Tag: fusion
Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita: Clychau Dibon
The pairing of a European classical pedal harp with an African 21-string kora sounds very unusual at first sight, but the rare duo recording of Welsh harpist Catrin Finch and Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita is a truly remarkable feat. The association of the two…
Metá Metá: Metal Metal
From São Paulo in Brazil, Metá Metá is a jazz fusion band formed in 2007 around the core trio of Juçara Marçal (vocals), Kiko Dinucci (guitar & vocals) [both of whom collaborated on the 2008 album Padê] and Thiago França (saxophone & flute). Released in…
Winston McAnuff & Fixi: A New Day
Since 2006, veteran Jamaican singer songwriter Winston McAnuff and French musician and producer François-Xavier Bossard (aka Fixi) have established a rare yet splendid musical partnership which sees the duo fuse roots reggae music with accordion-based French-style “musette”. Initially released in September 2013 to great critical…
Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze: Amanké Dionti
Born in Saint-Louis (Senegal), Ablaye Cissoko is a singer and kora player who hails from a family of griots, the West-African repositories of the local songs, poems and stories handed down from one generation to the next through oral tradition. Having recorded three solo albums to date…
Manu Chao: Clandestino
Released in 1998 and followed up in 2000 by its “little sister” Próxima Estación: Esperanza, Manu Chao’s Clandestino turned the former front man of cult Latin rock band Mano Negra (1987/1995) into a global superstar. In total contrast with the high-octane punk-rock of Mano Negra,…
Fresu Pellen Marchand Trio: Ar Sorserez
Released in 1998, Condaghes (Silex/Audivis) is a superb trio recording featuring Italian trumpet player Paolo Fresu, Breton guitarist Jacques Pellen and Breton singer Erik Marchand. Double bass player Henri Texier (also born in Brittany) contributes to several tracks as well. What sounds like a very unlikely combination…
Bill Laurance: Flint
Flint is the first solo album by UK-born pianist, composer and producer Bill Laurance. A founding member of Jazz, Funk and World Music collective Snarky Puppy, he has also collaborated with Morcheeba, Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke and various dance companies. With Bill Laurance on keyboards,…
Snarky Puppy: Family Dinner – Volume 1
Originally formed in 2004 by graduates of the College of Music from the University of North Texas, Snarky Puppy is an instrumental jazz/funk/R&B/world fusion collective now based in New York and led by bass player and composer Michael League. With a core line up of…