Soul Revivers - On The Grove

Soul Revivers - On The Grove

Tracklisting:
No More Drama – feat. Ernest Ranglin
Tell Me Why – feat. Ken Boothe
Got To Live – feat. Earl 16
Look No Further – feat. Ms. Maurice
Gone Are The Days – feat. Alexia Coley
Meanwhile Shuffle – feat. Matic Horns
Cee Rocka – feat. Dougal and Ciyo
The Underground – feat. Devon Russell
Where The River – feat. Earl 16
Harder – feat. Ernest Raglin
Futile Cause – feat. Alexia Coley
Down River – feat. Ms. Maurice

Acid Jazz Records presents Nick Manasseh & David Hill’s SOUL REVIVERS:
‘On The Grove’, out 11 March 2022

An ambitious and passionate collaboration project, it features musicians
spanning seven decades, including Jamaican legends: ERNEST RANGLIN,
KEN BOOTHE, EARL 16 and DEVON RUSSELL; alongside contemporary
artists, including jazz trumpeter MS. MAURICE (known for her work with
Afro—Jazz Ensemble Kokoroko and Nubya Garcia), and vocalist ALEXIA
COLEY

The roots of SOUL REVIVERS lie in film. In late 2017, David was asked to
act as music and creative consultant for Idris Elba’s YARDIE. David &
Nick’s subsequent productions for the film provided the spark for what
would become the album.

‘On The Grove’ was produced at Yard Studios, under the Westway,
below the charred hulk of Grenfell. It is a journey through the moodier
side of reggae, and a progression in the ever evolving, yet timeless
nature of the music. It is also a tribute to its long connection to West
London, and in particular Ladbroke Grove and Notting Hill, distilled in
the sleeve itself, which features Charlie Phillips’ photograph of Lepke
(founder of Dread Broadcasting Platform) setting up for the Notting Hill
Carnival in the late ‘70s.

Alongside the featured artists, there are stellar performances
throughout, from an extraordinary range of London’s most talented
musicians, completing the next chapter in the musical mythology of
West London reggae.