Watch: Makaya McCraven ‘Dream Another’

Last month, Chicago-based percussionist, composer, and producer Makaya McCraven announced the details of his new album In These Times, out September 23rd via International Anthem / Nonesuch / XL Recordings. The second offering from the new album is out now: ‘Dream Another,’ which McCraven wrote and recorded in his home studio in Chicago. The track features Brandee Younger on harp, Junius Paul on bass, Matt Gold on guitar/sitar, and De’Sean Jones on flute. An accompanying music visualizer, directed by Nik Arthur, features hand-drawn, digital, and photographic animations composed...

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Announced: Makaya McCraven – In These Times + ‘Seventh String’

Chicago-based percussionist, composer and producer Makaya McCraven has announced the details of his new album In These Times, set for release on September 23rd. The first offering from the new album is ‘Seventh String,’ which encapsulates the various musical dimensions present on McCraven’s new album, a career-defining body of work that is a remarkable new peak for the already-soaring McCraven. Listen below! In These Times is a collection of polytemporal compositions inspired as much by broader cultural struggles as McCraven’s...

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