Guillaume Barraud Quartet at Rich Mix

“We had Shakti and the Mahavishnu Orchestra in the 70’s, and more recently Mukta in France, which has mixed jazz and sitar. The Guillaume Barraud Quartet renews and modernizes the Indo-Jazz fusion genre.”
“This quartet is a kind of flying carpet”

Refracting the spirit of India through the prism of jazz, Guillaume Barraud launches Arcana: The Indo-Jazz Sessions (on Riverboat) finding a sound that floats timelessly whilst bubbling with restlessly energy; setting the pure tones of the bansuri flutes against hard-edged electric guitar and moody, grooving bass and drums....

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“We had Shakti and the Mahavishnu Orchestra in the 70’s, and more recently Mukta in France, which has mixed jazz and sitar. The Guillaume Barraud Quartet renews and modernizes the Indo-Jazz fusion genre.”
“This quartet is a kind of flying carpet”

Refracting the spirit of India through the prism of jazz, Guillaume Barraud launches Arcana: The Indo-Jazz Sessions (on Riverboat) finding a sound that floats timelessly whilst bubbling with restlessly energy; setting the pure tones of the bansuri flutes against hard-edged electric guitar and moody, grooving bass and drums.

Album Launch (Riverboat/World Music Network) and UK Premiere!

Barraud first started playing guitar at very young age, but it wasn’t until his encounter with the Indian music legend Hariprasad Chaurasia that he began to find his voice with the subtle and haunting sound of the Indian bamboo flute. Five years under Chaurasia’s guidance awakened the inspiration.

Guillaume Barraud: bansuri flutes Tam de Villiers: electric guitar Johann Berby: bass guitar (Trilok Gurtu Group) Xavier Rogé: drums (Ibrahim Maalouf Quintet)

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