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Francisco Mora Catlett Afro Horn: Rare Metal

Read "Rare Metal" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro
March 19, 2014

Nato a Washington ma cresciuto a Città del Messico in quanto figlio del pittore messicano Francisco Mora e della scultrice afroamericana Elizabeth Catlett, il leader di questa incisione, di professione batterista, ha fatto parte a suo tempo dell'Arkestra di Sun Ra, della quale intende oggi riproporre, col suo Afro Horn, le coordinate stilistiche, peraltro maggiormente virate verso l'Africa e meno avventurose, nel comune incedere fortemente ritualistico. Due gli elementi portanti dell'ensemble (e del disco): quello vocale e ...

Live Review

Afro Horn at Zinc Bar

by Tomas Pena
January 15, 2014

Francisco Mora-Catlett and Afro Horn Zinc Bar Greenwich Village, NY January 8, 2014 There was a moment during Afro-Horn's performance at the Zinc Bar where the lines between reality and fiction became a blur. It occurred when Sam Newsome, an imposing figure of a man and a consummate reed player, appeared to be possessed by the spirit of Probe, the protagonist and wielder of the Afro Horn, a rare object of power in Henry Dumas's ...

Album Review

Francisco Mora Catlett: Francisco Mora Catlett: Afro Horn MX

Read "Francisco Mora Catlett: Afro Horn MX" reviewed by Steve Bryant

by Steve Bryant
September 16, 2012

When Afro-Mexican Drummer Francisco Mora Catlett first came to this country in the1970s, he dreamed of playing drums for the Sun Ra Arkestra. Not only did Mora achieve his dream, he also forged a lifelong relationship with drum legend Max Roach, which resulted in his performing in Roach's seminal drum ensemble, M'Boom. As a composer and bandleader in Detroit, Mora focused on creating Music of “The Afro-Americas," a vision which encompassed fusing the music of Cuba, Brazil with American modern ...