“A brilliant LP, great collaboration…amazing record.” Gilles Peterson BBC Radio “Genre – blending…melodies of the kora, reggae rhythms, folk and blues” Wax Poetics Selected as one of DJ Gilles Peterson's "Worldwide Winners" and landing on PRI, UKVibe, Twisted Soul Boy and Bandcamp's "Best of 2015" Holy Forest's debut album is the brainchild of musician and filmmaker Jon Fine. Wearing a number of hats on this record as producer, instrumentalist and songwriter, Fine enlisted friends and collaborators on this epic genre-blending project. The seeds of the recording sessions, spanning 3 years, were planted on a trip to the Makasutu Forest, a lush, green wilderness of mangrove swamps that line the River Gambia. While there, Fine connected with legendary griot Tata Din Din and the project was born. Fine reached out to a number of critically acclaimed musicians including members of Antibalas, singer-songwriter Morley, Grammy nominated kora master Youssoupha Sidibe and rising Gambian star ST. Back home in NY, he brought in BK afro punks No Surrender singer Sparlha Swa, and Harlem's own soul man, Ed "Preachermann” Holley to craft a collection of songs about love and distance. Recorded in The Gambia, NYC, Woodstock and San Francisco, Holy Forest is 21st century cross-continental roots music.