The new Flying Lotus album drops on October 7th. After hearing the latest teaser track from it, ‘Coronus, The Terminator’, You’re Dead! has for me become the most anticipated new album music release in a very, very long time. I am absolutely bursting to get a hard copy of this album into my hands and… Continue reading Flying Lotus: Coronus, The Terminator
Tag: fusion music
Mama Julia y Los Sonidos Ambulantes
If you follow Rule No. 1 of moving house – ‘Thou shall take and set up thou sound system in the new house first‘ – the best (and just about the only good) part of the process is having lots and lots of time to drown yourself in music. In this house-move my beloved, but much-neglected-of-late… Continue reading Mama Julia y Los Sonidos Ambulantes
Leo Salvo on Fusion Music
An incredibly talented multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. Has probably played in or led more Latin music gigs and groups (including institutional big band Rumberos) than most other living musicians in Melbourne. Leo Salvo could just be the Papa Bear of Latin music in Melbourne. This is his take on fusion music… Nothing exists without fusion. From the… Continue reading Leo Salvo on Fusion Music
Sergent Garcia – Beaver’s #1 Male World Fusion Music Artist
Like me, Sergent Garcia has a long standing love affair with Caribbean and Latin music styles. He has combined many of those styles to create some of the world’s coolest fusion music. Not surprisingly then, Sergent Garcia is my Numero Uno contemporary male fusion music artist. This is ‘Fusion Music’ From the time of Beaver’s birth I… Continue reading Sergent Garcia – Beaver’s #1 Male World Fusion Music Artist
Is Bogota “The World Capital of Music”?
“Bogota is the world capital of music.” That’s a big claim yeah? An even bigger one than being “the greatest reggae show on earth”. This is what a non-native Colombian – living in Colombia (not in Bogota) – and playing music in a Colombian fusion band – recently told me in Bogota. Is Bogota really… Continue reading Is Bogota “The World Capital of Music”?
Dr Baz on Fusion Music
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
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
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