Conti Bilong — Jazz Explorer at 38 Riv

From modern bop to makossa, from swing to mangambeu, from jazz ballads to forest songs, virtuoso drummer Conti Bilong explores new musical horizons. With his new trio, influenced by the likes of Duke Ellington and Eboa Lotin, he presents the album JAZZ EXPLORER, featuring resolutely modern compositions and arrangements.They offer an abundant, poetic and rhythmic universe, where traditional African science and modernity intermingle, in the image of the contemporary world. Eric Montigny on piano adds a unique harmonic touch, and Gabriel Pierre on double bass completes the package with a lyrical groove....

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From modern bop to makossa, from swing to mangambeu, from jazz ballads to forest songs, virtuoso drummer Conti Bilong explores new musical horizons. With his new trio, influenced by the likes of Duke Ellington and Eboa Lotin, he presents the album JAZZ EXPLORER, featuring resolutely modern compositions and arrangements.They offer an abundant, poetic and rhythmic universe, where traditional African science and modernity intermingle, in the image of the contemporary world. Eric Montigny on piano adds a unique harmonic touch, and Gabriel Pierre on double bass completes the package with a lyrical groove.

Du bop moderne au makossa, du swing au mangambeu, de la ballade jazz aux chants de la forêt, le batteur virtuose Conti Bilong explore de nouvelles contrées musicales. Avec son nouveau trio, influencé aussi bien par Duke Ellington ou Eboa Lotin, il présente l'album JAZZ EXPLORER où les compositions et les arrangements sont résolument modernes.Ils proposent un univers foisonnant, poétique et rythmique, où la science traditionnelle africaine et la modernité s’entremêlent, à l’image du monde contemporain. Eric Montigny au piano apporte une touche harmonique unique, et Gabriel Pierre à la contrebasse complète le tout avec un groove lyrique

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