Paco Séry Group at Marni Jazz Festival at

A beats wizard and inimitable multi-instrumentalist, Paco Séry is known as the emperor of rhythm, the genius of groove. Over the last 50 years, he has shared stages the world over with Nina Simone, Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter, Salif Keita, Marvin Gaye, to name but a few.
He says that his drums have enabled him to cross racial and political barriers, that they speak the universal language. Whether he’s speaking or playing, there’s always rhythm, the rhythm of his Africa, ancestral and modern, that pulses in his veins.
A frenetic beat, unbridled spontaneity, pure generosity, this drummer with a Grammy* under his belt lives and breathes his music....

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A beats wizard and inimitable multi-instrumentalist, Paco Séry is known as the emperor of rhythm, the genius of groove. Over the last 50 years, he has shared stages the world over with Nina Simone, Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter, Salif Keita, Marvin Gaye, to name but a few.
He says that his drums have enabled him to cross racial and political barriers, that they speak the universal language. Whether he’s speaking or playing, there’s always rhythm, the rhythm of his Africa, ancestral and modern, that pulses in his veins.
A frenetic beat, unbridled spontaneity, pure generosity, this drummer with a Grammy* under his belt lives and breathes his music.
For his exclusive concert in Belgium, expect fire, energy, rhythms, explosions, colour, Africa, funk, jazz, hip hop, R&B.

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