I was lucky enough to hear a few tracks from "Sone' Ka-La" shortly prior to its US release. I instantly knew that it was potentially going to change some things in several seemingly unrelated musical genres SIMULTANEOUSLY (pretty uncommon nowadays - a time when most music tends to be fairly compartmentalized)... Jacques grew up in Guadeloupe, French Antilles - a land where "zouk" (literally meaning party) is the popular music, both with the younger & older generations... Zouk, or "Kompa" is a highly specific brand of groove-based dance music that originated in Haiti before spreading its influence to the greater French Caribbean - most notably Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominique, St. Lucia, etc...
The music on "Sone' Ka-La" is unmistakably influenced by the sounds of Jacques' upbringing (an entire musical universe in itself), but these flavors are only a fraction of what this project represents. Jacques is now an "A-List," world-renowned NYC-based jazz saxophonist, regularly performing with the likes of Roy Hargrove, Erykah Badu, Eric Benet, Meshell N'degeocello, Mario Canonge, James Hurt, Danilo Perez, Soulive, Ari Hoenig & David Gilmore, to name a few...
All of Jacques' "envelope-pushing" musical tendencies converge with mind-blowing success on this musical suite -- "Sone' Ka-La" IS indeed a complete, cohesive work & should be listened to in the order that the artist intended, from begininning to end (although the tracks do stand well on their own)...This is, to me, the work of a top-tier musician's lifetime - Jacques Schwarz-Bart has created a masterpiece.-Ken Watters
(jazz trumpeter / Summit recording artist / Tabou Combo bandmate / general fan)
31 Mar
Sone Ka-La by Jacques Schwarz-Bart
- Written by Ken Watters
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- Artist / Group Name: Jacques Schwarz-Bart
- CD Title: Sone Ka-La
- Genre: World Music
- Year Released: 2007
- Record Label: Emarcy
- Tracks: 1. Papale 2. Sone Ka-La 3. Love - (with Stephanie McKay) 4. Toumblak - (with Jean-Pierre Coquerel) 5. Ascent 6. Drum And Bass 7. Deshabille - (with Jacob Desvarieux) 8. Chains, The 9. Gwoka - (with Jean-Pierre Coquerel) 10. Padjanbel 11. Descent 12. Pe La - (with Admiral T) 13. Lewoz / Sone Ka-La
- Musicians: Jacques Schwarz-Bart: Tenor and Soprano Saxes, Flute, Guitar on 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 12, Vocals on 4, 10, Triangle on 1, 12, Mouthdrums on 1, 4, 9, 13.Lionel Loueke: Guitar, except for 3, 7. Vocals on 9.Milan Milanovic: Piano and RhodesMark Kelley: Bass on 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 12Patrice Blanchard: Bass on 7 & 9Vicente Archer: Acoustic Bass on 5 & 11Sonny Troupé: Markè drums, Mouth drums, Chacha except for 6, 10, 11Olivier Juste: Boula Drums, Mouth drums, Chacha, except for 6 & 11Abou Diarrassouba: Djembe on 6 & 11, Mouthdrums on 13Daniel Sadownik: Djembe on 6, Congas on 11, Toy Percussions on 3, 5, 10, 11, Mouth drums on 13Simone Schwarz-Bart: Voice and poetry on 13Stephanie Mckay: Lead vocal on 3Jean-Pierre Coquerel: Lead vocal on 4 & 9, Mouth drums on 2 & 4Jacob Desvarieux: Lead Vocal on 7AdmiralT; Lead vocal on 12
- Label Website: http://www.emarcy.com
- Rating: Five Stars
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