http://www.robertofonseca.com


Origine du Groupe : Cuba
Style : Jazz World , Piano
Sortie : 2012

Par Paco pour http://delaluneonentendtout.blogspot.fr

Avec une petite dizaine d'albums à son actif, et des collaborations prestigieuses (Ibrahim Ferrer, Omara Portuondo, ou encore Orlando Cachaito López), Roberto Fonseca fait figure d'incontournable de la musique cubaine actuelle. Sur son nouvel album « Yo », le pianiste de La Havane évolue toujours sur une base cubaine tout en s'envolant très souvent vers l'Afrique, en compagnie de Baba Sissoko au n'goni, Sekou Kouyate à la kora, ou la chanteuse Fatoumata Diawara. Ils sont d'ailleurs réunis sur la merveilleuse communion africo-cubaine « Bibisa ». On retrouve aussi le chanteur Assane Mboup, de l'Orchestra Baobab, sur « Quien Soy yo », et plus surprenant, Faudel « le petit prince du raï », qui pose ses mélismes sur le très free « Chabani ». Mais Fonseca peut aussi prendre un virage rock avec une kora quasi Sanatanesque sur « JMF », ou cinématique avec un orgue Hammond très 70's sur « Rachel ». On n'oubliera pas « Mi Negra Ave Maria », composé avec sa maman Mercedes Cortés, illuminé par le spoken word de Mike Ladd. Un album de grande classe, d'une fluidité remarquable pour notre plus grand plaisir !


Tracklist :
01. Roberto Fonseca - 80's (6:24)
02. Roberto Fonseca - Bibisa (4:33)
03. Roberto Fonseca - Mi Negra Ave Maria (5:21)
04. Roberto Fonseca - 7 Rayos (5:29)
05. Roberto Fonseca - El Sonadoresta Cansado (5:05)
06. Roberto Fonseca - Chabani (5:11)
07. Roberto Fonseca - Gnawa Stop (5:17)
08. Roberto Fonseca - El Mayor (1:22)
09. Roberto Fonseca - JMF (4:49)
10. Roberto Fonseca - Asi Es La Vida (4:31)
11. Roberto Fonseca - Quien Soy Yo (3:42)
12. Roberto Fonseca - Rachel (3:37)
13. Roberto Fonseca - Bibisa (Remix) (4:08)
14. Roberto Fonseca - 80's (Remix) (3:56)

http://www.nguyen-le.com

http://www.paolofresu.it

http://www.dhaferyoussef.com


Origine du Groupe : France , Sardinia , Tunisia
Style : Alternative Fusion World Music , Jazz World
Sortie : 2006

From http://www.allaboutjazz.com

Where does jazz stop and world music start? The boundaries are getting more blurred by the minute. We’re all postmodernists now, and many musicians under fifty reflect a range of influences beyond those traditionally associated with their own core style. Some, like French-Vietnamese guitarist Nguyen Le, are so polyglot as to be practically beyond category.

Le started out down the cultural miscenegation road with his first band, the multi-ethnic Ultramarine, whose 1989 album, De, was named World Music Album of the Year by the radical French newspaper Liberation. He’s continued to mix it up ever since—prominent genre-benders he’s worked with include Miroslav Vitous, Trilok Gurtu, David Liebman, Paul McCandless, Peter Erskine and Mino Cinelu. In the late 1990s Le became increasingly interested in Maghrebi music, working with Algerian singers Safy Boutella and Cheb Mami, and in 1998 he brought Maghrebi and Vietnamese musicians together on the album Maghrebi & Friends.

None of this, however, can prepare you for the galaxy of sound sources on Homescape, a series of alternating duets with Sardinian trumpeter Paolo Fresu and Tunisian oud player Dhafer Youssef. Some of these sources are developed and explored, others are referred to only in passing, and they include—but aren’t limited to—post-Hendrix rock, Milesian harmon-mute free improv, Maghrebi trance music, Ellingtonia, ambient, a Papua New Guinea vocal choir (sampled and replayed backwards), Delta blues, Vietnamese folk tunes, flamenco, Iranian modes, a Sardinian choir, Australian aboriginal ritual music, French chanson, Gregorian chant, and Indonesian gamelan/gong music.

Guitars, trumpet/flugelhorn and oud aside, the music is generated by loops, samples and overdubs, and the entire heavily post-produced album was recorded and mixed in Le’s Paris apartment – since 2003, his friends and neighbours Fresu and Youssef have been dropping by to home-record. The duets with Fresu are typically in free-improv mode (the exception being Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn’s lovely “Chelsea Bridge”), while the Youssef duets tend to be song or structure-based.

In the main sunny and joyful, though not without some darker and more abrasive moments, the fifteen tracks—average length three minutes, a handful six or seven—resemble a series of round-the-world postcards sent by Le, who mixed and post-produced everything solo, to his collaborators. As a soundtrack to an evening communing with the big bamboo, the exotic and the very exotic drifting in and out of the mix, it’s rich, colourful and beguiling.


