our debut album, "days of thunder, days of grace", featuring four special guests...ZAP MAMA, Zita Swoon's AMEL SERRA & MO & GRAZZ is now available wherever fine records are sold!
In this episode, Brassmonkey makes a stand and leads his fellow Brazzavillians to where-ever the energy is low, to where-ever there’s a booty in need of shaking, boldly forging the funk, night after night after sweaty night. They groove, they conquer, they could be in your town tomorrow!
BRAZZAVILLE IS A 7-HEADED BAND THAT PRODUCES AN EXCITING, ADVENTUROUS AND ESPECIALLY A FUNKY SOUND! THE MUSIC IS INSPIRED BY 70'S JAZZ & FUNK, AFROBEAT & RARE GROOVES.
THE BAND CONSISTS OF KEYS: JAN WILLEMS (ZAP MAMA, BOOGIE BOY), GUITAR: GEERT HELLINGS (GUIDO BELCANTO, DADDY'S DARLINGS), BARITONE SAX & TURNTABLES: VINCENT BRIJS (SAVANA STATION, FABLES OF FUNGUS), TENOR SAX WITH EFFECTS: ANDREW CLAES (STIJN, GO TELL, ZIGGY ELECTRIC), ELECTRIC BASS: NICOLAS ROMBOUTS (DEZ MONA, GUIDO BELCANTO), DRUMS: MAARTEN MOESEN (BUURMAN, ALANO GRUARIN), PERCUSSION: AMEL SERRA (ZITA SWOON) AND SOUND ENGINEER: STOFFEL VERLACKT (SUKILOVE, EL TATTOO DEL TIGRE).
THEY RECORDED THEIR DEBUT ALBUM "DAYS OF THUNDER, DAYS OF GRACE" IN MARCH 2008 AT MOTORMUSIC. IT'S RELEASED ON EVIL PENGUIN JAZZ RECORDS, FEATURING FOUR SPECIAL GUESTS; MARIE DAULNE (ZAP MAMA), MO & GRAZZ & ZITA SWOON'S AMEL SERRA
THEY ARE WORKING ON THEIR SECOND ALBUM THAT WILL BE RECORDED IN MAY 2009 AND PRODUCED BY TM JUKE (ALICE RUSSELL, THE JACK BAKER TRIO, TRU THOUGHTS RECORDS).
BRAZZAVILLE ALREADY PLAYED THE WARM-UP CONCERTS FOR ARTISTS LIKE AL JARREAU, THE NEVILLE BROTHERS & MARCUS MILLER. LAST SUMMER THEY PLAYED AT THE BIGGEST BELGIAN JAZZ FESTIVAL; GENT JAZZ FESTIVAL AND TOURED WITH JAZZLAB SERIES. IN 2007 THEY WON THE 'YOUNG JAZZ TALENT GHENT' CONTEST. ‘DAYS OF THUNDER, DAYS OF GRACE’ BEST BELGIAN JAZZ ALBUM OF 2008 ACCORDING TO THE BELGIAN NEWSPAPER, ‘LE SOIR’.
'Byrning Down The House' A Talking Heads tribute.....met leden van o.a. Fixkes, Traktor, Daau, Milwaukee, De Roovers, Dzl & Meta, de Elsmakerij, Flowers For Breakfast, Kakkewieten,...…
Tom Hannes (zang), Charlotte Vandermeersch (zang), Marianne Loots (zang), Mike Engels (git, synth), Robby Cleiren (git), Bart Palmers (synth), Chris Cleiren (bas), Eric Engels (drums), Bootsie Butsenzeller (percussie)
vr 12 juni - Pekfabriek Borgerhout, + Dj Butsenzeller zo 14 juni - CC Schoten Schoten do 18 juni - Bar Mondial Antwerpen + Dj Butsenzeller do 25 juni - CC Berchem Antwerpen do 10 september - Spiegeltent Noord Antwerpen + Organised Happiness + Dj's Butsenzeller & Ungawa
Zamali - 6 Millions Ways to Funk EP + remixes from Timewarp Inc., Afternoons in Stereo, Umbo PBR 005 - Zamali Little Buddha Ep + remixes from Slynk, PulpFusion & CMC to be released soon (in june)
Zondag 3 mei: Meiconcert Kaarten te koop op het secretariaat van de Sint-Niklase muziekacademie
Het symfonisch orkest van Sint-Niklaas o.l.v. Kris Matthynssens brengt op zondag 3 mei een concert in de Rollierzolder. Zij brengen werken van Michiel De Malsche (wereldcreatie 'De Zwarte Beek'), Ludwig Van Beethoven en Darius Milhaud.
Uur van aanvang: 19.00 uur Plaats: Rollierzolder, Rolliersstraat 36, 9100 Sint-Niklaas Toegang: 6€ en 3€ (leerlingen en kansenpashouders) Kaarten zijn te koop vanaf 20 april 2009 op het secretariaat van de academie (Hofstraat 13, 9100 Sint-Niklaas). Openingsuren: ma. - vr. : 14.00u - 17.30u en zat.: 10.00u tot 13.00u. OPGELET: Het secretariaat is gesloten vanaf zondag 5 april t.e.m. zondag 19 april.
FINALLY!!! The live video of Mr. Confuse & The Confusers playing at the Mephisto Club in Hannover Germany on 27th September 2008 is ready. It was the album release concert of the Mr. Confuse album “Feel The Fire” released on Légère Recordings as DLP, CD and digital in September 2008.
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