Family affair Alune Wade

• 1 DAMONZON 07:06
• 2 BLACK BOOTY 04:56
• 3 ASASE YAA 04:40
• 4 NO ONE LIKE YOU 03:57
• 5 ESCALADE 03:43
• 6 TWELVE BELLS CHIME BEFORE LEAVING GOREE ISLAND 06:43
• 7 FROM CONGO TO SQUARE 05:40
• 8 CREOLEZ-MOI CA ! 04:29
• Total Runtime 41:14

Info for Family affair

Family Affair, a new album by Senegalese bassist and composer Alune Wade in collaboration with New Orleans's Neighborhood Story Project, is rooted in Afro-Atlantic memory and contemporary dialogue. In the fall of 2026, it will be released alongside their documentary film TUKKI: From the Roots to the Bayou and accompanying book A Family Affair: Conversations Across the Atlantic (University of New Orleans Press). Building on the acclaimed New African Orleans (2025), which drew widespread praise for its fluid dialogue between West African traditions, contemporary jazz, and Louisiana heritage, Family Affair has the feel of a reunion — one that stretches across centuries of shared and scattered memory. It is not a tribute project. It is a celebration of what these connections actually sound like when musicians on both sides of the Atlantic meet in a room.

With West Indian roots and a NYC upbringing emerges faiith, the current generation's newest voice that amplifies the in-between. Hailing from deep-seeded jazz study and pulling from foundational R&B culture, lives the compositions and eclectic energy and presence of faiith. Appearing on her debut album, Answer to Love, showcases genre bending artists and collaborations with kyngstxnn and donSMITH blending the sounds of Chicago, L.A and NYC into one seamless storyline. faiith’s emergence into the industry marks a turning point in self-development and an effortless blend between her traditional jazz training and her unique yet familiar songwriting. Answer to Love is a culmination of stories and responses to self-love, familial - love, romantic - love as well as love for the culture and the community.

Alune Wade aka faiith

Alune Wade
is a Paris-based Senegalese bassist, vocalist and composer dedicated to promoting the musical traditions of his native Africa and making a positive impact on the world through his art. Wade has brought his immense creativity and vision to multiple International Jazz Day collaborations, including the 2021 All-Star Global Concert. Read on to learn more about Wade’s background and accomplishments.

Born in 1978 in Dakar, Senegal, Alune Wade grew up surrounded by music. His father was a leader of a local symphonic orchestra, and Wade ultimately developed a natural talent for music at the young age of six.

At just 13, the bass became his chosen instrument. Though his mother objected, wanting her son to further his academic studies rather than become a professional musician, the support and encouragement from his father inspired Wade to perfect his craft and hone an original voice on bass.

After years of rigorous music instruction and performing in local bands all over Dakar, at 17, Wade ultimately gained a prominent spot as a bassist in his father’s orchestra. Just one year later, Wade auditioned and was chosen to perform with the great Senegalese musician Ismael Lo, touring all across the globe.

In 2006, Wade released his debut solo album. MBOLO (which means “unity” in Wolof) combines his training in African rhythms with more contemporary and modern jazz influences. Released in 2015, HAVANA-PARIS-DAKAR is a bridge between both his native and chosen homes (Dakar and Paris, respectively), as well as the birthplace of his featured and frequent collaborator, Cuban pianist Harold López-Nussa.

Wade’s versatile and deep-rooted touch on bass is slowly establishing him as a key ingredient in bringing new vigor to the African jazz scene. His career reached a significant milestone with his fourth album AFRICAN FAST FOOD. Much like his rich and diverse resume (which includes collaborations with the likes of Marcus Miller, Salif Keita, Oumou Sangare, Bela Fleck, Bobby McFerrin, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Archie Shepp and late Joe Zawinul, among others), this album gives listeners a wonderful mélange, bringing Africa and all other continents together through music.

In support of the most recent edition of International Jazz Day in 2021, Wade organized an incredible virtual performance of his original composition “Café Oran” with musicians from around the world, echoing his ongoing pandemic-inspired Homes United Project.

This album contains no booklet.