The Belgian Ghanaian Esinam Dogbatse has played as a flautist and percussionist with bands and artists including Marock’in Brass, Kel Assouf, Témé Tan and Sysmo. In recent years, she has been invited to play as an opening act for international artists such as Mélanie de Biasio, Alsarah & The Nubatones, Selah Sue, Moses Sumney and Mayra Andrade. She also featured recently as a guest artist on new releases by Baloji, Ibaaku and Jaguar Jaguar. Now it is time for a solo career, with a first full album appearing on the WERF Records label in September 2021.
flute, voice, percussion, keyboards, FX, loops, samples, compositions
Esinam Dogbatse
guitar
Pablo Casella
bass, double bass, Moog
Axel Gilain
drums, FX
Martin Méreau
in partnership with
Mechelen Cultural Centre
Futuristic flute sounds, inventive rhythms and sensitive melodies: Shapes in Twilights of Infinity unfolds in a dreamlike pathway towards an incomparable musical universe. In this long-awaited debut full album, multi-instrumentalist ESINAM invites us on a cosmic trip, a journey along horizons coloured with sounds and influences as far as the eye can see and the ear can hear.
The album finds a unique balance between the acoustic and the electronic, the future and the past. Imagine a colourful carpet of sounds full of musical connections, in which traces of house, triphop and hip hop are interwoven with elements from traditionals, the blues and psychedelica. In the form of Axel Gilain (bass), Pablo Casella (guitar) and Martin Méreau (drums and vibraphone) ESINAM has found three ideal companions to help convey her vision. Their interaction results in a soulful and original interpretation of the compositions. In short, material that has everything it takes to reach its full potential in live performance.
