Omawi - Waive - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Import Hybrid-SACD pressing.

- Robert Schumann's three sonatas forviolin and piano embody the 19th c.German Romantic perspective.- Entering Schumann's unique soundworld, violinist Nicholas DiEugenioand pianist Chi-Chen Wu draw furtherinspiration from the builder RodneyRegier's unique creation of a fortepianothat embodies the ideal characteristicsof instruments by Vienna's greatest early19th c. builders, Conrad Graf and IgnazBösendorfer.- The of this disc ushers in the firstsuch recording to feature performancesof all three sonatas on a fortepiano.

Oríkì is an album blending jazz, Fuji and Afrobeat in a powerful tribute to Yorùbá heritage. Featuring Mercury Prize-shortlisted Moses Boyd, Afronaut Zu (Steam Down, Rudimental) and spoken word artist Adesayo, Oríkì merges ancestral praise with contemporary expression. Six years in the making, the album draws inspiration from Niji's great-grandmother, Matilda Taiwo (Mata), and serves as his personal statement on identity, history, and homecoming. The album is threaded with the evocative rhythms of the talking drum, grounding each composition in cultural authenticity. With Oríkì, Niji invites listeners into his journey of reconnection, presenting a work both timeless and rooted-a musical expression of past, present and future converging.