From February 2007-July 2007, Nobu and I played alongside multi-percussionist James Van Minnen in various venues across London as part of the Raison d'Etre collective, as well as other gigs of our own foraging. This proved to be a very productive time for me in terms of songwriting, and our jam sessions (with accompanying Tulsi tea and coconut macaroons) became a beloved ritual for us. Since then, Nobu and James have both moved on to pastures new, Nobu to New York and James to his home Cape Town, where they continue to play beautiful music. I hope to play and record with them again one day when our paths cross once more. See also www.myspace.com/medinatenour and nobuflute.

For now, though, I am working on a new album, partly of material composed during our jam sessions. I am also working on a collaboration with my dad under the name of The Habibiyya. Click here to go to his website.

In the meantime, you can content yourselves with these recordings of an improvisation Nobuko and I did one afternoon before we both upped sticks to different, far-flung locations. The idea was to create some film music for a short documentary I was making on the marvellous artist Ayesha Gamiet, although the film frustratingly ran out of funding and was never finished. Luckily for us, though, the music lingered on.

Ayesha
Tufnell Park
A Few Mistakes Never Did No Harm