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“Warriors," a powerfully fluid tune that draws its energy from a cascading piano line and a beseeching saxophone call, is a commentary on the nature of the to both protect and provide. “It’s about friendships, family, your hood, and your community,” Wilkins says. “It’s about us serving as warriors for whatever we believe in.”
“Immanuel has always been leaning forward into the music,” says Moran. “He is a powerful player. He blends traditions in a way that only his generation knows how to do. His band is set to begin a new mode that I look forward to hearing develop. The future of the music rests with these musicians, and I trust their noses.”
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