# David Murray & Kahil El'Zabar at the Back Room, June 23, 2023

[the Back Room](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kahil-elzabardavid-murray-goldensea-duo-tickets-581058761397?aff=odcleoeventsincollection) presents [David Murray](https://davidmurray.xyz/) Golden Sea Duo with [Kahil El'Zabar](https://www.facebook.com/kahilz)  
[the Back Room](http://backroommusic.com/events/)  
[1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1984+Bonita+Ave,+Berkeley,+CA+94704+USA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Friday, June 23, 2023

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## Set One

[8:10 PM] {both guys hit the stage; Sam rushes over belatedly for house announcements}

01. [8:13 PM] _Am Gone Get Some_  
[8:22 PM] {DM back announcement}
02. [8:22 PM] _Katon_  
[8:38 PM] {Pause. KE swaps to rattles & cajon; DM swaps to bass clarinet}
03. [8:40 PM] _Seriana Promethea_  
[8:56 PM] {KE: thanks! Time for a break!}

## Set Two

[9:17 PM] {KE onstage, setting up for amplified kalimba + foot rattles; DM out after a minute or so}

01. [9:18 PM] _Listen Here_ / _Compared to What_  
[9:32 PM] {KE swap back to the trap set}
02. [9:33 PM] _Hope Scope_  
[9:38 PM] {KE swap to cajon & rattles; DM swap to bass clarinet}
03. [9:40 PM] _One World Family_  
[9:52 PM] {KE: That's it, thanks for coming!}

## Performers

* [Kahil El'Zabar](https://www.facebook.com/kahilz): drums, kalimba, cajon, foot-jingle-rattles, ankle bells, vox;
* [David Murray](https://davidmurray.xyz/): tenor saxophone, bass clarinet.

## Notes

Well that was both darn good and darn short! I would have been happier to get one more second set song, or maybe a short encore, but that's not how things unrolled. I'm not so sure that the middle track of the first set is _Katon_, but that tune appears on Kahil's latest album, a duo release with David, and on first listen, it seems like the most kalimba-centric of that release, so I'm not just taking a stab in the dark!

I recognized the hypnotic klaxon opening of _Hope Scope_, but it took me about 20 minutes searching to find a sample with the tune title. Good thing that riff is so recognizable!

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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