''Chaliwa'' is an album by

Jamie Saft Jamie Saft is an American keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist and composer. He was born in New York City, and studied at Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music The New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) is a private mu ...

's New Zion Trio which was released on the Veal label in 2013.Allmusic album listing
accessed August 9, 2015

Reception

In his review for

PopMatters ''PopMatters'' is an international online magazine of cultural criticism that covers aspects of popular culture. ''PopMatters'' publishes reviews, interviews, and essays on cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, fi ...

, Sean Murphy notes that "the trio manages to pull off a variety of sounds, ranging from narcotic lounge music (in a good way) to traditional piano jazz (think

Bill Evans William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...

by way of Kingston) and darker-than-dread reggae meditations. On ''Chaliwa'', the players double down on the dub, and the results are every bit as satisfying this time out".Murphy, S.
PopMatters Review
October 29, 2013

Track listing

''All compositions by Jamie Saft except as indicated'' # "Twelve Tribes" - 6:21 # "Temples" - 8:53 # "Chant It Down" (H.R., Jamie Saft, Craig Santiago) - 6:36 # "Negus" - 8:16 # "Pinkus" - 5:34 # "Zion Heights" - 7:10 # "Cherub Dub" - 5:55 # "Rasta Lion Dub" - 9:52 # "King's Bread" - 7:59

Personnel

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

Fender Rhodes The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, th ...

* Brad Jones - bass *Craig Santiago -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

H.R. Paul D. Hudson (born February 11, 1956), known professionally as H.R. (Human Rights), is an American musician who leads the hardcore punk band Bad Brains, and is an instrumental figure in the development of the genre. His vocal delivery has b ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

(track 3)

References

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