Collectivity is the 4th. solo album from Canadian composer/producer Adham Shaikh. Transcending cultural boundaries by synthesizing a variety of world music traditions this unified global soundscape reveals a compelling fusion of instruments from North and West Africa, India, the Middle East, Japan and Australia. With a solid backbone of African and Middle Eastern percussion Collectivity forges a new path into the neo-tribal topographies of the 21st. century. This richly woven tapestry of sound is Inlaid with accents of Turkish Oud, Nay, Zorna, Indian tabla, African Mbira, Marimba, Kamele N’goni, Middle Eastern Sazu, Flutes, Bass, and Far Eastern Mouth Harp.
Created over the past 2 years,Collectivity is the result of sessions in the studio with severalmusicians from around the world including vocalist Gemma Luna, Africanpercussionist Kris Ledrew, flautist Marty Carter and electronicproducer Freeworm all from Canada; the tabla player Marko Zonka (USA);sazu player Madoka Sakama (Japan); and didj maestro Ganga Giri(Australia). Moving beyond Adham's previous album 'Fusion','Collectivity' retains a similar energetic interplay of liveinstrumentation and seamlessly refined electronic production. Inaddition to uplifting new material, this album also includes spiced upremixes of Turkish multi-instrumentalist Omar Faruk Tekbilek and Mali'sIssa Bagayogo of Six Degrees notoriety.Inspired by the search formusical harmony in a time of geo-political chaos and disharmony,Adham's aim is to find common ground using music as a medium of globalcommunication. World fusion has the ability open people beyondthemselves and their immediate locale to connect with something largerthan the individual self. By bringing formerly distinct and separatecultures together in the studio, Collectivity speaks to the melting potthat is our world and suggest the possibility that music could be ablueprint for social harmony
