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D E P A R T U R E
The debut album Departure by Ayman Boujlida is a conglomeration of musical influences and histories. It stands out with its unique fusion of Tunisian folk music, konnakol, and modern jazz, reflecting Boujlida's porous lived experience. His journey took him across four continents, from Africa and Asia to Europe and America, where he learned and performed, creating a new musical narrative and sound layered with time and cultures. The album's centerpiece, "The Legacy of Carthage," is a powerful reflection on the historical past of the Empire of Carthage, which is Tunisia, his home and motherland. Departure is not just an album, but a journey of growth and self-awareness. It invites listeners to explore these themes, to musically form and come to be, to host struggles within, and to stitch the world together with a humanitarian ear, a voice of nature, and a drumming heart that beats as one with the animals, wearing the skin of the other. Boujlida means 'father of skins,' a historic family name that reflects the intergenerational connection to his craft and the diverse musical influences he incorporates about healing, shapeshifting, and loving the other unconditionally. The first Boujlida of Tunisia walked for decades, traversing the country with animal skin on his back. Five hundred years ago, he was one of the first zen-master healers of Tunisia. Boujlida was what people called him. Ayman, on the other hand, means 'dexter, righteous,' a name that embodies his skill and integrity as a musician and the lens through which he views the world and Universe and the direction for which we must head, the music we must hear.
The debut album Departure by Ayman Boujlida is a conglomeration of musical influences and histories. It stands out with its unique fusion of Tunisian folk music, konnakol, and modern jazz, reflecting Boujlida's porous lived experience. His journey took him across four continents, from Africa and Asia to Europe and America, where he learned and performed, creating a new musical narrative and sound layered with time and cultures. The album's centerpiece, "The Legacy of Carthage," is a powerful reflection on the historical past of the Empire of Carthage, which is Tunisia, his home and motherland. Departure is not just an album, but a journey of growth and self-awareness. It invites listeners to explore these themes, to musically form and come to be, to host struggles within, and to stitch the world together with a humanitarian ear, a voice of nature, and a drumming heart that beats as one with the animals, wearing the skin of the other. Boujlida means 'father of skins,' a historic family name that reflects the intergenerational connection to his craft and the diverse musical influences he incorporates about healing, shapeshifting, and loving the other unconditionally. The first Boujlida of Tunisia walked for decades, traversing the country with animal skin on his back. Five hundred years ago, he was one of the first zen-master healers of Tunisia. Boujlida was what people called him. Ayman, on the other hand, means 'dexter, righteous,' a name that embodies his skill and integrity as a musician and the lens through which he views the world and Universe and the direction for which we must head, the music we must hear.
"Ayman, you have a very mature and musical way of approaching odd meters, I haven't heard any better." - Jimmy Cobb
"Ayman Boujlida is the real deal, proper 'proper' exploratory intellectual musician." - Melik Kaylan, Forbes and Wallstreet Journal
"Ayman Boujlida - World Jazz - is an outsider echo to the legacy of Black American music, feeding back from a global culture of resistance." - Artist Organized Art
“A very unique player, a wonderful composer.” - Dr. Ghatam Karthick
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