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Yussef Dayes

The son of a Jamaican bassist exiled in London, where he was born on December 12, 1992, Yussef Dayes was given a drum kit at an early age, but it was his first lessons with Billy Cobham that triggered his interest in jazz and a career as a musician. While still a teenager, he formed the group United Vibrations with his brothers Ahmad Dayes and Kareem Dayes, joined by saxophonist Wayne Francis. Affiliated with London's new jazz scene, the group produced the albums Galaxies Not Ghettos (2011) and The Myth of the Golden Radio (2016). The drummer's encounter with DJ and producer Kama...