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Baker's Dozen

Miracle Encounters: Emma Tricca’s Baker’s Dozen
Jude Rogers , April 19th, 2023 11:10

On the release of her Bella Union debut, Emma Tricca takes Jude Rogers through her thirteen favourite albums, from the fringes of the folk revival to the "Italian prog massive"

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Prince Nico Mbarga – Sweet Mother

My dad was an architect who worked in Africa most of his life. My earliest memory of me sitting on his lap at the drawing table, and I still think what I saw there influences how I make music now – I think of my basslines as horizontal lines, my higher lines as vertical. Dad brought this record home from Nigeria and it’s the height of highlife. It’s a proper mood switcher! When I put it on, I don’t know whether to laugh or be seriously impressed by the great talent of these guys – the harmonies are so wacky, slightly out of tune and just wonderful. I love the memory of my dad turning up with this record with this guy on the cover dressed so flamboyantly, and then the music being just as amazing.