Born usurper or genius innovator? The question arises with this first album by Sangit, a
percussionist and producer from Israel, who composes and gathers around himself skilled
musicians from Iran and Congo, Ethiopia and Morocco, Burkina Faso and, of course,
mandatory Mali. Eager to please everyone, but first and foremost himself – clearly – the
director brings together 11 voices in succession for an album in nine languages. That‘s
how you do it! There’s even a song in French (a nice surprise!), “Emotiodanse”, a rather
cheerful and optimistic song, which repeats, “I don’t have enough words to say what I
feel”, a bit as Manu Chao would’ve done. The most interesting thing is that there is no
unique recipe here, but rather a chef who spices things up and has fun over the stove,
with guests all tempted by the challenge and adventure. Afrobeat and Afro-funk still
seem to be the dominant colours for the first half of the matter, from the title track to the
first single “Turn Your Head to the Light”. There are also old-school waves emanating
from the studio, trumpet solos and especially very jazzy flutes – we can even hear gnawa
sounds, Mandinka soul, some vintage keyboards and retro electric R&B guitars. A
standout here is “Child of a War”, a desert blues jam as slow as it is bewitching.
Latest 360 Content
Interview Rock/Electronic/Experimental / Contemporary/expérimental / contemporain/Pop
At Annie-Claude Deschênes’ table: between utensils & sound experimentation
By Louise Jaunet
Concert review
Université de Montréal | Jean-François Rivest’s Grandiose Farewell
By Elena Mandolini
Interview classique/Jazz/Classical
OSL | Naomi Woo | Musique du Nouveau Monde
By Alexandre Villemaire
Album review classique/Jazz 2024
Nadia Labrie – Flute Passion – Claude Bolling : Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio
By Frédéric Cardin
Album review Classical/classique 2024
David Jalbert – Prokofiev : Piano Sonatas vol. II
By Frédéric Cardin
Interview Rock/Electronic/Pop/Jazz
Hawa B or not Hawa B ? “sadder but better” EP answers the question !
By Alain Brunet
Concert review classique/Classical/Africa
Abel Selaocoe: the wind that blows away
By Frédéric Cardin
Album review Rock 2024