BYAMM (pronounced ‘bye-yam’) is a retro soul studio project that was born during the 2021 lockdown. The focus is on soul music with strong themes, memorable melodies and catchy hooks layered with synthesizers, grooving bass lines and a hint of 1980s influences.
Central to BYAMM is a strong song-writing etiquette and a classic and timeless appeal to all ages.
BYAMM stands for Barima Yaw Asante Making Music. Barima is the songwriter, keyboard player and producer. Lead vocals are handled by the seasoned Ade Omotayo, whose credits including working with the late Amy Winehouse, the original members Amy Winehouse Band and the Gorillaz.
BYAMM is supported by a collective of professional session musicians recruited from around the world.
Recording Credits
Track 1 – Making History (B. Asante) 4:24 mins
Drums – Marcus Finnie
Percussion – Ramon Yslas
Bass Guitar – Dale Davis
All Keyboards – Barima Asante
Electric Guitars – Serg Dimitrijevic
Trumpet / Trombone – Dominic Glover
Saxophone – Andy Robinson
Lead Vocal / Backing Vocals – Ade Omotayo
Backing Vocals – Sophia Romain, Mark Asari
Vocal Recording Engineer: Harry W Powell
Mix Engineer: Jack Reuben
Producer: Barima Asante
Track 2 – Dance Floor Therapy (B. Asante) 4:49 mins
Drum Programming – Barima Asante
Percussion – Ramon Yslas
Bass Guitar – Dale Davis
All Keyboards / Strings Programming – Barima Asante
Electric Guitars – Serg Dimitrijevic
Trumpet / Trombone – Dominic Glover
Saxophone – Andy Robinson
Lead Vocal / Backing Vocals – Ade Omotayo
Backing Vocals – Sophia Romain, Emily Holligan
Vocal Recording Engineer: Harry W Powell
Mix Engineer: Chris Brown
Producer: Barima Asante
Track 3 – Something That You Said (B. Asante) 4:11 mins
Drums – Marcus Finnie
Percussion – Ramon Yslas
Bass Guitar – Brandon Meeks
All Keyboards / Strings Programming – Barima Asante
Acoustic Guitar – Brent Paschke
Electric Guitars – Serg Dimitrijevic
French Horn – Claude Lumley
Lead Vocal – Ade Omotayo
Vocal Recording Engineer: Harry W Powell
Mix Engineer: Chris Brown
Producer: Barima Asante
Track 4 – If AI Ruled The World (B. Asante) 5:32 mins
Drums – Marcus Finnie
Percussion – Ramon Yslas
Bass Guitar – Dale Davis
All Keyboards / Strings Programming – Barima Asante
Electric Guitars – Serg Dimitrijevic
Trumpet / Trombone – Dominic Glover
Saxophone – Andy Robinson
Lead Vocal – Ade Omotayo
Backing Vocals – Sophia Romain, Emily Holligan
Vocal Recording Engineer: Harry W Powell
Mix Engineer: Chris Brown
Producer: Barima Asante
All tracks mastered by Tom Frampton
Artwork by Alessandro Arrigo
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Track Listing
A
| No. | Track | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| 01. | Making History | |
| 02. | Dance Floor Therapy |
B
| No. | Track | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| 01. | Something That You Said | |
| 02. | If AI Ruled The World |
