Sankofa The Uptown Strut

Modern string / jug band music from a collective known as SANKOFA.

"Sankofa" is a word in the Akan language of Ghana that translates in English to "go back and get it" (san - to return; ko - to go; fa - to look, to seek and take. It is often associated with the proverb, “Se wo were fi na wosankofa a yenkyi," which translates "It is not wrong to go back for that which you have forgotten".

"Sankofa" is visually represented by an Adinkra symbol of a bird with its head turned backwards taking an egg off its back. It symbolizes one taking from the past what is good and bringing it into the present in order to make positive progress through the benevolent use of knowledge.

Sankofa band members include Canadian singers Allison Russell and Ndidi Onukwulu, percussionist Sule Greg Wilson and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Dom Flemons of the Carolina Chocolate Drops.

Special guests on The Uptown Strut include John Sebastian (singer/founder of the Lovin' Spoonful), pianist Professor Louie and guitarist Paul Rishell.

SANKOFA
THE UPTOWN STRUT
1. The Old Folks Stared It (ft. Dom Flemons & John Sebastian) 

2. Ha-Ha Blues (ft. Ndidi Onukwulu) 

3. Weed Smoker's Dream (ft. Sule Greg Wilson & John Sebastian)
4. If Wishes Were Gold (ft. Allison Russell & John Sebastian) 

5. It's A Good Thing (ft. Dom Flemons & John Sebastian) 

6. Can't Strain My Brain (ft. Ndidi Onukwulu) 

7. I Can Tell The World About This (ft. Allison Russell)
8. Brown Skin Girl (ft. Sule Greg Wilson)
9. What's The Use of Getting Sober? (ft. Sule Greg Wilson) 

10. Jump Jim Crow (ft. Sule Greg Wilson) 

11. Sing Sing Prison Blues (ft. Allison Russell) 

12. Sitting In Limbo (ft. Sule Greg Wilson, Ndidi Onukwulu & John Sebastian) 

13. Don't You Make Me High (ft. Allison Russell) 

14. You Got Me Rollin' (ft. Dom Flemons & John Sebastian) 

15. Let's Go Get Stoned (ft. Ndidi Onukwulu)