ZARABATANA — Fogo na Carne (review)

ZARABATANA — Fogo na Carne album cover Album · 2015 · Avant-Garde Jazz Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
snobb
Zarabatana are Lisbon,Portugal based free jazz trio. Their debut tape has been released on tiny local label in January 2015 and is already OOP.In modern world where each day brings us few more new jazz albums, why them?

Think about cosmopolitan band where Portuguese rhythm section (bassist and percussionist) play African rhythms and Swaziland-born trumpeter blows Parker -influenced bop and complex Wadada Leo Smith-influenced free style clear flying solos without even traces of his motherland tradition. All music is finalized in raw acoustic but extremely harmonic mix, never attacking,aggressive or,oppositely,esoteric and meditative.

They sound as aliens from the times when jazz was young and sounded fresh, but at the same time with freedom coming from 60s and modernity of today's advanced scenes. They obviously enjoy playing their music and don't care much if it is what modern market is waiting for from everyone expecting to find a success there. They are genuine, and listener believes in what they do.

Most probably they are best debut of the year 2015.
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siLLy puPPy wrote:
more than 2 years ago
This is pretty cool. Reminds me of some of Codona's African rhythm inspired jazz-fusion

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