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Jacques Schwarz-Bart: Sone Ka-la 2: Odyssey
ByWhile the trans-Altantic slave trade happened in past centuries, Schwarz-Bart has taken the music that grew out of it, backed it with a modern drum kit and paired this with the old time Guadeloupean ka drum and modernized and spiced the mix with electric keyboards and the use of effects pedals on the saxophone. But the biggest asset here is Malika Tirolien's voice, playing the part of the second horn in the mix, infusing the ensemble sound with a soulfulness and a distinctive, joyous, of-the-earth spirituality.
This is a production as skillfully renderedfeaturing a marvelous tight-loose dynamicand as polished as a late 1960s Motown Records session, and as modern-sounding as a mid-to-late 1970s session by that same label. The music is colorful, danceable, aspirational, off-the-beaten-path and as beautifully exotic as sound can be.
Track Listing
Pa Gade; Mende; Konk A Lambi; Ron Jack; Love Will Win; Zero Gravity; Ami Bongo; First Light; New Padjanbel; Tande.
Personnel
Jacques Schwarz-Bart
saxophone, tenorGrégory Privat
pianoReggie Washington
bassArnaud Dolmen
drumsMalika Tirolien
piano and vocalsAdditional Instrumentation
Sonny Troupe: ka drum.
Album information
Title: Sone Ka-la 2: Odyssey | Year Released: 2021 | Record Label: Enja Records
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About Jacques Schwarz-Bart
Instrument: Saxophone, tenor
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