A fresh and original quintet where music means pleasure. Dazibao amazes, breaks the rhythms, knows how to reinvent itself in a single song. Dazibao's music is hard to specify as it approaches a festive ‘euro-oriental' folk atmosphere. The successful fusion of Sophie Cavez and Jonathan de Neck diatonic accordions' intermixes emotions of an extraordinary journey.
Nacreous buttons and bellows create a dance universe and a voluble listening. At the centre of this acoustic universe experienced personalities evolve in already proven paths.
The second release by this wonderful Belgian ensemble (now a quintet) will
surely garner as much acclaim as their previous CD, Alma. The diatonic
accordions of Sophie Cavez and Jonathan de Neck are still in the
forefront, musically and compositionally, but this 2007 release offers a
more confident ensemble sound, a little richer in jazz roots while still
solidly enthralled the folk roots of their region. Exceptional music from
an exceptional ensemble, once again.
Press from the record label:
Dazibao's music is hard to specify as it approaches a festive
'euro-oriental' folk atmosphere. The successful fusion of Sophie Cavez and
Jonathan de Neck diatonic accordions' intermixes emotions of an
extraordinary journey.
Nacreous buttons and bellows create a dance universe and a voluble
listening. At the centre of this acoustic universe experienced
personalities evolve in already proven paths.
This project has already been polished up (Dranouter folkfestival, Flagey,
Euritmix, Festival de Saint-Chartier, Bozar, Festival d'art de Huy...)
with Dazibao's first album 'Alma'. It was born from an encounter of the
diatonic accordions crossbred with some Flamenco touches and eastern
resonances with slight arabesques and impaired rhythms of the Balkans of
Karim Baggili's guitar. All this sustained by the numerous percussions
(darbouka, pandeiro, udu, cajon,...) of Jo Zanders.
Dazibao is now presenting a brand new repertoire with the release of its
second album 'E40'! With Emmanuel Baily at the electro-acoustic guitar and
Vincent Noiret at the double bass. A fresh and original quintet where
music means pleasure. Dazibao amazes, breaks the rhythms, knows how to
reinvent itself in a single song. Diatonist seeds' to expose in the wind.
Tracklist:
01. Cheesy mum
02. La danse du Bonze
03. Côte Ouest
04. Sylvie
05. Cactus Loco
06. Batman
07. Les survivants
08. L&V
09. La flûte à six schtroumpfs
Sophie Cavez - accordeon diatonique
Jonathan De Neck - accordeon diatonique
Emmanuel Baily - guitare
Jo Zanders - percussions
Vincent Noiret - double bass
Guests:
Steven De Bruyn - Harmonica
Karoline De La Serna - voice