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The KutiMangoes change their name to Sunbörn

Their name may give associations to something other than the six Danish men who make up the band The Kuti Mangoes. They are now taking the consequences of that and changing their name in a new push to conquer the world music scene - all over the world - for real.

"Mankind?" is the 2nd single from the upcoming album.

Mankind? is a powerful and energetic instrumental song full of deep horns and wild grooves. The song captures the duality of human nature, with its ability to be both kind and gentle, but also destructive and violent. The intense horns and driving beats represent the chaos and intensity of human behavior, while the underlying groove showcases our capacity for unity and harmony. The song is a reminder of the incredible power of humanity, for better or for worse and its title signifies questioning what mankind really is as well as what we are doing to each other and the planet. On this track we feature 2 fantastic artists that we’ve been wanting to work with for a long time: Ida Nielsen (DK) lays the foundation with a delicately funky bass part and BIGYUKI (JP) soars with a rousing and potent keyboard solo. Masayuki Hirano - better known as BIGYUKI - is a virtuoso keyboard player based in New York City who besides releases in his own name is a highly sought-after collaborator by Kamasi Washington, A Tribe Called Quest & Lauryn Hill among others. He says: “ It was a fun challenge finding a good balance between spontaneous playfulness and constructing the story that fits the mood of this song. Hope I did justice to this dope song!!!”. Nielsen, who after 6 years as part of Prince’s New Power Generation now is a solo artist in her own right, says: "Mankind? is a fantastically playful track that I fell in love with straight away! There are so many fun rhythmical layers to explore combined with some chord changes that really talk to me. So I’m very happy for the opportunity to play along.”

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released January 20, 2023
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Taken from the forthcoming debut album "Sunbörn" by Sunbörn (TRCD/LP-9114)
Release date CD/digital: 7 April 2023
Release date VINYL: September 2023

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Tramp Records is one of Germany's tiniest but funkiest record labels. We release new bands, but also re-issue quality (not necessarily rare) funk, soul, jazz, folk and afro beat too.

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