Description
The music played by Moussa Cissokho (Senegal), Jan Galega Brönniman (Switzerland) and Omri Hason (Israel) is a reminiscence of the art of telling stories. The trio plays music in the tension between traditional and modern music from Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The sparkling sound of Kora (African string instrument with 22 strings) meets the warm tone of bass clarinet and oriental percussion.
The album “Al nge taa” is the first release of the trio. It means “let’s move” in Madinka, a language spoken in Gambia, Mali and Senegal. The songs are written by the three musicians and reflect their different backgrounds. Listening to their music is an adventure thanks to the mix of different musical traditions and a great specter of melodies and rhythms.
Jan Galega Brönniman, contraalto and bass clarinets, soprano sax
Moussa Cissokho, kora, vocals, space drum
Omri Hason, percussion, hang, kalimba
Jan Galega Brönniman works as a freelance musician (saxophones, clarinets and electronics) and composer. He has been on stage for many years and is known for his collaborative projects. As a composer and musician he has worked with, among others: Nils Petter Molvær, Sidsel Endresen, Pierre Favre, Saadet Türkös, Eddie Floyd, Eivind Aarset, Baba Salah, Aly Keïta and Kenny Werner. On tours all over the world he is best known as front man for Brink Man Ship and the collaboration with the trio A.Spell. http://jangalegabroennimann.ch/
Moussa Cissokho from Senegal is a talented and trained kora-performer, singer and composer. Born and raised in a traditional griot family he learned to play by his fathers teaching from a young age traveling to play at traditional ceremonies in Senegal. At the age of 13, he was selected for the national ballet in Senegal. He toured all over Europe, Asia, America and Africa. Moussa Cissokho now lives in Austria and works with various musicians in Africa and Europe.
Omri Hason was born and raised in Israel. He started playing drums when he was ten, first with drum sets and later more and more hand drums: Zarb, darbuka, and frame drum. A multicultural environment became a strong impetus to his musical development. Later he was influenced by the rhythmic language of India and years of studies with the Iranian drummer Djamchid Chemirani. Since 1986 he has lived in Switzerland where he has taught music, recorded music and played in various jazz and world music contexts. Omri established the groups “Kedem Ensemble” and “Modus Quartet”, both of which have musicians from many different music cultures. http://www.omrihason.ch/
