Eggun, by Omar Sosa

Eggun

by Omar Sosa

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1.	Alejet 07:27	buy track
2.	Calling Eggun 06:22	buy track
3.	Interludio 00:33	buy track
4.	Angustiado Reprise 02:43	buy track
5.	Angustiado 07:42	buy track
6.	Interludio 01:05	buy track
7.	Rumba Connection 09:19	buy track
8.	Interludio IV 00:57	buy track
9.	So All Freddie 08:23	buy track
10.	Interludio 00:50	buy track
11.	Madre Mia 08:47	buy track
12.	Interludio II 00:36	buy track
13.	Alternativo Sketches 09:04	buy track
14.	Interludio I 00:56	buy track
15.	El Alba 08:49	buy track

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EGGUN: The Afri-Lectric Experience began as an Omar Sosa commission from the Barcelona Jazz Festival in 2009. The assignment: to compose and produce a tribute performance to Miles Davis’ classic recording, Kind Of Blue, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. Inspired by various musical elements and motifs from Kind Of Blue, Omar wrote a suite of music honoring the spirit of freedom in Davis’ seminal work. Featuring trumpet and two saxophones, Eggun provides a medium for musical elements from Africa to shape and develop the music. The resulting jazz textures are further enhanced by the subtle and expressi- ve use of electronic elements. At the heart of the recording is the spirit of Mother Africa. The featured horn players are Joo Kraus on trumpet (Germany), Leandro Saint-Hill on saxophones and flute (Cuba), and Peter Apfelbaum on saxophones and percussion (U.S.A.). Omar’s longtime rhythm section of Marque Gilmore on drums (U.S.A.) and Childo Tomas on electric bass (Mozambique) create the foundation.

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released February 12, 2013

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Omar Sosa Oakland, California

Composer, pianist, and bandleader Omar Sosa’s musical trajectory traces the Diaspora from Africa to Cuba and Brazil; from Central America to Ecuador’s African-descent communities; from San Francisco and New York to his current home base in Barcelona. True to his Afro-Cuban origins, Sosa fashions a spirited vision of uncompromising artistic generosity that embraces humanity at large. ... more