Explore the influence of martial arts on music from the Black diaspora in this new mix

Created by Zakia Sewell to celebrate Nicholas Daley’s Forgotten Fury collection.

DJ, broadcaster, and writer Zakia Sewell has created a new mix to accompany designer Nicholas Daley’s latest collection, Forgotten Fury.

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Exploring the connection between martial arts and music from the Black diaspora, the mix features records by artists including Lee “Scratch” Perry, Jackie McLean, and Sabu Martinez, alongside sound clips from ’70s kung fu films

“Zakia weaves together a mix which seeks to celebrate cultural exchange, union and self-empowerment,” shares Daley.

Listen in full above, and check out Daley’s Forgotten Fury collection here.

Tracklist:

2. 喝不完的茶 – Judy Ongg

3. Lee Scratch Perry – Kung Fu Man

4. Family Man & Knotty Roots – Distant Drums

5. Drummers of the Societe Absolument Guinin – Juba

6. Paolo Renosto – Moto Centripeto

7. Erick Cosaque – Kominike

8. Gwen McCrae – Movement

9. Jackie McLean & Michael Carvin – De I Comahlee Ah

10. Danvers – Aye Ata

Photo courtesy of: Nicholas Daley.