Led by composer and multi-instrumentalist Joshua Abrams, the group’s music is grounded in Abrams’ hypnotic and interwoven writing. Performing with Lisa Alvarado’s free hanging paintings as mobile sets, the band create environments at once meditative and propulsive.

The group has released seven records, touring as a quartet with Abrams on guimbri, Alvarado on harmonium, Mikel Patrick Avery on drums and Jason Stein on bass clarinet, occasionally appearing in larger formations with guests.

Outside of Natural Information Society Abrams has played and recorded with a broad range of artists including Fred Anderson, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Nicole Mitchell and The Roots. He has composed scores to ten feature films including the Oscar nominated Abacus: Small Enough to Jail.

 

Pat Thomas

Pat Thomas is a globally recognized Ghanaian vocalist and songwriter famed for his work in the highlife bands of Ebo Taylor, the Uhuru Dance Band, and the Sweet Beans during the 1970s. Awarded 1978’s “Golden Voice of Africa” Pat Thomas has issued more than a dozen solo recordings of his own since 1974. He had a string of hits in the 1980s with his distinctive Burger-Highlife sound and remains active to this day. He records and tours extensively with Accra’s Kwashibu Area Band since 2015. Their latest album Obiaa! was released in October 2019.

 

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