Dr Baz (Australian Musician & Musicologist) adds this to the collection of thoughts on fusion music. Take it away Baz… When I was asked about what Fusion Music is my musical brain immediately thought of Jazz Fusion…a genre of Jazz that was coined in the late sixties and seventies that described the way Miles Davis,… Continue reading Dr Baz on Fusion Music
Category: Fusion Music
DJs With Bands = Musical Diversity +++
Many of the fusion bands I have heard live in Colombia (and/or have on CD), have a DJ in the musical mix. Those DJ’s play a fundamental part in the diversity of sounds created by the band as a whole. Live music is the ultimate musical experience for me. A great DJ to dance or listen to is also an… Continue reading DJs With Bands = Musical Diversity +++
Fusion Music in Jamaica? “Nooooo way Mon”
A fusion music question at the Music Mart in Kingston, Jamaica… Beaver: Do you have any Jamaican music that’s a mix of reggae and other music genres? Like jazz, or funk or hip hop? Store Woman: Nooooooooooo. You can’t mix reggae with other things. Reggae is reggae. Beaver: They do it in other countries, a lot.… Continue reading Fusion Music in Jamaica? “Nooooo way Mon”
Colombian Fusion Music – A Different Perspective
Is Colombian fusion music being created for the purpose of making Colombian music edible for foreigners? A couple of people in Bogota have recently expressed those sentiments to me. One of them is Julian Mosquera Muñoz, Operations Manager at Fundacion Gilberto Alzate Avendano in Bogota. He says that for him, fusion music is: Like a cheap handicraft… Continue reading Colombian Fusion Music – A Different Perspective
Electronic Fusion Music in Bogota is….
Diana Torres, Director of Fundación Cultural Arca, based in Bogota, says this about electronic fusion music in Bogota: What we have found about fusion in electronic music in Bogota since we started ´Conectados´ (Connected) – a program of live electronic music concerts – is that it take us to the cultural heritage of local sounds of… Continue reading Electronic Fusion Music in Bogota is….
Colombian Fusion Music For The Minority – Lesson 2
Silly misconceived Beaver. How wrong I was. Since my first trip to Colombia in 2007 I had thought that Colombia has a huge amount of fusion music – loved passionately by a huge number of Colombians. “Why wouldn’t it be?” I thought, “It’s so awesome”. Plus I had found lots of it, well maybe about… Continue reading Colombian Fusion Music For The Minority – Lesson 2
Colombian Fusion Music History – Lesson 1
How did contemporary Colombian fusion music come to be? That’s the question I’ve been asking people in the know in Bogota. My first lesson came from a Colombian Ethnomusicologist, Simon Calle. He has completed a PHD on this subject and works for the Colombian government in a role designed to support and promote Colombian music artists.… Continue reading Colombian Fusion Music History – Lesson 1
Fusion Music – It’s All in the Mixing
Last night a Latin fusion band’s gig in Bogota taught me something about fusion music. They shall remain nameless, but they were not Colombian. The Lesson My lesson was that maybe, the ultimate difference between fusion music I like and don’t like, is the way that the different musical styles are blended, rather than the particular… Continue reading Fusion Music – It’s All in the Mixing
“Fusion Music is…
…a laboratory.” Mauricio Guapacha – Drummer from Colombian fusion band Papaya Republik. Check out Fusion Music Is for ideas from other Papaya Republik band members (+ others). Stay tuned also for more info about this great band.
Colombian Music v Cuban Music For Fusion
Deliriously jet lagged in Bogota. Slightly dizzy from the high altitude. So happy to be here. This time (unlike my first) I know the fusion music delights that await me. I was on a plane to Colombia when Cuban band Orishas gave me my first taste of Latin fusion music. Fusion Music in Colombia? Arriving in Colombia for the first… Continue reading Colombian Music v Cuban Music For Fusion