Jaubi – Nafs At Peace

"Everything is composed by ear. Nothing is ever written down. Across seven tracks, Jaubi effectively convey this journey of the self via shifts in musical character – from a hip-hop swing to classical ragas and ferocious jazz improvisations – and a subtle increase in pace and intensity." (Guardian)
The journey officially began back in April 2019 when London’s multi- instrumentalist Ed “Tenderlonious” Cawthorne and Polish pianist/composer Marek “Latarnik” Pędziwiatr visited the group to record in Lahore. Together they channelled their personal struggles at that time into the two recording sessions allowing the musicians to find a spiritual path through this musical purge. Nothing whatsoever was written down during the recording sessions - no sheet music and no song titles, which allowed the six musicians to forget about their worldly issues. In many ways, the journey represents a struggle and an expression of gratitude and an acknowledgement that the musician's inspiration comes from a higher power. The album cover portrays the mother of JAUBI’s bandleader, tearfully praying to God to get her son through that dark period of his life.
Jaubi represents a new generation of South Asian musicians who are neither tied down by the traditional conservatism of classical music, nor burdened by the expectations of rebellion. Instead, they offer a new path that side-steps such debates in favor of something more visceral, more essential: the sheer, blessed joy of creation. (Pitchfork)

Calligraphy – Ilkay Kanar
Clavinet, Grand Piano, Electric Piano – Marek Pędziwiatr
Composed By – Ali Riaz Baqar (tracks: 1,2,3,4,6,7)
Drums – Qammar Vicky Abbas
Engineer – Farhad Humayun (tracks: Track 2-6)
Executive Producer – Łukasz Wojciechowski
Flute, Soprano Saxophone – Tenderlonious
Graphic Design – Animisiewasz
Guitar – Ali Riaz Baqar
Mastered By – Paweł Bartnik
Mixed By – Rhys Downing
Photography – Ali Riaz Baqar
Tabla, Vocals – Kashif Ali Dhani