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Will Calhoun: Celebrating Elvin Jones
by Dan Bilawsky
Properly paying tribute to a figure like the late Elvin Jones is about more than aping a style of drumming and referencing songs; it's about acknowledging a specific life force, how it fueled the music, and how it lives on in those who Jones influenced on the bandstand, in the studio, and through his recorded work. ...
Pedrito Martinez Group: Habana Dreams
by James Nadal
The African drums and rhythms that originated in Yorubaland, have been an integral part of the Santeria religion in Cuba, and a profound influence on the rumbero percussionists on the island. Pedrito Martinez is a premier conga master who hails from the Cayo Hueso barrio in La Habana, and is also an akpwon (lead singer) and ...
Jaimeo Brown Transcendence: Work Songs
by Maurizio Comandini
Il bellissimo e colpevolmente trascurato Trascendence, uscito nel 2013, aveva creato in noi attese molto alte per il lavoro successivo di Jaimeo Brown, batterista e percussionista nato a Des Moines nel 1978 e poi cresciuto in una New York multi etnica e multi culturale, potendo contare sull'influenza benefica di due genitori entrambi musicisti. ...
Leny Andrade, Roni Ben-Hur: Alegria de Viver
by Angelo Leonardi
Tra le voci storiche della musica brasiliana, Leny Andrade è una delle meno note al pubblico internazionale. Eppure è tra le massime interpreti della musica sudamericana e lo conferma -all'età di 72 anni -in questo ultimo album, registrato in duo col chitarrista Roni Ben-Hur. Sorretta da un timbro dalla venatura polverosa, che negli anni ha aggiunto ...
Jaimeo Brown Transcendence: Work Songs
by Mark F. Turner
The inventiveness to cope with difficulty lies at the heart of Work Songs, the follow-up to drummer Jaimeo Brown's outstanding 2013 release Transcendence (Motema). The syncopation of hammers on nails forging railroad tracks and weary chants of laborers are mixed with progressive blues, rock, jazz, and hip hop influences to create a patchwork that's soulfully compelling. ...
Independent Labels Won Big At 2016 Grammy Awards
Independent labels scored well at the Grammys this year. Anti, ATO, Big Machine, Concord, Concord Jazz, Curb, eOne, Loma Vista, Mack Avenue, Motema Music, Naxos, Rounder, Southeastern Records and Thirty Tigers all notched Grammy wins in 2016. Mack Avenue Records won two awards: Best Improvised Jazz Solo (Christian McBride's “Cherokee") & Best Jazz Vocal Album (Cécile ...
Ala Ta
By Awa Sangho
Label: Motéma Music
Released: 2015
Track listing: Ala Ta Ye Tougnaye; Ne ba ni n’fa; Tambin y Tambor; Denko; Dan Fin; Nangaraba; Denmisenew; Bamouna; Emama; Dofana; N’djarka y Tambor; Somofolo; Naigai Koro Sigui.
The River Rolls On
Label: Motéma Music
Released: 2015
Track listing: Hurricane Come And Gone/Moonlight City; People Make The World Go Round; Concierto De Aranjuez; Sleaky; Trust; The Harder They Come; The River Rolls On; What’s Going On (Wa’a gwan); Love Notes; Skamento; Linstead Market; Redemption Song; Regulator (Reggae-Later).
Ninho de Vespa
By Spok
Label: Motéma Music
Released: 2015
Track listing: Onze de Abril; Comichao; Spokiando; Capibarizando; Pisando em Brasa; Quatro Cantos; Ninho de Vespa; O Que Nelson Gostou; Ta Achando Que ta Devagar?; De Baixo do Frevo; Pipocando; Cara de Carranca; Moraes e Frevo.
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