On “Lipím”, from John Patitucci’s Spirit Fall featuring Brian Blade and Chris Potter, Patitucci draws on his long-standing love for West African music, creating a track with a strong African bass line and a melody inspired by that tradition.
The title comes from Yemba, a language from Cameroon, where “Lipím” means hope. In this episode, Patitucci explains how the word came to him through guitarist Lionel Loueke and how it also connected back to his earlier collaboration with Cameroonian bassist Armand Sabal-Lecco.
