MUSIC
Diaspora
Released Aug 2019
Track List:
1. Mane
2. Komodenu
3. Guinea Fare
4. Gumbe
5. Diaspora Drums
6. Lamban
7. Sorsornet
Musicians:
Jocelyn Pleasant – drum set, balafon, dundun, aux percussion
Seny Camara – djembe, aux percussion
Jamemurrell Stanley – djembe, bongos
Matt Bellliveau – guitar
Douglas Wilson III – guitar
Joel Hewitt – bass
MIchael Carabello – keys
Karim Rome – tenor sax
Richard McGhee – flute(s), alto sax
Nathan Davis – trombone
Special Guests:
Nelson Bello – congas
Andy Algire – balafon
Haneef Nelson – trumpet
Marc Wager Wesigal – guitar (track 7)
SAY THEIR NAMES
Released Jun 2020
Lyrics and Vocals by I-SHEA
Music by Jocelyn Pleasant and Michael Carabello
Musicians:
Jocelyn Pleasant – drums, percussion
Michael Carabello – keys
Joel Hewitt – bass
Douglas Wilson III – guitar
Special Guests:
Dylan McDonnell – flute
Dakota Austin – baritone sax
DIASPORA SINGS
Released Aug 2020
Lyrics and vocals by I-SHEA
Music by Jocelyn Pleasant
Musicians:
Jocelyn Pleasant – djembe, dundun, kenkeni, balafon, congas, aux percussion
Joel Hewitt – bass
Christian Reid – marching snare
Karim Rome – tenor sax
Nathan Davis – trombone
Dakota Austin – baritone sax
Special Guests:
Dylan McDonnell – flute
Uasuf Gueye – balafon
Menes Yahudah – djembe
WLCT RADIO
Released May 2021
Track List:
1. Vision (Intro)
2. ReDefinition feat DJ Stealth
3. Fugitive Rhythm feat Ghazi Omair
4. Exchange (Interlude)
5. Is It Hip Hop feat Khaiim the RapOet and DJ Stealth
Musicians:
Jocelyn Pleasant – drums, Pan-African percussion loops, SPD
Michael Carabello – keys (track 2 and 3)
Joel Hewitt – bass
Douglas Wilson III – guitar (track 2 and 3)
Karim Rome – tenor sax
Nathan Davis – trombone
I-SHEA – percussion
Christian Reid – percussion (track 2 and 3), keys/effects (track 1)
Matt Belliveau – guitar (track 5)
Asaad Jackson – sangban (track 4)
THE LOST TRIBE: COMPILATION
Released 2022 (exclusively on The Beat)
Track List:
1. Diaspora Sings
2. Guinea Fare
3. Say Their Names
4. Vision feat Ghazi Omair
5. ReDefinition
6. Fugitive Rhythm feat Ghazi Omair (Live in Bushnell Park)
7. Is It Hip Hop feat Khaiim the RapOet and DJ Stealth
8. Lamban (Live in Bushnell Park)
9. Gumbe
BACK TO THE SOURCE (A NEW COMPILATION)
Released Oct 2023
DEDICATED TO KARIM ROME
Track List:
1. Pioneers (A Tribute to Hartford)
2. Kakilambe
3. Candela
4. Kalatamori
5. Vision feat. Ghazi Omair
6. ReDefinition
7. Fugitive Rhythm (Interlude)
8. Fugitive Rhythm (Live in Bushnell Park) feat. Ghazi Omair
9. Komodenu (Kotedjuga)
10. Is It Hip Hop (Part 2) feat. Ghazi Omair
11. Sorsonet
12. Lamban (Live in Bushnell Park)
13. La Source
Musicians:
Jocelyn Pleasant (drums, percussion, etc.)
Douglas Wilson III (guitar)
Michael Biagio Carabello (keys)
Joel Hewitt (bass, key bass)
I-SHEA (vocals, congas, percussion)
Chris Vigorous (percussion, jeys/effects)
Asaad Jackson (DJ Stealth) (dunun, sangban, turntables)
Dylan McDonnell (flute)
Karim Rome (tenor sax)
Nathan Davis (trombone)
Seny Camara (jembe)
Jamemurrell Stanley (jembe, congas)
Ghazi Omair (spoken word, rhymes)
Special guests:
Joshua Bruneau (trumpet)
Yunie Mojica (alto sax)
Damian Curtis (Fender Rhodes)
Full liner notes and credits on Bandcamp
