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nusantarafrika

by Alifchief

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Neraka 04:32
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Alifchief & Christian Magnusson - Ready To Go 06:52
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Night & Day 04:09
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Alifchief & Msafiri Zawose - The Wanderer 05:36
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Morning Mist 03:44
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Rumahku 04:46
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Alifchief feat. Mariam Namuyodi - Jaya 04:48
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Buzz Like Flies 04:06
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about

The invented term nusantafrika is a portmanteau of the Malay/Indonesian word nusantara, which generally refers to the Malay and Indonesian-speaking region in Southeast Asia, and Afrika, the Malay/Indonesian name for Africa.

Coming originally from Brunei (one of several nations within the Nusantara alongside Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Southern Thailand and East Timor) and having lived in East Africa for the last five years, nusantarafrika is my attempt to bridge the music of both worlds within the vein of my rock and blues sensibilities, a journey which I had started with the release of my self-titled EP a year ago.

I hope this album will reflect those intentions clearly and that you will join me in this musical journey.

Alifchief,
Kampala, Uganda
August 2021

credits

released November 19, 2021

MUSICIANS AND PERSONNEL
Alif “Alifchief” Ahmad …. Acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, drum programming (Morning Mist), vocals and recording engineer for all tracks
Ryan Lerigo-Jones …. Drums
Christian Magnusson …. Trumpet (Ready To Go)
Timothy Muggaga …. Recording engineer (for drums on Jaya)
Mariam Namuyodi …. Drums (Jaya,The Wanderer)
Elisha Tiga …. Mastering engineer
Msafiri Zawose …. Zeze, percussion and ilimba (The Wanderer, Morning Mist)

All lyrics written by Alifchief

All tracks written by Alifchief, with the exception of Ready To Go (with Christian Magnusson),The Wanderer, Morning Mist (both songs with Msafiri Zawose), Neraka (with Ryan Lerigo-Jones) and Rumahku (music and lyrics written by Matius Belayan, originally recorded by Tropical Hornbills)

Rumahku recorded with permission from the original composer
Production and mixing by Alifchief
Mastering by Elisha Tiga Productions
Album cover and art direction by Azran Yusof
Photography by Mehul Kanani

Recorded at East African Records in Kampala (Uganda), my home studio in Kampala (Uganda), Christian and Fabienne’s apartment in Douarnenez (France), Ryan’s home studio in Kerry (Republic of Ireland) and Msafiri’s recording studio in Bagamoyo (Tanzania) from October 2020 to May 2021

The commercial release of this album was made possible solely through crowdfunding, thanks to the following individuals (in no particular order):
Jacky McLaren, Amin, Alessandro Camilotto, Khaliq Habib, Matt PHAB, Fuchi Yukari & Absolute Tonny, Alex Omar, Diyana Omar & Frits van der Ree, Fina Ahimsa, Ezra Pilpus, Faiq Airudin, Mehul Kanani, Izzi Adi, Wan Zawawi & Kak Noor Shah, Nor Rahmat and an unknown BruReddit user.

Lots of love and thanks to my wife, Marjorie, and our daughter, Jaya, for your support in making this album happen.

Special thanks to David Cecil of East African Records for your encouragement, support and feedback during the making of the album.

Lastly, thank you for your buying and listening to this album!

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Alifchief Brunei

Malay singer-guitarist playing a fusion of African,Nusantara, rock and blues.

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