As eager as we are to look ahead, we’re trying not to get too far ahead of ourselves. However, we can’t help but be excited about what 2024 has in store for us on the music front, with highly anticipated releases being planned for early next year. One album that has caught our eyes and ears is the recently announced new album from the exceptionally talented Brazilian pianist and composer, Amaro Freitas.

‘Y’Y’ (pronounced eey-eh, eey-eh), will be released on March 1st, via Psychic Hotline, and you can hear the lead track, ‘Encantados’, featuring Shabaka Hutchings, Hamid Drake, and Aniel Someillan below.

An “homage to the forest, especially the Amazon Forest, and the rivers of Northern Brazil,” explains Freitas, ‘Y’Y’ is “a call to live, feel, respect, and care for nature, recognizing it as our ancestor.” In addition to serving as a call to nature, ‘Y’Y’ expresses lessons Freitas learned in the Amazon about the incandescent power of enchanted spirits who intervene on behalf of the community in times of struggle.

He continues, “it is also a warning about the need to be aware of the impact we cause, based on the concepts of civilization and modernity that keep us away from this connection, and its importance for the balance of life on the planet.”

While we eagerly await the album’s release in March, we are excited to have a delicious sneak peek from ‘YY’ awaits. Don’t hesitate to press play and indulge in this magnificent treat!