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Legendary jazz drummer Steve Reid and jack-of-all-electronic-trades Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet) have collaborated once again. The Steve Reid Ensemble's new album Daxaar comes out tomorrow, February 5, via Domino.

Reid, Hebden, and keyboardist Boris Netsvetaev traveled to Dakar, Senegal in January 2007 to record the album with a group of African musicians, including guitarist Jimi Mbaye (a member of Youssou N'Dour's band), bassist Dembel Diop, trumpeter Roger Ongolo and percussionist Khadim Badji. The album's title comes from an historical spelling of Dakar.


Reid and Hebden visited Domino's East Village Radio show today to talk about Daxaar and yet another record they are recording in New York next week. A podcast of the show is available online at eastvillageradio.com. A documentary about their trip to Africa can be viewed here.

Daxaar:

01 Welcome
02 Daxaar
03 Jiggy Jiggy
04 Dabronxxar
05 Big G's Family
06 Don't Look Back

Steve Reid and Kieran Hebden tour dates:

03-07 Stockholm, Sweden - TBA
03-15 London, England - Jazz Cafe (Steve Reid Ensemble)
03-16 Liverpool, England - Blue Count