Their two instruments, the kemence and the double bass are the smallest and the tallest instruments played with bows and they together astonishingly and naturally sound as a complete orchestra. Their music is fed by eastern, mediterranean and latin influences, inspired by the lyrical expression and the deep chant from the tradition of Oriental Maqam and Andalusian Cante Jondo and based on their own compositions. Renaud García-Fons met Derya Türkan when they played together with famous turkish Ney player Kudsi Erguner in 2006.Īfter all these years, they simply and obviously had the envy to record together again. RENAUD GARCIA-FONS & DERYA TÜRKAN - SILK MOON Camino de Sed (dedicated to Paco de Lucia) 3'30 Michel Perrier - Renaud García-Fons five strings double bassĩ. Power and sensuality, pure emotions distilled with panache by this duet, running out of the standards.
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A music born under the sun, imbued with the whole heritage of flamenco, generous range of rhythmic atmospheres, evocative melodies, that carries with it the impetuosity of the torrent and the serenity of the great river. Renaud Garcia Fons and Dorantes are both of this kind inevitable, their meeting was transcendent and it is a huge privilege to witness this. You can also meet fellow travelers, virtuoso alchemists animated by the same desire to sublimate their art. If you get out of the paths on which everyone walks, you necessarily end up by arriving where nobody else has stepped. Paseo a dos, a virtuoso album travelling from jazz to flamenco RENAUD GARCIA-FONS & DORANTES - PASEO A DOS Mixad Studio Arcoluz, Villemomble - France Recorded Studio Dorantes, Sévilla - Spain Renaud García-Fons five strings double bassĤ. Groove and poetry, nostalgia and pure cheek….an ode to humanity From the busy,bustling Montmartre en Courant to the achingly moving Le long de la Seine. A nose-tapping tip of the hat to Prévert, Doisneau, Michel Simon. I was listening to Satie and Debussy long before I heard Munir Bashir…”Īnd what we get are eleven discreet Parisian scenes. “ If I only made Mediterranean or oriental music, I’d be limiting myself I’ve got more than that in my luggage. Here he’s following the chronology of a multi-faceted city from the 19th. Known for his mastery of flamenco, his musical expeditions to India and the East, his love for the Mediterranean basin, Renaud Garcia-Fons felt the need to go elsewhere. The underlying idea, essential to the Garcia-Fons credo, being “ to create a kind of chamber music, to play together, searching for nuances and sound textures from an acoustic base”. The title is from the book by Ajar/Gary, which tells of “ the extraordinary bond between a little Arab orphan and a Jewish mama”.įor this project Garcia-Fons has brought together David Venitucci (accordion) and Stephen Caracci (vibes and percussion) accomplices in innovation and experimentation on the margins of jazz. It was perhaps inevitable that one day, the intrepid musical explorer Renaud Garcia-Fons would come back his native Paris, cosmopolitan capital, cultural crossroads for artists of all nationalities to which city the Franco-Catalan bassist dedicates his new album La vie devant soi. Recorded and mixed Studio Arcoluz, Villemomble. Here the double bass sounds like a ney, the theorbo like a setar.īoth voices are heard, yet the rich combination of timbres and modes of playing are ever renewed in the orchestrations.įarangi, the foreigner in Persian, the traveler coming from west, wishes to celebrate and share this natural connection, the pleasure of soul that connects different music styles, as a universal language speaking to everyone’s heart. The repertoire of 19 short pieces, primarily original compositions, are miniatures, describing imaginary travel to a cultural crossroads. The love for melody, for the rhythms of ancient traditions, for modal music expression, combine to give this project its unique sound. Their music has been enriched over time, each musician bringing unique experiences and passions for early music, jazz, and oriental music in the broadest sense. Renaud Garcia-Fons & Claire Antonini, two exceptional musicians, formed a duo several years ago. Recorded and mixed Studio Arcoluz, Villemomble Renaud Garcia-Fons : 5 string double bass (Oriental bass model by Jean Auray), percussion on double bass, compositions and arrangementsĬlaire Antonini : theorbo by Klaus Jacobsen, 13 course baroque lute by Paul Thomson, soprano lute by Didier Jarny
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