THE CONGREGATION SESSIONS

The Congregation Sessions is a new four-part commission for SAVVYZΛΛR by sound artist and DJ Ain Bailey. Each session is building on the sonic biography workshops that Ain has facilitated since 2017. The question at the core: How has sound impacted your life? From the sound of the Muslim call to prayer, a fondly remembered song played during family car journeys or a dear relative preparing food. Bailey has extended an invitation to friends and comrades to explore an idea. Any idea. Contributions for “The Congregation Sessions” range from comradeship formed through cooking, BTS fandom and more. Contributors are also asked to share two songs that have particular relevance for them.  

Session One
With special guests Ama BE and Languid Hands

TRACK LIST
Jason Moran – Follow The Light
Ain Bailey – Arka (sting)
Ama BE – Mortal Energies
Brother Ah – Love Piece
Shuggie Otis – Oxford Gray
Ain Bailey – Xem (sting)
Imani Robinson/Languid Hands – Healing and_as_in_from_with_because neurodivergent practice
Sarah Vaughan – The Mystery of Man
Terry Callier – Dancing Girl
Ain Bailey – Ocixe (sting)
Gerald Wilson – Yvette

Session TWO
With special guests Gemma Romain, Michelle Mascoll, and Phoebe Collings-James who will share their sonic biographies paired with more sonic treats. 

TRACK LIST:  
Lwanda Gogwana – All Ok
Ain Bailey – Xem
Gemma Romain – BTS segment
BTS – Life Goes On
BTS – Moving On
Ain Bailey – Ocixe
Michelle Mascoll – Awake-Mynoise-1
Rufus and Chaka Khan – Sweet Thing
Nitin Sawhney – Sunset (live) featuring Ashwin Srinivasan & Nicki Wells
Ain Bailey – Arka
Phoebe Collings-James – (withOUT voice)
Faithless – Miss U Less See U More
Aretha Franklin – Daydreaming
Ain Bailey – Ocixe
Los Hermanos Presents – The Billy Love Experience: Let Love Live

Session Three
With special guests Anne Santos and Kara Lynch. Soundscapes from Rio de Janeiro, an ode to Mardi Gras alongside tracks from Joe McPhee, Abdullah Ibrahim, and more.