Last Leap

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_We had just moved to Brooklyn_Walter, Sean, Evan, and I,_ said Daniel Yount, the band_s founder and drummer, _and our only plan for _making it_ was to just play as much music together as possible._ Finally released from the Yamba archives, the Last Leap EP is a sonic timestamp of the band_s creative energy during those very special first days in New York City. _We were excited, inspired_and probably a little overwhelmed. We wanted to record a few of our tunes so that we could have something for the clubs to listen to as we were trying to book gigs,_ Yount explained. _From there, we immediately fell into playing shows at Harlem_s African music clubs_places like Silvana and Shrine_as well as DIY dance parties in Brooklyn._ The result of all of this, Yount said, was _a sound that we intentionally designed to keep people dancing for as long as possible._ From the early days of the Last Leap sessions, Super Yamba Band never relented. Today the group has gained notoriety in the global afrobeat and afrofunk scenes largely through its extensive touring and Ubiquity Records releases with singer, composer, and guitarist, Leon Ligan-Majek, aka Kaleta, a veteran of the genre. _Our project with Kaleta gained traction so fast, we basically put these masters on the shelves and forgot about them,_ Yount explained. _Years later we went back to listen_with fresh ears_and it was reinvigorating. We_re going to keep exploring these sounds and pushing the limits of what an instrumental, afrobeat-centric band can be, even as we continue to double-down on our work with Kaleta._