CDs of Quinteto Astor (Belgium), Gino Sitson (Cameroon), David and the Circumstances (The Netherlands).
1/ Quinteto Astor.
Five musician friends: passionate, self-willed and creative. Each with their own background and interests, from classical music, folklore, jazz and blues to rock. Quinteto Astor plays a broad repertoire of old and new tangos. They were inspired by great masters like Astor Piazzolla and Horacio Salgán. The quintet is always searching for a sound of its own: authentic and with appreciation for historical background but also groovy with a colour of its own.
CD: En Bruselas by Quinteto Astor.
Label: Homerecords (2014), code: 4446116.
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2/ Gino Sitson.
The awarded vocal virtuosa Gino Sitson, who lives in New York, is from Bamileke, a region of Cameroon, Central Africa. His family stems from a long line of musicians and his mother is a singer and choral conductor. Gino Sitson is a pioneer of a new generation of multicultural influenced African musicians. His musical project is a combination of jazz, gospel, blues and traditional African polyphony, polyrhythm and melodies.
CD: VoiString by Gino Sitson.
Label: Buda Records (2014), code: 4707155.
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3/ David and the Circumstances.
The Dutch singer-songwriter David Groeneweg writes songs about existential questions, light, darkness and the twilight in between. His lyrics float between the vague boundary of the ‘I’ and ‘the circumstances’, the river and the sea, perfection and imperfection. The sounds of guitar and piano support his poetic message.
CD: This Part of Me by David and the Circumstances.
Label: Elevate Records (2014), code: EV0014.
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