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Lena & The Deep Soul present «Burn»

Sorry, this entry is only available in FR.Après le succès de son dernier album "Burn", sorti en mars 2013 chez Deep Music/ Musicast, l'excellent groupe de soul/ funk montpelliérain "Léna & the Deep Soul" se produira sur la scène du New Morning le jeudi 27 février, lors de la soirée Soul Successions. A cette occasion le groupe sort son nouvel opus en vinyle (disponible depuis fin janvier chez Musicast) afin de régaler tous les fans du genre ! ***** "CaLENAmity Jane et ses acolytes s’entendent comme larrons en funk. Elle, rêvant depuis toujours de braquer les wagons du Soul Train. Eux, 6 brigands et leurs instruments, chercheurs de pépites rare grooves. En trois ans, Léna et « ses Chic Types » sont devenus incontournables sur la scène méridionale. De concerts bouillants en premières parties de grands (Brand New Heavies, Kid Créole, Brooklyn Funk Essentials, Martha High), ils savent chauffer à blanc tous les publics. Un premier album original sorti en 2013, aux vibes soul et furies funk, emballe les critiques souvent peu élogieux du Made in France. Rythmique imparable, riffs psychédéliques et chants à toute épreuve promettent un show jouissif à la conquête de Paris." Etienne NEE DUPUY, organisateur Soul Successions LA PRESSE EN PARLE : "La scène montpelliéraine revit sous l’impulsion de musiciens talentueux, Léna and The Deep soul s’inscrit dans cette mouvance d’une soul colorée, un album très attendu" L’Express magazine, janvier 2012 "La voix seventies de Léna réveille le groove qui dort en chacun de nous. Créé à Montpellier le groupe Léna and The Deep soul sort son premier album qui s’annonce déjà comme l’une des révélations de l’année !" 20 Minutes , mars 2013 "Le groupe montpelliérain Léna and The Deep Soul a les pieds fermement ancrés dans le funk sous influence seventies et propose pour son premier album un répertoire original, accrocheur, dansant, qui contribue à en faire un des disques les plus intéressants du trimestre" Soul Bag, mars 2013 (3 étoiles) "A noter une scène soul/funk montpelliéraine qui produit des groupes prometteurs comme Léna and The Deep Soul : L’équation magique !!" Keyboard Recording, juillet 2011 INFOS : Site : lenaandthedeepsoul.com Facebook : Lenaandthedeepsoul Clip "Out of Control" Le New Morning 7-9 Rue des Petites Ecuries, Paris 10e Horaire : 20h Tarif : 16 € Site : www.newmorning.com
6 February 2014

Pierre Bensusan on tour for his 40-year career

Back in 1974, Pierre Bensusan was cutting his teeth as a performer on the folk scene in Paris and other cities in France when one of his idols, banjo great Bill Keith, offered him his first official paying gig ever touring Western Europe with his bluegrass band. The French-Algerian upstart, humbly launching a four decade career which would earn him worldwide renown as the “Mozart of Guitar,” was hired to play mandolin. But when Keith heard his groundbreaking approach to the acoustic guitar, he decided to allow Bensusan a few key spotlights on that instrument. Decades later, when Bensusan was looking for potential finishing touches for “Encore”, his ambitious and expansive retrospective collection celebrating 40 years as a globetrotting live performer, he discovered a reel to reel tape with a Swiss National Radio recording of a concert in Lausanne from that tour. While the tireless troubadour’s original plan for the 3-CD set was to include tracks recorded between 1998 and 2013 in France, Canada, Ireland, Austria and especially the U.S. (where he regularly records), Bensusan decided to round out the 35-track set by starting “Disc 2” with a set of five titles from this show, including two bluegrass songs. Engineered in Los Angeles by Grammy winner Rich Breen, Encore also includes a handful of songs featuring Bensusan’s beautiful French language vocals (“Cordilliere” and “Pas Sage” among others) and wordless vocalese (“Bamboul’hiver”); two cuts with future Dream Theaterkeyboardist Jordan Rudess from a commissioned 1998 concert in Northern France that included a 200-piece children’s choir (including the previously unreleased “Anthem For The Ocean”); and the 18-minute setpiece “Celtic Medley.” In all, Encore features 11 tracks never previously released commercially in any form. INFORMATION Website: www.pierrebensusan.com Facebook: Pierre Bensusan Twitter: PBensusan Youtube: bensusanhq
6 February 2014

Moh! Kouyaté is back with the single “T’en vas pas, ça va pas”