Tracklist :
1 -  Stranieri (Paolo Fresu / Nguyên Lê) (06:00)
2 -  Byzance (Dhafer Youssef / Nguyên Lê) (04:25)
3 -  Muqqam (Dhafer Youssef) (02:44)
4 -  Mali Iwa (Nguyên Lê) (06:27)
5 -  Zafaran (Dhafer Youssef / Nguyen Le) (06:02)
6 -  Domus de Janas (Paolo Fresu / Nguyên Lê) (02:18)
7 – Kithara (Dhafer Youssef) (02:18)
8 -  Chelsea Bridge (Billy Strayhorn) (03:00)
9 -  Safina (Dhafer Youssef / Nguyên Lê) (03:27)
10 -  Des Pres (Paolo Fresu / Nguyên Lê) (02:19)
11 -  Thang Long (Nguyên Lê) (05:33)
12 -  Neon (Paolo Fresu / Nguyên Lê) (03:12)
13 -  Mangustao (Dominique Borker) (07:26)
14 -  Lacrima Christi (Paolo Fresu / Nguyên Lê) (03:14)
15 -  Beyti (Dhafer Youssef / Nguyên Lê) (02:53)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remember_Shakti


Origine du Groupe : India , U.K
Style : Jazz World , World Music
Sortie : 2001

From https://en.wikipedia.org

Remember Shakti is a quintet which combines elements of traditional Indian music with elements of jazz. The band consists of English guitarist John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain (tabla), U. Srinivas (mandolin), Shankar Mahadevan (vocals), and V. Selvaganesh (kanjira, ghatam, mridangam), who are all of Indian descent. The band's name is derived from John Mclaughlin's acoustic Indian fusion band Shakti which was active in the 1970s. This band consisted of John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, L. Shankar, T.H. "Vikku" Vinayakram, and R. Raghavan. The word Shakti translates in Sanskrit to "female creative power" or "goddess."


Tracklist :
1. Luki
2. Shringar
3. Giriraj Sudha
4. Bell'Alla

Remember Shakti - Saturday Night In Bombay (1) par djelssadz

https://www.myspace.com/johnzorn


Origine du Groupe : North America
Style : Jazz
Sortie : 2011

By Tim  from http://jazzandblues.blogspot.fr

When I was in college I had to take one humanities class to fulfill a requirement for graduation. I took a class on the visionary poet and engraver William Blake. I found it fascinating, although I admit that some of his more complex later works were a bit beyond me. Blake's work has had an effect on composer John Zorn as well, and he put together this suite performed by John Medeski on piano and organ, Kenny Wollesen on vibes, Trevor Dunn on bass and Joey Baron on drums. The music takes on a mystical and hypnotic feel, perfect for someone like Blake who claimed to see visions throughout his life. The most evocative pieces on the album for me were "A Dream of Nine Nights" and "Dance of Albion." The first opens with delicate piano, developing a spritely air with vibes probing and the whole improvisation anchored by strong loping and elastic bass and deeply rippling piano. The latter has a feel akin to Zorn's The Dreamers project with Medeski developing a repetitive piano riff, working dexterously, before cycling into a strong and ominous section, like dark clouds gathering on the horizon. "Liber XV" is evocative as well, with Medeski shifting to organ, and Wollesen playing dampened sounding vibes. Rattling drumwork adds to the eerie feel of the music. This music sheds light on Zorn as a composer, and it is interesting how he takes inspiration from different and diverse sources and communicates them to his fellow musicians.


Tracklist :
1 Eternals
2 Song of Innocence
3 Dream of Nine Nights
4 Light Forms
5 Aeons
6 Liber XV
7 Dance of Albion
8 Song of Experience

http://www.mikromusic.pl
http://www.myspace.com/mikromusic


Origine du Groupe : Poland
Style : Acid Jazz , Jazz , Electro Jazz , Alternative
Sortie : 2008

From Official Site :

Mikromusic is one of the most interesting groups to recently emerge on the Polish music scene. ey create an earthy fusion of acid-jazz and indie-pop delivered through the bright, angelic vocals of Natalia Grosiak.
Mixed together with subtle hints of trip-hop and Jazz, this mélange of styles has forged a truly distinctive sound which puts the group in a league of their own. e enigmatic voice of Natalia Grosiak together with the incredibly talented mikromusicians has allowed the group to gain wider recognition year after year.
Mikromusic have released three albums to date. eir debut album 'Mikromusic' featured guest appearances including, Leszek Mozdzer, the world-renowned Jazz pianist.

In late 2008, the much awaited second album 'Sennik' was released. e title, which means 'dream' re    ects the repetition of words woven into the theme of sleeping. e music draws on eclectic sources, including Jazz, Trip-hop, Funk, Bossa Nova and even Folk Music. is is blended with the poetic, womanly lyrics
of Natalia Grosiak.


Tracklist :
1 Słonecznik
2 Sennik
3 Zasypiam
4 Bo Mi
5 W Źrenicach
6 Cisza Przed Burzą
7 Burzowa
8 Pociąg Do Domu
9 Nie Będę
10 Kardamon I Pieprz
11 Świat Oddala Się Od Ciebie
12 Kołysanka Karolinki
13 Thank God I'm A Woman (Bonus)