Saturday 10th OctoberRazzmatazz 2 - €23.00
MULATU ASTATKE & THE HELIOCENTRICS
Mulatu Astatke is one of Ethiopia’s most respected musicians. Back in the 60’s he pioneered the genre of Ethio-Jazz, which blossomed during the “Swinging Addis” period - effortlessly combining western funk and jazz with traditional Ethiopian folk and African styles. He worked on the definitive series of “Ethiopique” albums & even composed the movie soundtrack for Jim Jarmusch’s “Broken Flowers”.
The Heliocentrics are a UK collective of incredibly talented musicians, influenced equally by Sun Ra and James Brown. They manage to fuse psychedelic jazz with Eastern sounds & contemporary hip-hop beats. Last year the Red Bull Music Academy brought them all together for a highly acclaimed show at Cargo in London, which was achieved with only one advance rehearsal. This was followed by a Gilles Peterson session at the BBC, and then the release of an album “Inspiration Information” (Strut Records) in March 09.
Their performance at this years’ Sonar Festival, was definitely the highlight of the weekend for funk, jazz and African music fans. Mulatu Astake’s radiant personality and skilful vibes playing
coupled with The Heliocentrics deft musicianship and spontaneity, won the crowd’s warm appreciation, despite some serious problems with the venue’s PA system – which kept cutting out at inopportune moments. No such problems are likely at Razzmatazz – so if you like your music with a deep and soulful groove , coupled with some brilliant musicianship, then this is definitely the concert for you.
Roger C (Miniguide Barcelona, October 2009)
Mulatu Astatke is one of Ethiopia’s most respected musicians. Back in the 60’s he pioneered the genre of Ethio-Jazz, which blossomed during the “Swinging Addis” period - effortlessly combining western funk and jazz with traditional Ethiopian folk and African styles. He worked on the definitive series of “Ethiopique” albums & even composed the movie soundtrack for Jim Jarmusch’s “Broken Flowers”.
The Heliocentrics are a UK collective of incredibly talented musicians, influenced equally by Sun Ra and James Brown. They manage to fuse psychedelic jazz with Eastern sounds & contemporary hip-hop beats. Last year the Red Bull Music Academy brought them all together for a highly acclaimed show at Cargo in London, which was achieved with only one advance rehearsal. This was followed by a Gilles Peterson session at the BBC, and then the release of an album “Inspiration Information” (Strut Records) in March 09.
Their performance at this years’ Sonar Festival, was definitely the highlight of the weekend for funk, jazz and African music fans. Mulatu Astake’s radiant personality and skilful vibes playing
coupled with The Heliocentrics deft musicianship and spontaneity, won the crowd’s warm appreciation, despite some serious problems with the venue’s PA system – which kept cutting out at inopportune moments. No such problems are likely at Razzmatazz – so if you like your music with a deep and soulful groove , coupled with some brilliant musicianship, then this is definitely the concert for you.
Roger C (Miniguide Barcelona, October 2009)
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