This recording, yo by roberto fonseca appears to be his most. Sekou combines musical styles virtuously, and can blend. On this new album, roberto crisscrosses the atlantic, adding elements of electronica and african music to his unique style of cuban jazz. Roberto is back on the road after the successful uk tour and will present yo in germany, austria and switzerland. Sure, his groove has a lot of his latin roots especially in the percussive manner in which he plays the keyboards, but he surprises you at every turn, as heard on his 20 album yo concord, where he showcases influences from american jazz and afrocuban polyrhythms. Roberto fonseca and his band light up the basement.
Walters roberto fonseca is a talented and original cuban jazz pianist, but as a recording artist he is much more. This recording, yo by roberto fonseca appears to be his most visceral work of music so far. Is he more an heir to chucho valdez, the consummate sophisticated havana jazzer, or to ruben gonzalez, the more lyrical pianist of. Rooted in his west african traditions and influenced by the contemporary blues, soul, funk and jazz, that has also been his early inspirations, sabaru, released 31 july 2015 1. Cubanborn pianist and composer roberto fonseca s new album yo will be released august 27 on concord jazz. Roberto fonseca s yo is just too good to win him a grammy. Fonseca and his crew have already touring worldwide in support of yo, with more than 80 concerts since. At any rate, the sense was that fonseca has music hardwired into every cell, pouring out of his body and soul. For immediate release in the span of less than fifteen years and numerous solo and collaborative recordings, cubanborn pianist and composer roberto fonseca has. An elegant mix of funky jazz and west african mandingo traditions sabaru is the new album by the multiaward winning guinean kora virtuoso, singer and composer, sekou kouyate, who invented the electrified kora at the age of 12 and went on to pioneer the sound with fast riffs, experimental distortions and rock and reggae. Sekou kouyate sabaru sekou kouyate sabaru one world records, 2015. Roberto fonseca and the band temperamento presented the album in cuba.
Roberto fonseca, fender rhodes, handclapping, moog synthesizer, organ hammond, piano, vocals background. Roberto fonseca yo cuba jazz world music baba sissoko sekou kouyate fatoumata diawara munir hossn etienne mbappe ramses rodriguez joel hierrezuelo gilles peterson mike ladd. He was joined in the studio by excellent musicians such as baba sissoko, fatoumata diawara and sekou kouyate, among. What is exciting also is the restless feeling that he still hasnt reached any settled destination in a journey which is going to be fascinating to watch. Through the eight cds he has made under his own name he has demonstrated an interest in making albums that are fun, melodic and accessible. Roberto fonseca, barbican, london the pianist continued his mission to rescue cuban music from its postbuena vista doldrums with this africanflavoured show share on twitter opens new window. Stream tracks and playlists from sekoukouyate on your desktop or mobile device.
Roberto fonseca, fender rhodes, handclapping, moog synthesizer, organ. Dedicated to innovation in the jazz idiom even in his cover art, cuban born pianist roberto fonseca reminds us that, for musicians it is important to take many risks in many ways. Roberto fonseca yo cuba jazz world music baba sissoko sekou kouyate fatoumata diawara munir hossn etienne mbappe. Its an organic and spiritual theme, which imagines a small group of people gathered underneath a tree to talk, explains fonseca. Baba sissoko is on ngoni, and sekou kouyate on kora. Gilles and roberto collaborated to produce their first havana cultura album and getting to know roberto also made me realize how musically gifted this guy really his. Mi negra ave maria features an englishlanguage poem by mike ladd. Cuban master pianist roberto fonseca, parisian funk king. Bibisa sets kora against ngoni, with fatoumata diawara singing over the top. Roberto fonseca to play the highline ballroom, 923.
These musicians combine brilliantly for bibisa where fonseca s flickering piano keys dance around diawaras vocals, before the kora and ngoni take the track into a new realm entirely. Fonseca appears to have stripped away all style, allowing the music to be stripped of its sentimentality. Bady kouyate from guinea, who toured the world with ballet africain since the early 60s. Buy roberto fonseca cuba late show tickets, nsw 2014. Fatoumata contributes cool, poignant vocals to album track bibisa, which perfectly match fonseca s riff and the west african instrumentation of baba sissoko and sekou kouyate. With this outstanding group of musicians, and with roberto fonseca at the helm, it is.
Despite having a high musical intellect and striving for a cerebral approach to musicwhich to a certain extent is true of this record as wellmr. The dazzling cuban pianist roberto fonseca delighted a packed barbican last night but part of the fun was seeing him negotiate the balance between more soulful, minimal playing and sheer technically brilliant extravagance. Cuban jazz pianist roberto fonseca is one of those talents you cannot put in a specific corner. Sekou kouyate and fatoumata diawara for this album.
Funk jazz hiphop hypnoticbrass hypnotic brass ensemble. Growth is a necessary component of selfactualization and one. A composition by baba sissoko, the track sees fonseca s piano talking with fatoumata diawaras voice, and a duo of african strings performed by baba sissoko ngoni and sekou kouyate kora. Sekou kouyate the multiawarded musiciain sekou kouyate is considered among the worlds finest kora players. The touring band essentially consists of roberto fonseca on piano and keys, malis baba sissoko on tamani talking drums large and small and ngoni bass and normal, guineas kora maestro sekou kouyate known in francophone circles as le jimi hendrix africain for his amazing skills on acoustic and electric kora, all backed by five. Growth is a necessary component of selfactualization and one cannot grow without.
Sekou kouyate oldest son of the guinean kora player and multi awarded griot mr. Most of us here havent heard of sekou kouyate, a young parisbased musician who hails from guinea, but trust me this young. The 38 yearold musician started playing drums when he was four years old and played at the international jazz festival of havana when he was 15. Review roberto fonseca yo by russ slater 07 march, 2012. Bibisa showcases vocalist fatoumata diawara born in cote divoire to malian parents and kora player sekou kouyate, originally from guinea. Fonseca then offers a bit of electronica in rachel, casting a wide sonic net while still keeping things focused on his fierce and dexterous keys. Sekoukouyate sekou kouyate free listening on soundcloud. Cd sekou kouyate sabaru one world music production. At home harmonia mundi world village this intriguing collaboration between rising malian singersongwriter fatoumata diawara and hotshot cuban jazz pianist roberto fonseca was recorded live last year at frances jazz in marciac festival, part of a series of dates last summer thats blossomed into a fullfledged summer tour in 2015. Roberto fonseca has worked hard to earn his reputation as one of the most renowned and skillful cuban jazz pianists of his generation. Performance 4 july 2015 sekou is the son of guinean kora virtuoso m.
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