Great grooves from Sofi Hellborg -- a European musician, but one with a deep commitment to Afro Funk grooves! The style here is nicely divergent from Sofi's previous set with Tony Allen -- still strongly Afro funky at the roots, but with a bit more emphasis on jazzy passages too --not only Sofi's own work on alto and soprano sax, but also trombone, guitar, and keyboards from group members too. Sofi sings a bit on the record -- in sweet tones that are again a nice change from the usual Afro Funk revival record -- and the lyrics are often righteous, but without ever going too far over the top. Titles include "Mother Earth", "Maybe I Was Dreaming", "All The Signs", "Drumming Is Calling", "Tell Your Mama", "Cannot Stop To Play", and "Bottledance", which features some great instrumentation on glass bottles!” – Review on dustygroove.com.
Band Members:
Sofi Hellborg - alto& sopr. sax, flute, vocals & thumb piano.
Ola Åkerman - tromb, b.vox.
Magnus Lindeberg - guitar.
Ola Hedén - key,b.vox.
Sal Dibba - perc.
Mats Ingvarsson - bass,b.vox.
Jean-francois Ludovicus - drums,
Ed Epstein - bariton sax
Sofi Hellborg - alto& sopr. sax, flute, vocals & thumb piano.
Ola Åkerman - tromb, b.vox.
Magnus Lindeberg - guitar.
Ola Hedén - key,b.vox.
Sal Dibba - perc.
Mats Ingvarsson - bass,b.vox.
Jean-francois Ludovicus - drums,
Ed Epstein - bariton sax
Influences:
DollarBrand, Miriam Makeba, Don Cherry, Fela Kuti, James Brown, Ornette Coleman, Kenny Garrett, Miles Davis, Charlie Mingus, George Adams, Joshua Redman, Peps Bluesband, Paul Simon,The Commodores, The Neville brothers, pygmeé song, african music, musicianfriends of Paris..and many other music in the world.
TrackList:
01. Government Lies
02. Mother Earth
03. Maybe I Was Dreaming
04. My Love
05. It is Ok Now
06. All The Signs
07. Drumming Is Calling
08. Tell Your Mama
09. Cannot Stop To Play
10. Bottledance
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