Mama Odé make “creole sega rap roots music”on debut LP

“Messages of unity, love and well being as well as a conscious questioning of humanity’s ill practices and ideas.”

Brothers Reginald Omas Mamode Iv and Jeen Bassa are releasing a new album as Mama Odé, titled Tales And Patterns Of The Maroons, via Five Easy Pieces this October.

Described as having a “classic hip-hop format” at its core, the album also draws on jazz, funk, blues and reggae influences.

Tales and Patterns of the Maroons by Mama Odé

“The brothers’ natural vocals carry messages of unity, love and well being as well as a conscious questioning of humanity’s ill practices and ideas,” explains the label.

Tales And Patterns Of The Maroons follows the release of Mamode’s Where We Going? LP, as well as Bassa’s Cassava Pone LP.

Head here to pre-order a copy in advance of Tales and Patterns of the Maroons’ 2nd October release, check out the artwork and tracklist below.

Tracklist:

2. Creole Brothers

3. Feel That Today

4. Pattern of Maroons (Interlude)

5. We Keep It Up

6. This Kind of Music (Interlude)

7. Sega Move

8. Mama Ode (Interlude)

9. That S Game

10. My Brother (Ti Ton Lament)

11. My Brother

12. Don’t Preach

13. All of That

14. Going Right

15. Typik Morisien

16. Wadada Lasts

17. Creole Soul Clap

18. Descendants (Interlude)

19. Mele Mele Colonial

20. Tales of the Maroons (Interlude)