Citizen of the world because of his status as a musician and Parisian at heart, Moh ! Kouyaté shares his vision of a new Africa. In Fé toki, his music inspired from the African continent is connected to the whole planet. He knows through his American and European concert tours that his music is a gift for getting message accross. In this new album, his voluble guitar takes us through a profusion of styles. Riffs soukouss on Dobogna, solo ndombolo on N’deymayo: the dancers on the stage jump in a Congolese style. Spacious melodies from Nenouna, a tribute to the heroes who worked and sacrificed themselves to make a better world for millions of Africans, develop into symphonic rock. Yet, no doubt that it is from Conakry, a cosmopolitan capital city that the singer draws inspiration. Sang in soussou, in malinké, in diakhanké, three languages nourish the rich culture of his home town. Moh’s songs continue the epic tales of music from Guinea in the wake of Sékou Bembeya Diabété, known as « Diamond fingers » or others like Sékouba Bambino. Enchanting chords from Fé toki follow the footsteps of Mandingo blues. From the banks of the Niger river to the Mississippi delta, the redeeming fate of this universal music gives back to the freed descendant from Africa their right to speak. Eyewitness to the marks left by segregation, he reinforces his link with African-American music which today is an important part of world culture. The revival of Africa seems like a self-evident fact. A journey in the heart of the Mandingo culture, Mayouama recovers the prestige of an art which has become mature within seven centuries. With Tala, both guitar and n’goni, subtle and punctilious, provide solutions to the migrants in search of an asylum land. Even if he gets inspiration from the rumours in the world, Moh ! Kouyaté never departs from the wisdom of a griot (djéli) whose function, transmitted in the family, aims at uniting the Mandingo society. The message from Fé toki shows that it is a matter of opinion in our globalized world. Work, sharing, success or gossips, let relativity guide our judgment, our action turn towards positive purposes. Moh ! Kouyaté gives us unambiguous words while entertaining us with his magnificient music. ***** INFORMATION: Website: mohkouyate.com Facebook: Mohmusic Youtube: mohkouyate
22 November 2013

Tie & the love Process presents “Love is not a waiting game”

Sorry, this entry is only available in FR.Tie & The Love Process se produira  en concert le 27 novembre 2013 au Studio de l’Ermitage (Paris 20) à l’occasion de la sortie numérique de « Life is not a waiting Game », premier EP du groupe. Portée par l’énergie ensorcelante de Tie, la formation propose une fusion novatrice et décloisonnée dans le paysage des musiques actuelles. Des compositions atypiques mélangeant habilement le mordant irrévérencieux du rock, la liberté du jazz, et un flow hip hop tenant autant du spoken word que du « Tassû », cette forme de joute oratoire du Sénégal. Poétesse contemporaine à l’attitude décalée et aux phrasés acérés, Ngnima "aka" Tie ouvre un nouvel espace sonore : « l’Afro-Space Poetry », nous invitant dans ses textes en Wolof, Sérère, Français et Anglais à « élargir nos horizons, entendre l’oraison de nos cœurs qui appellent toutes les formes de révolutions ». L’énergie remarquée de Tie lui a valu des collaborations avec des artistes comme Doctor L, Raashan Ahmad et plus récemment, avec Hiatus Kayoté. Tie & The Love Process vous propose, pour la sortie de son EP, une rencontre en toute intimité pour vous livrer en live et en substance "The Love Process Experience". Il y a urgence, life is not a waiting game... ***** INFOS : Site : tieandtheloveprocess.com Facebook : tieandtheloveprocess PROMOTION EN COLLABORATION AVEC EKIA BADOU / communication.ekiabadou@gmail.com
19 November 2013

Pierre Bensusan celebrates 40 years of scenes with “Encore” his triple album

Back in 1974, Pierre Bensusan was cutting his teeth as a performer on the folk scene in Paris and other cities in France when one of his idols, banjo great Bill Keith, offered him his first official paying gig ever touring Western Europe with his bluegrass band. The French-Algerian upstart, humbly launching a four decade career which would earn him worldwide renown as the “Mozart of Guitar,” was hired to play mandolin. But when Keith heard his groundbreaking approach to the acoustic guitar, he decided to allow Bensusan a few key spotlights on that instrument. Decades later, when Bensusan was looking for potential finishing touches for “Encore”, his ambitious and expansive retrospective collection celebrating 40 years as a globetrotting live performer, he discovered a reel to reel tape with a Swiss National Radio recording of a concert in Lausanne from that tour. While the tireless troubadour’s original plan for the 3-CD set was to include tracks recorded between 1998 and 2013 in France, Canada, Ireland, Austria and especially the U.S. (where he regularly records), Bensusan decided to round out the 35-track set by starting “Disc 2” with a set of five titles from this show, including two bluegrass songs. Engineered in Los Angeles by Grammy winner Rich Breen, Encore also includes a handful of songs featuring Bensusan’s beautiful French language vocals (“Cordilliere” and “Pas Sage” among others) and wordless vocalese (“Bamboul’hiver”); two cuts with future Dream Theaterkeyboardist Jordan Rudess from a commissioned 1998 concert in Northern France that included a 200-piece children’s choir (including the previously unreleased “Anthem For The Ocean”); and the 18-minute setpiece “Celtic Medley.” In all, Encore features 11 tracks never previously released commercially in any form. ***** INFORMATION Website: www.pierrebensusan.com Facebook: Pierre Bensusan Twitter: PBensusan Youtube: bensusanhq
13 August 2013

