GENTLEMAN & MARLEY, KY - MA - Conversations (LP+CD) (LP/CD)

Music can be a great form of conversation, a giving and taking. Ideally it fosters deeper connection and communication between two musicians. The value of such a conversation lies in mutual recognition and acknowledgement – with the quality dependent on how much one is willing to share with the other. And this is one reason why the title of the album by GENTLEMAN and KY-MANI MARLEY says so much in its simplicity: “Conversations” is more than a collaboration, more than a combination. The pair have shared a lot together – all 14 tracks on the album are audibly influenced by personal dialogue, tracing the interaction of ideas and feelings. Like any good conversation, the “Conversations” by GENTLEMAN and KY-MANI MARLEY are an invitation to discovery. Fruitful collaboration for GENTLEMAN’s MTV Unplugged concert in August 2014 was followed by a tour on which the two artists became friends. As they talked and got to know each other before, after and sometimes during the shows, they laid the foundations for “Conversations”. During a phone call a short while later, when KY-MANI brought up the idea of recording an album together, the pair were soon agreed. They lost no time in starting work, wanting to capture the energy of their tour shows and rehearsals while it was still fresh. As a result, their album project turned out to be a refreshing way to work.