Open to the world, beyond the borders, break down barriers, overcome the musical genres decompartmentalize music are constants musical journey Fabrizio Cassol. Founding member and composer of Aka Moon, it does has been consistently more projects that are many openings and encounters with cultures and musical styles sometimes far removed from what constitutes jazz crucible. And Strange Fruit is probably the synthesis of which is his only profession of faith: the love of music, she comes to us from the depths of Africa, it has its roots in these countries, which marked by decades of slavery and racism, have witnessed the birth of jazz, it expresses the desire for freedom, harmony and beauty, it proclaims the faith of the man Jesus, God or in all humanity. And to serve the music, Fabrizio Cassol gathered around him women and men with whom he has a loyalty, complicity, a long-standing friendship.
Strange Fruit is a major and unique work, magnifying the extraordinary voice like that of Oumou Sangaré full of emotion and sensitivity on a sublime Soukira without moderation so this song takes you on edge, that of Mc Claren Fadden who returns with beauty and majesty that is the classic Strange Fruit and gives us the thrill of a Jesus Shet which comes from pity, this unique piece created by Fabrizio Cassol from the St. Matthew Passion by JS Bach, and even that of Marie Daulne of Zaps Mamas in interpreting both profound and sensitive of a song (I Can not Sleep Tonight) that seems to have been written for her. And impossible not to the beautiful silent Some Days sung by David Linx particularly inspired, supported by Eric Legnini equal to itself, that is to say with a virtuosity and a sense of rhythm that flow source. And what of these variations on the theme of Strange Fruit mixing soul, jazz, classical music, African rhythms .... All these voices are magnified course served by outstanding musicians who are fully in this open approach and fusion of genres. It is therefore not surprising to find around Fabrizio Cassol, Aka Moon of his accomplices in the person of Stéphane Galland and Michel Hartzigeorgiou, or Magic Malik, Manu Kodja, the brothers of Black Machine Sissoko and cited Eric Legnini totally involved in this project, both as accompanist and co-producer. And what a pleasure to hear him play the Hammond organ on the title If Jesus sung by Kris Dane, supported by the sublime voice of Melissa Givens. Moreover, the contribution of Choraline, the chorus of young voices of the Brussels Monnaie Theatre, is both one of the peculiarities and one of the great achievements of Strange Fruit. Real link between all these voices from different backgrounds, the choir brings a freshness and unity to the whole album, can not be stressed enough that shakes up genres: pop, jazz, classical singing, rhythm African, soul, jazz and even pygmy polyphony. And we especially keep talking about world music. Strange Fruit is demonstrating that if it is served by such talented musicians than integrated, there is only one music, one that, whatever its origin and the cultural soil in which it flourished, is for the best part of ourselves, one that helps shape the beauty of a world that badly needs.
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