THE SOUL TRAVELERS
The journey started in January 2009 when Donnie Adams (MC) from Chicago met Guido Schotten (guitarist/producer) while studying abroad in Amsterdam. The two instantly bonded through their love for Hip Hop and delving into the mysteries of life. Although Donnie left just a week later, they collaborated long distance, releasing several albums as G-DO & Xception. During that same time Guido met Shishani Vranckx, a Namibian/Belgian singer-songwriter and her good friend Bernt Nellen, a German percussionist. Shishani became a consistent jewel on G-DO & Xception songs, featuring on 8 of 9 projects for the duo.
In December 2012 Donnie moved to Amsterdam so G-DO & Xception could perform and it wasn’t long until the duo built a reputation in the local hip-hop scene. By the end of the next year Donnie, Guido, and Bernt decided to go visit Shishani, who was living and studying in Namibia. It was there the organic sound of The Soul Travelers was spontaneously born on the shores of the Atlantic, where the group simply had their favorite tools in tow; a guitar, pandeiro, and a song to share with the world. After returning to Amsterdam in January 2013 and performing their first ceremony the family continued to expand with Mark Nieuwenhuis on trumpet, first, Koen van den Buuse on acoustic bass, and now with Azubike Onwuka on electric bass. More than 300 ceremonies later the vibration is stronger than ever.
The debut album of The Soul Travelers, "How Does It Feel?" consists of raps to rewrite the modern myth over moving and funky acoustic compositions. Inspirations range drastically from the soul of artists such as D’Angelo and Yasiin Bey (f.k.a. Mos Def) to the folk of Nick Drake and Fela Kuti’s Afrobeat. The album can be found on Bandcamp and all your favorite streaming platforms with limited vinyl available below.
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Limited release and print of our debut album "How Does It Feel" from the DeepGrooves plant in Leeuwarden Netherlands. We absolutely adore these songs and have lived with them for more than five years at this point. This is why we also won't be pressing this album again as we're nearly done with the recording of our second album already. Thus, this is a one time only pressing of 300 records.
The album was recorded in Amsterdam in the spring of 2016 and features Donnie Adams (rap), Guido Schotten (guitar), Bernt Nellen (pandeiro), Mark Nieuwenhuis (trumpet), Koen van den Buuse (bass), and Shishani Vranckx (vocals)
The LP is printed on black 140 gram vinyl with full color outer sleeve and inside label as well as a 150 micron PVC dust cover.
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