RADIO K INTERNATIONAL presents THE SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA
THE SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA
Canada's hardest-working super-group, the Souljazz Orchestra, have been perfecting their signature sound for over a decade now: a percussive explosion of Soul, Jazz, Afro, Latin and Caribbean rhythms, driven by majestic horn-drenched melodies, all backed by an arsenal of overheated primitive keyboards.
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The multicultural collective returns at full throttle this year with Solidarity, a dynamite new collaborative album released by UK-based Strut Records, featuring a range of unique artists connected to the group through Canada's vibrant underground scene, yet hailing from a variety of backgrounds, from Senegal to Brazil to Jamaica and beyond. These guests were the catalyst for memorable artistic exchange, where the group remained rooted in rhythmically rich musical traditions of the past, but kept their eyes firmly on the future, pushing the boundaries of Soul, Jazz and Tropical styles with a fresh set of heavyweight new songs, unified by an underlying message of positive social change.
Now celebrating their 10th year, the Souljazz Orchestra continue their impressive run of memorable albums. Breaking through on Toronto label Do Right!, Freedom No Go Die (2006, featuring the huge single ‘Mista President’) and Manifesto (2008) set the bar high. Rising Sun (2010), their first album with Strut Records, was subsequently recognised as a landmark in deep, spiritual Afro Jazz. Meanwhile, as a live unit, years of relentless touring have formed the Ottawa-based combo into an in-demand fixture at venues and festivals worldwide.
BRASS MESSENGERS
The Brass Messengers of Minneapolis, MN, formed from the annual rubble of of the Heart of the Beast Mayday Parade and Ceremony in Minneapolis. Each year, the parade came and went, puppets packed, park cleaned, summer began and the founding members of the BMers left feeling like our work was unfinished, year after year. Having compiled more than a decade worth of mobile brass scores for ourselves, we took to making it an ongoing affair.
PEREGRINE PERSPECTIVE
Hailing from Minneapolis, MN Peregrine Perspective is a 5 piece psychedelic jazz ensemble. The band began playing shows in 2009, and since has been making headway in the MPLS psychedelic scene; playing a variety of Minneapolis, greater Minnesota, and Wisconsin area venues, benefits, and music festivals. Peregrine Perspective's conglomeration of experimental guitar work, soulful singing, and funk-soaked rhythm alludes to artists ranging from The Jimi Hendrix Experience, to Fela Kuti.
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