Embryo (3), Yoruba Dun Dun Orchester, Muraina Oyelami – Embryo & Yoruba Dun Dun Orchester Feat. Muraina OyelamiEmbryo (3), Yoruba Dun Dun Orchester, Muraina Oyelami – Embryo & Yoruba Dun Dun Orchester Feat. Muraina OyelamiEmbryo (3), Yoruba Dun Dun Orchester, Muraina Oyelami – Embryo & Yoruba Dun Dun Orchester Feat. Muraina OyelamiEmbryo (3), Yoruba Dun Dun Orchester, Muraina Oyelami – Embryo & Yoruba Dun Dun Orchester Feat. Muraina Oyelami
Embryo (3), Yoruba Dun Dun Orchester, Muraina Oyelami – Embryo & Yoruba Dun Dun Orchester Feat. Muraina Oyelami
Embryo (3), Yoruba Dun Dun Orchester, Muraina Oyelami – Embryo & Yoruba Dun Dun Orchester Feat. Muraina Oyelami
Embryo (3), Yoruba Dun Dun Orchester, Muraina Oyelami – Embryo & Yoruba Dun Dun Orchester Feat. Muraina Oyelami
Embryo (3), Yoruba Dun Dun Orchester, Muraina Oyelami – Embryo & Yoruba Dun Dun Orchester Feat. Muraina Oyelami
Embryo (3), Yoruba Dun Dun Orchester, Muraina Oyelami

Embryo (3), Yoruba Dun Dun Orchester, Muraina Oyelami – Embryo & Yoruba Dun Dun Orchester Feat. Muraina Oyelami

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Embryo's 1985 encounter with the Yoruba Dun Dun Orchester and percussionist Muraina Oyelami captures the Berlin-based ensemble at their most adventurous, dissolving the boundaries between European free improvisation and West African drumming traditions. Oyelami's mastery of the dundun—that deep, conversational heartbeat of Yoruba rhythm—provides both anchor and launching point for Embryo's restless, genre-skeptical approach, their keyboards and horns weaving through polyrhythmic textures without ever settling into predictable grooves. Recorded for the Schneeball label, this session feels less like a fusion project and more like a genuine dialogue between musical cultures, where European harmonic language meets African percussion logic in real time. The result is hypnotic and intellectually generous, unfolding across nine pieces that range from structured compositions to pure rhythmic exploration—music that rewards repeated listening and refuses easy categorization.

Item Details+
Genre Jazz, Folk, World, and Country
Style Afrobeat, Free Improvisation
Media Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Near Mint (NM or M-)
Description Signed by members, Edgar, Yulyus, Lamidi, Gerald. Beautiful condition of record and sleeve but record has a long hairline. Still shiny. Carefully packed and shipped with love from Vienna. Order more, save on shipping!
Label Schneeball
Year 1985
Country Germany
Format LP
Tracklist+

A1. Welt-AB-Originale 3:05

A2. Aye-Aye 5:41

A3. Bata Solo 11:00

A4. Mix III 3:26

B1. Just Landed 2:47

B2. Dun Dun-Solo I 3:51

B3. Dschamilija 6:32

B4. Dun-Dun-Solo 3:37

B5. A-Ara-E-Che-Kalo 6:43

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