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Dré Matsumoto
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Dré Matsumoto (aka André Marcel Ajamu Akinyele) is an American-Canadian residing in Yokohama. The bassist and multi-instrumentalist is known for his jazz-fusion-funk. His inspirations include Herbie Hancock, Esperanza Spalding, and Ron Carter, to name a few. He was born in San Pablo, California as André Marcel Wilson, and changed his name to André Marcel Ajamu Akinyele in 2004. Why the name Dré Matsumoto? He stated that “Dré is half my name André, and Matsumoto is a Japanese name that I love the sound of.” A native of the San Francisco bay area, he currently resides in Toronto, Ontario Canada and Yokohama, Kanagawa Japan
Patchouli
Label: Ajamu Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Hai Dozo; Alex M.; Bayside Blue; Minato Mirai 21; Urban Tower; Anpanman's Revenge; Patchouli; Tokaido Road; Osaka Dotonbori; Shin-Takashima Station; Akai Kutsu; Sakuragicho Station; Ritualistic Sapphire (CD Bonus Track); Conjuring the Ancestors (Vinyl/LP Bonus Track).
