Omar Sosa Quarteto AfroCubano
Garana Jazz Festival 2017
21st edition
July 8th
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Omar Sosa - piano
Childo Tomas - electric bass
Leandro Saint-Hill - sahophone, flute
Lukmil Perez - drums
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Running from the 6-9th of July, the 21st edition of the Garana Jazz Festival saw the jazz world descending on its location near the Garana village, high in the Semenic Mountains, Romania. Obviously, the artistic credibility and the creative energy were the hallmarks of this year's edition as the festival boasted enormous audience attendance during the four days. This year the festival presented a wide spectrum of artists from the jazz world and beyond, ranging from well- established artists or high voltage star power complemented with up and coming musicians and emerging local talents. As such it was a stirring showcase of first class music where the selection of artists was diverse and of a caliber that is not often experienced elsewhere in the region.
The festival featured jazz from around the globe and it welcomed Cuban pianist Omar Sosa's Quarteto AfroCubano. Dressed in vivid white garb he walked on stage slowly and played slowly on the piano and was backed by a very able and versatile band. His music is evidently inspired by Cuba's rich musical traditions which he married with a varied number of sources within the jazz spectrum and beyond. Within his music, there are traces of various strands of African music and its diaspora which he juxtaposes into something unique where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, but its heartbeat is definitely Cuban. The band gave a rollicking performance with its diverse and imaginative repertoire where they played their wonderful compositions and also sang.
- Garana Jazz Festival 2017 review • Allaboutjazz.com by
Nenad Georgievski
Video: Radio Timișoara
More info: www.garana-jazz.ro
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