the songs have been sourced from private concerts

are still hummed in Haiti & all over the diaspora

or give it your full attention to all the layers it's willing to reveal of itself

Long awaited follow up to the "True Story of Abner Jay" LP