CD: Fearless Movement
Kamasi Washington
release date: 3 May 2024
Washington describes "Fearless Movement" as his dance album. "It's not to be taken literally," says Washington. "Dance is movement and expression, and in a way it's the same as music - you express your mind through your body. That's what drives this album."
Dance as an embodied form of expression represents a shift in focus for Washington. While previous albums dealt with cosmic ideas and existential concepts, "Fearless Movement" focuses on the mundane, an exploration of life on earth. This shift is due in large part to the birth of Washington's first child a few years ago.
"Being a father means that the horizon of your life suddenly appears," Washington says. "My mortality was made more clear to me, but also my immortality - I realized that my daughter will live on and experience things that I will never see. I had to come to terms with that, and it affected the music I made."
Dance as an embodied form of expression represents a shift in focus for Washington. While previous albums dealt with cosmic ideas and existential concepts, "Fearless Movement" focuses on the mundane, an exploration of life on earth. This shift is due in large part to the birth of Washington's first child a few years ago.
"Being a father means that the horizon of your life suddenly appears," Washington says. "My mortality was made more clear to me, but also my immortality - I realized that my daughter will live on and experience things that I will never see. I had to come to terms with that, and it affected the music I made."