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Peace. |
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| Location: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Country: |  Canada |
| Last Login: | May 12, 2008 (602 days back) |
About Me |
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| Booking Inquiries Europe Jules de Lattre @ The Agency Group email: julesdelattre@theagencygroup.com Canada and the rest of the world Pierre Chretien @ The Souljazz Orchestra email: souljazz@hotmail.com ---------- Legend has it that, in the mid-sixties, James Brown's exposure to West African highlife music led him to transform his already potent brand of soul into a new music now referred to as funk. Likewise, during his 1969 trip to the United States, Fela Kuti's introduction to American funk and soul, in particular the Godfather's own music, compelled him to reshape his highlife jazz into a controversial new style he would call afrobeat. Noticing this undeniable link, the Souljazz Orchestra thus decided to bridge the gap between the worlds of funk and afrobeat, all the while staying open to the exploration of related genres, from boogaloo to soul, from highlife to jazz. Combined with lyrics touching on politics and spirituality, the result is raw, powerful groove like you've never heard before. Formed in 2002, the Ottawa-based band has since had the honour of sharing the stage with Femi Kuti, Dele Sosimi (of Fela Kuti’s Egypt 80), Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Etta James, Saul Williams, Alpha YaYa Diallo, and more. The multicultural, multilingual and multigender group has played hundreds of concerts across North America and Europe, from Paris to Montreal, from Brooklyn to Marseille. Now, with more international dates in the works, the Souljazz Orchestra is set to bring its earthquaking afrofunk sound to the rest of the world. The group released its last album, Freedom No Go Die, in September of 2006. This high-energy release, featuring the vocal stylings of Rwandan/Burundian musician Mighty Popo, has created quite a stir on the international DJ scene: "firing horns, funky keyboards and polyrhythmic beats to rock dance floors" enthused Straight No Chaser, "a sound as tight as the power fists that adorn the cover" raved Exclaim. IDJ has also sung the album's praises: "A marching groove and firing horns evoke not only the spirit of a certain Mr. Anikulapo-Kuti, but also a packed shrine going nuts. Amazing stuff." The listeners of Gilles Peterson's BBC radio show actually voted the album's opening track, Mista President, as one of the top ten tracks of the year. Not surprisingly, the album was quickly picked up by the Toronto-based Do Right! label. Despite its hectic touring schedule, the band is also currently recording a new album, set to be released in mid-2008. Needless to say, the Souljazz Orchestra will be a group to keep an eye on during the next little while... "That's made for music, that is! Souljazz Orchestra, from Canada!" - Gilles Peterson, BBC Radio 1, UK CDs can be purchased through CD Baby ( Freedom No Go Die ) and other online stores. A 7-inch vinyl of Mista President/Insurrection is available through various online stores. Individual tracks can be downloaded through iTunes ( Freedom No Go Die ). |
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Music:Member Since: 6/24/2006Band Website: souljazzorchestra.com Band Members: The Souljazz Orchestra: ZAKARI FRANTZ: vocals, alto & soprano sax, flute RAY MURRAY: vocals, baritone & alto sax STEVE PATTERSON: vocals, tenor sax PIERRE CHRETIEN: vocals, electric piano, clavinet, organ PHILIPPE LAFRENIERE: vocals, drums MARIELLE RIVARD: vocals, shekere All members play percussion as well. Influences: Fela Kuti, James Brown, Manu Dibango, The Meters, Mulatu Astatke, Pharoah Sanders, Le Tout-Puissant Orchestre Poly-Rythmo. Sounds Like: Freedom No Go Die Buy CD Download on iTunes Record Label: Do Right! Music Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Afro-beat / Funk / Jazz) |
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My Blog |
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France Tour |
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| All right, so we'll be touring France at the end of November. For some reason, one of the many bugs in MySpace won't let us post the venue names on our list of concerts... If you'd like to... Posted by The Souljazz Orchestra on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:43:00 PST |
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Road Warriors |
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| So we just finished our summer Canadian tour, it was a little hectic, but it was a blast... Montreal Jazz Fest was crazy, lots of people... Ottawa Jazz Fest the next morning was a differen... Posted by The Souljazz Orchestra on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:15:00 PST |
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Revolution .9 / Babylon / JB |
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| Hey, looks like "Mista President" made it to the #9 spot on Gilles Peterson's Best of 2006 list. We weren't expecting that... Thanks to all those that voted.
By the way, Souljazz is p... Posted by The Souljazz Orchestra on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 07:31:00 PST |
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"Mista President" up for track of the year! |
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| The first song on our new album, "Mista President", is up for "Track of the Year" on Gilles Peterson's BBC site... Help us out, drop your vote, it only takes a second:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio... Posted by The Souljazz Orchestra on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 10:46:00 PST |
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Souljazz & Gilles Peterson |
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| Just found out Gilles Peterson threw in the Souljazz Orchestra's "Mista President" on his BBC Radio One show in London last Sunday... Had some nice comments about the band too: "Made for music, ... Posted by The Souljazz Orchestra on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 08:24:00 PST |
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Our new CD is now available on-line from CDBaby! - http://cdbaby.com/souljazzorch2 |
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| You can now get "Freedom No Go Die" on-line from CD Baby!
Just follow the link below:
http://cdbaby.com/souljazzorch2
Posted by The Souljazz Orchestra on Wed, 30 Aug 2006 02:17:00 PST |
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Boom Boom! |
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| Man, we had a good night last night... Played Bluesfest with Alanna Stuart, opened up for John Lee Hooker Jr. and Etta James. We did our regular Thursday night gig at the Babylon after, an... Posted by The Souljazz Orchestra on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 09:45:00 PST |
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Kick Off |
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| All right, well Souljazz finally got onto the Myspace bandwagon... We'll see how this goes. The songs that we have up are from our upcoming album, "Freedom No Go Die", which will be a... Posted by The Souljazz Orchestra on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 12:40:00 PST |
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Do Right! Music, John Kong, PEOPLE PROJECT, Zakari Frantz, Marielle, Maikë Murray Maas, QUESORTE, Alanna, ZATTAR, Gilles Peterson, Kobo Town, FANGA, James Brown, Fela Kuti (October 15, 1938 - August 2, 1997) RIP, Seun Anikulapo Kuti @ Fela's Egypt 80, Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra, Mulatu Astatke, Pharoah Sanders, WOODYSHAW.COM, Herbie Hancock, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, ANTIBALAS, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Budos Band, The Big Chill, DJ DemonAngel, DEVILZ-SPECIEZ, panda 06 production, Future Elements Recordings, NUFUNK CONCERTS, Yann Thom, LA PIEUVRE, Selecter the Punisher, Eric Tchaikovskiy, CLH, Palapa (got Groove?), TEROE ..THE CRATES/UNIVERSOUL, GLITCH!, Pierre B., Adam White, Victor Démé, cosmic groove, Pipped At The Post Productions, Ana, Dana, Afropop, Natalia Lafourcade, Cuneyt KarayalcIn, KWAK, Crank Radio, SKANKYTONE, Fabiola Cuomo, Groovalizacion DJ’s, La Chilanga Habanera, thehollywoods, Fourbes, JiBuS, Jet TricKs, NESS from GetUpandThink, Mike Stellar, BAm BAm, Joerg Arfert & Tim Edelmann, DJ MASTA CONGA, Atone, Dj Boogaloo Harlem Funk Trotters [aka DJ GreenFly], TALENTS D’ARTISTES, grillo
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