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10th Nov 13

Following on from the latest Ramble, I'd like you to meet @[yana].

1st Jan 15

Following on from the latest Ramble, I'd like you to meet @[yana].

28th Feb 15

Fantastic news!! @[Arts Council England] is supporting the @[yana] U.K. tour this April-May. Absolutely chuffed to bits!

19th Mar 15

Time to book my travel for the @[yana] tour...

3rd Apr 15

Not long now until @[Yana] hits the RENGA tour!

3rd Apr 15

Time to book my travel for the @[yana] tour...

17th Apr 15

Can't wait until the beginning of the @[Yana] tour on Sunday! See you in Leeds!

21st Apr 15

Sheffield! Tomorrow @[yana] will be in you - see you there?

21st Apr 15

Not long now until @[Yana] hits the RENGA tour!

25th Apr 15

Tomorrow! @[Yana] with Johnny Hunter heads to the lovely Newcastle... Hope to see you there!

25th Apr 15

Can't wait until the beginning of the @[Yana] tour on Sunday! See you in Leeds!

30th Apr 15

@[Yana] is at @[Jazz re:freshed] today! Band's on at 10p.m.; tunes beforehand!

30th Apr 15

Sheffield! Tomorrow @[yana] will be in you - see you there?

6th May 15

Tomorrow: @[Yana] and the premiere of new dark art!

6th May 15

Tomorrow! @[Yana] with Johnny Hunter heads to the lovely Newcastle... Hope to see you there!

9th Sep 15

New gig: Yana @ #4jazz Festival - http://www.coreymwamba.co.uk/gig/trio-1448748000

11th Sep 15

@[yana] hits Brighton BAJF tomorrow!!

11th Sep 15

@[Yana] is at @[Jazz re:freshed] today! Band's on at 10p.m.; tunes beforehand!

13th Sep 15

@[yana] had a ball at @[Brighton Alternative Jazz Festival]! Thanks for coming if you did!

13th Sep 15

Tomorrow: @[Yana] and the premiere of new dark art!

24th Nov 15

New gig: Yana @ #4jazz Festival - http://www.coreymwamba.co.uk/gig/trio-1448748000

1st May 16

@[yana] hits Brighton BAJF tomorrow!!

22nd Jun 16

This feeling of sounding within, but as yourself is something I know very well from @[yana].

15th Jul 16

New gig: yana - live recording - http://www.coreymwamba.co.uk/gig/trio-1470420000

28th Jul 16

Have I mentioned that @[yana] is recording live next week; and that I've love you to be there?

28th Jul 16

@[yana] had a ball at @[Brighton Alternative Jazz Festival]! Thanks for coming if you did!

24th May 17

This feeling of sounding within, but as yourself is something I know very well from @[yana].

24th May 17

Found a @[yana] track: think it's from @[LUME]!

1st Sep 17

The full @[yana] discography is half price! All twelve releases for £29.

21st Sep 17

And @[yana] album launch tickets are available! It's cheaper online, hope to see you there!

22nd Sep 17

Last day of the discography sales: 50% off all @[yana]'s Bandcamp releases!

19th Oct 17

@[yana] is in Cambridge tomorrow!

20th Oct 17

Today is a day of very new things. @[yana] -- which in my mind will always be "Corey Mwamba | Dave Kane | Joshua Blackmore" -- has music on a record label, mainly because Alya from @[Two Rivers Records] believed we should have one, and cared enough to make it happen in the best possible way. We have physical copies of our music, which is not new for us; but instead of them being made by my two hands, the CDs have had a team behind them in terms of design and production. The support and listening we have had from Two Rivers has been wonderful.

As most people who know me know, this group is special to me for a number of reasons. First, it showed me what I could do if I applied my will and stuck with it. I wanted to hear Dave and Joshua together (they had not met previously), and it happened and kept happening because we kept believing it should happen, even when (in the earlier days) people's understanding of what we were doing was limited.

Second, this group allowed me to make the music I wanted to without worrying about... well, lots of things that working in music makes you think you have to worry about. It has always been difficult to get us in the same room as we're all very busy; but when we do get in the same room, things are unbelievably simple.

Third, the musical mind we form is unlike any I have experienced in any other group. It would take me a very long time to talk about what happens inside, but in short there is a love, a language and a groove that I feel palpably, every time we play. And it is amazing to be inside that, and to learn from it. When I listen back to our first recordings, I understand how much we have moved; not away from anything, but deeper into how we communicate. And the time we spend not playing together is immaterial. Today will be the first time we've played together for a year and that is by no means unusual.

I think we have had more support from fellow musicians who have heard/seen us over the years, but also powerful encouragement from audiences over the years. You might wonder why we're doing Cambridge first, but it's for a very good reason (other than Joshua living there). Graham Lee and Carol Garrison are two of the most devoted music fans I know. For us to play for their night is a pure honour; they've travelled with this group from the beginning. There is nowhere else we would want to be.

If you can make it down tonight, it'd be lovely to see you: but if not, then please buy a copy of the album, and I hope you like it.

Open, living music.

21st Oct 17

In case you missed it: @[yana] has new album out!

31st Oct 17

Thanks to everyone who has supported the new @[yana] album! CD/downloads here

5th Nov 17

In a few weeks!! @[yana] hits Derby. Grab tickets for The Party...

24th Nov 17

Derby. @[Will McGiven]'s set was excellent; the album sounded amazing through @[3 Square Audio]'s speakers; and @[yana] did the best gig we've ever done.

That's right: the best gig we've ever done.

Thanks to everyone who made it down and thus made the night incredible!!

28th Nov 17

If you still haven't checked out @[yana]'s latest album, get it from @[Two Rivers Records]! Or if you see me, I usually have some copies in my bag...

7th Dec 17

@[yana] got a good review in Wire Magazine for the new album!

16th Dec 17

If you're in Derby and would like to buy a @[yana] CD from me over the next few weeks, you can (I even take card payments)! Many thanks to everyone who has supported the album so far, and to @[Two Rivers Records]!

18th Feb 18

Also - don't forget that @[yana] is also on Bandcamp! This trio is a joy, delivering open, living music to all who want to hear it!

23rd Apr 18

That doesn't include the @[yana] albums, which has had a 30% sale for eight months now

23rd Apr 18

BUT OF COURSE the yana sale doesn't include "baby/people" which is on @[Two Rivers Records].

9th May 18

And if you're wondering what music I'm making at the moment, then I have put out five albums so far this year, excluding the three new downloads from @[yana] that are out today.

29th May 18

Apparently I had registered @[yana] to BBC Introducing 9 years ago. GDPR is really bringing back the memories.

20th Nov 18

I'm having a quick, two-day 50% sale on @[yana]'s discography (excl. baby/people)!

17th Dec 18

Tomorrow! @[yana] (with @[Dave Kane] and @[Joshua Blackmore]) heads to Vortex Jazz Club! If you haven't seen us before, you should come down because you WON'T get the chance again!

22nd Dec 18

Nice review for @[yana] as part of The Shape of Jazz To Come two-parter!

9th Jan 19

Tomorrow! @[yana] heads to Nottingham!

19th Apr 19

Now publicly available: @[yana]'s last London gig.

Subscribers already have this: new music is coming today!

8th Jan 21

If you like @[yana], today would be a good day to subscribe.