8th Gwoka Jazz Festival at The New Morning

Sorry, this entry is only available in FR.Hérité de la période esclavagiste et né dans les plantations guadeloupéennes le Gwoka est fortement marqué par ses sources africaines. C’est l’expression même de la culture guadeloupéenne et l’une des formes les plus créatives de la créolisation musicale en Caraïbe. Musique interdite pendant longtemps par L'Eglise, l'Ecole voire même sur les antennes radiophoniques, le Gwoka représente une tradition populaire exigeante, qui associe l'art du tambour, du chant et de la danse selon des règles et des rythmes précis, une expression créole très vivante, partagée par toutes les générations, surtout lors des « Léwoz », longs rassemblements nocturnes du vendredi soir. Le Gwoka alterne chant du soliste et réponse par un chœur et accorde une bonne place à l’improvisation. Le souhait de Reali Association est de créer un festival autour du Gwoka, partant du constat que c'est une musique que l'on entend peu à Paris et qui s’adresse encore à un public de connaisseurs. D'une saison à l'autre, la programmation est repensée en fonction de l’édition qui vient de se dérouler. L'idée étant d'associer le Jazz et le Gwoka deux musiques de douleur, nées dans les champs de coton et de cannes à sucre. Cette année 2013 verra se succéder sur la célèbre scène du New Morning les artistes Kan'nida, Indestwas Ka, Sonny Troupé Quartet, Thierry Fanfant et Vincent Ségal, Véronique Hermman Sambin Quartet, Fanny Bériaux et aussi Black Bazar. ***** INFOS Facebook : Gwoka Jazz Festival Adresse : New Morning 7 - 9 Rue des Petites Ecuries 75010 PARIS M° Château d’Eau Réservations : www.newmorning.com www.fnac.com www.billetreduc.com
4 June 2013

Moh ! Kouyaté presents “Cilo”

Citizen of the world because of his status as a musician and Parisian at heart, Moh ! Kouyaté shares his vision of a new Africa. In Fé toki, his music inspired from the African continent is connected to the whole planet. He knows through his American and European concert tours that his music is a gift for getting message accross. In this new album, his voluble guitar takes us through a profusion of styles. Riffs soukouss on Dobogna, solo ndombolo on N’deymayo: the dancers on the stage jump in a Congolese style. Spacious melodies from Nenouna, a tribute to the heroes who worked and sacrificed themselves to make a better world for millions of Africans, develop into symphonic rock. Yet, no doubt that it is from Conakry, a cosmopolitan capital city that the singer draws inspiration. Sang in soussou, in malinké, in diakhanké, three languages nourish the rich culture of his home town. Moh’s songs continue the epic tales of music from Guinea in the wake of Sékou Bembeya Diabété, known as « Diamond fingers » or others like Sékouba Bambino. Enchanting chords from Fé toki follow the footsteps of Mandingo blues. From the banks of the Niger river to the Mississippi delta, the redeeming fate of this universal music gives back to the freed descendant from Africa their right to speak. Eyewitness to the marks left by segregation, he reinforces his link with African-American music which today is an important part of world culture. The revival of Africa seems like a self-evident fact. A journey in the heart of the Mandingo culture, Mayouama recovers the prestige of an art which has become mature within seven centuries. With Tala, both guitar and n’goni, subtle and punctilious, provide solutions to the migrants in search of an asylum land. Even if he gets inspiration from the rumours in the world, Moh ! Kouyaté never departs from the wisdom of a griot (djéli) whose function, transmitted in the family, aims at uniting the Mandingo society. The message from Fé toki shows that it is a matter of opinion in our globalized world. Work, sharing, success or gossips, let relativity guide our judgment, our action turn towards positive purposes. Moh ! Kouyaté gives us unambiguous words while entertaining us with his magnificient music. ***** INFORMATION Website: mohkouyate.com Facebook: Mohmusic Youtube: mohkouyate Video clip “La Guinée”
13 May 2013