Leila Olivesi - African Rhapsody - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Avant de Sourire 2. Dance Floor 3. Left Alone 4. Toc 5. Matin D Automne 6. Quitte la Cape 7. Petite F Lure 8. Voyageur 9. Carnagio

A Spiritual Jazz Landmark. A Cry from The Motherland.Recorded in Paris shortly after the historic Pan-African Festival of Algiers in 1969, Hommage To Africa stands as one of the most transcendent statements of the avant-garde jazz movement.More than an album, it is a ritual of sound - where African consciousness, free jazz, poetry and collective improvisation merge into a hypnotic, spiritual experience.Led by drummer Sunny Murray - famed for his groundbreaking work with Albert Ayler and Cecil Taylor - the session unites an extraordinary cast of leading avant-garde voices including Archie Shepp, Roscoe Mitchell, Jeanne Lee, Lester Bowie and Grachan Moncur III. Together, they create music that feels both ancestral and forward-looking ceremonial percussion, ecstatic horns, floating vocals and deep emotional resonance.At the heart of the recording are two expansive compositions 'Suns Of Africa', a mesmerizing, slow-burning, mind-expanding journey, and 'R.I.P.', a deeply soulful procession shaped by Black American musical traditions and cosmic freedom.Rooted in the cultural awakening of the late '60s, Hommage To Africa rejects colonial narratives and places Africa firmly at the center - as source, inspiration and future. Album Tracks 1. Suns of Africa - Part 1 2. Suns of Africa - Part 2 3. R.I.P 4. Unity

African Jazz Roots - Seetu / Seetu is African Jazz Roots' most accomplished production. It's force is drawn from the demands of the most accomplished cross-cultural encounters. West Africa is one of the historic cradles of jazz, and it was there, in 2009, that Simon Goubert and Ablaye Cissoko met during the Saint-Louis jazz festival in Senegal. Two previously released albums bear witness to an already long history. This new one, so, is the fruit of ten years work, exchanges and friendships, punctuated by numerous concerts. It's the time it takes to build a strong identity. - InchSeetuInch is African Jazz Roots' most accomplished production, making the kora more modulative than it usually is. But the repertoire also draws resolutely on traditional Senegalese sources, with simple melodies, griot songs and pared-down ballads that are seized upon by high-flying improvisers in total connection. Far removed from folklorism, InchSeetuInch is a true musical experience. It's great emotional force is drawn from the demands of the most accomplished cross-cultural encounters. A furiously joyful, powerfully acoustic journey in which each of the protagonists finds his or her own space for expression, whether intimate or spectacular. Album Tracks 1. Seetu 2. La Langue de Barbarie 3. Reflexions Du Jour 4. Teunguene 5. Le Jour Des Regates 6. Manssani Cisse 7. D'une Evidence a L'autre 8. Goxumbaac 9. Sundjata 10. Cafe Touba