Kassap,Sylvain / Labarriere,Helene - Piccolo 17.x. 2001 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The rhythms and music of the world have aroused my curiosity for many years and have allowed me to color my musical universe with borrowed jazz, popular, and other music. With the poetry and talent of Heloise Lefbvre and Crestiano Toucas, the project 'Elbasan' is the culmination of my quest for a musical melting pot, an Indo-Balkano-Hispanic melting pot that will speak to the Slavic soul. (Thierry Vaillot) Guitarist and composer Thierry Vaillot produces music that is stunningly rich, conjugating Iberian rhythms and Indian ragas with the exhilarating spirit of the Balkans. Together with violinist Heloïse Lefevre and accordionist Crestiano Toucas, Thierry Vaillot and his Trio Elbasan reinvent the imaginary folk music of the InchTotal-worldInch in a genre that follows the wind, filled with rare strength and an expressiveness that is heterogeneous and many-colored.

S. Rachmaninov - Rachmaninoff Music for Piano [COMPACT DISCS] date 03/29/2011

From free improvisation to contemporary or ethnic music, Sylvain Kassap explores a world that is rich in color and finesse, animated by an unquenchable spirit of freedom. Features Sylvain Kassap on the clarinet, Didier Petit on cello and voices, Helene Labarriere on the doublebass and Edward Perraud on drums and percussion.