The Gold Transmission
a behind-the-scenes look at how orchestra GOLD (OG) songs are made, and the world they come from. OG blends psychedelic rock with the music and traditions of mali. this series starts with the songs: demos, grooves, and stories from the studio, tracing the path from first sketch to finished track. from there, it opens outward into the people, places, and traditions that shape the band. it’s a living series, and it will evolve as it goes. for deeper cuts, demos, and unreleased music, visit the vault at orchestragold.com. this is an open conversation. feedback is always welcome.
Episodes
djama ko means people in bambara, the language of mali. and this episode is dedicated to someone who helped make the song possible.
in 2020, arts consultant preston justice nominated orchestra gold for a yerba buena gardens festival mini commission, a program supporting 20 bay area artists around the themes of endurance, hope and community. marcelo aviles, director of programming at ybg festival, made sure it all came together. the...
nema is a word in bambara that doesn't translate directly into english. it means something like freshness, the feeling after rain, the warmth of having someone you love next to you. mariama says love and nema work together but they're not the same thing. english doesn't quite have it.
in this episode mariama explains what nema means and why it became a love song. then we go inside the making of it.
the song was inspired by a track ...
dakan means destiny in bambara, the language of mali. it's also the title of one of our favorite tracks on the new record.
in this episode we go inside the song. you'll hear the guitar lick that started it all, the drum groove we borrowed from rail band's classic track nanthan, and the full demo version before it became what you hear on the album.
mariama also sits down with us to talk about what dakan means to her. how destiny sho...
we don't entirely know what this podcast is yet. we know where it's starting. we just don't know where it's going.
that's the honest intro to the gold transmission, a new podcast from orchestra gold where we take you behind the curtain. the songs, the demos, the stories, the stuff that never makes it out of the studio.
orchestra gold is a band co-founded by erich huffaker and mariama diakite, a singer and artist originally from mal...
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