Azanyah: The One

Bio

Since 1984, AZANYAH, a septet under the co-leadership of Mamaniji Azanyah and Immanuel Zechariah, has performed to appreciative audiences throughout the southeastern United States at major music venues, jazz and music festivals, and community celebrations, including the Variety Playhouse, Atlanta Jazz Festival, Birmingham Heritage Festival, National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta/Montreaux International Music Festival, Birmingham Seven Stages Festival, KingFest, etc.

AZANYAH’s banner reads “Creative Spiritual Expression in the Improvisational Tradition” and aptly characterizes the nature of their presentation.

Utilizing a powerhouse acoustic instrumental ensemble, with the added feature of equally powerful lead vocals, AZANYAH transports the listener through a kaleidoscopic soundscape experience of pan-African rooted, World Music, filled with prophetic rapture, meditative bliss and reflective wonder.

AZANYAH’s TV appearances include AZANYAH Live for broadcast on CAU-TV, AZANYAH at Kingfest ’90 for Atlanta cable-TV channel 12, and interviews on the WVEU-TV 69, Jazz Beat hosted by Pete Mandell (1987/90)