coyote: nyabinghi
Francisco Espregueira
Stepping away from their sun-drenched Balearic textures, Coyote present their new record. Nyabinghi finds the Nottingham duo diving into deeper, more ritualistic waters. Timm Sure and Richard “Ampo” Hampson have long built a reputation through their Is It Balearic? imprint, shaping slow-burning grooves with a coastal glow. This time, though, the mood shifts. Released via Pinchy & Friends, the record leans into something more spiritual, drawing from African rhythmic traditions and the symbolic weight behind the Nyabinghi name. Meaning “mother of abundance” and the ceremonial pulse that later fed into roots reggae and Rastafarian sound systems.
Across its flowing structure, Nyabinghi unfolds like a continuous journey. Spoken word fragments drift in and out, stitched between percussion-led passages and hazy dub textures. The groove is still there, but it’s subtler, almost hypnotic. Rushing this one, defeats the purpose. It pulls us in slowly, somewhere between meditation and movement. Compared to their earlier work, it feels rawer, more exploratory, yet still grounded. Available on vinyl.