Afrowalk, the latest single from MEI, features jazz trumpeter Sheila Maurice-Grey and a beautiful piano track that feels part Thelonius Monk, part montuno. A gang-style vocal gives this rumbling jazz nod to world music a big sense of purpose.
With a broad message, this song is able to strike a serious chord about humanity and togetherness, without losing its connection to the deep jazz pocket that makes it groove. Afrowalk feels like a unique marriage between jazz and Afro-Cuban influences, with a universal and compelling sense of narrative:
