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NOW AVAILABLE: "LIVE" Album MANUCD003 Featuring Gene Calderazzo, Drums; Oli Hayhurst, bass; Idris Rahman, clarinet. Recorded at the Pizza Express, Dean Street, London, April 2007. 
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Also available at www.jazzcds.co.uk and through Amazon, HMV and other UK retailers. Distributed by Discovery Records www.discovery-records.com. To hear sample tracks, please go to: www.myspace.com/zoerahman Where Rivers Meet is a collaboration with Zoe's brother, clarinettist, Idris Rahman on some unique, jazz-inspired interpretations of Bengali music, including the songs of Rabindranath Tagore, Abbasuddin and Hemanta Kumar Mukherjee amongst others. Neither strictly speaking jazz nor world-music, the Rahmans' original take on Bengali popular music offers up a unique new form of Anglo-Asian music: beautiful improvised music that is utterly compelling in its brilliant meeting of musical worlds. "a collection of Bengali songs that we heard through our father, cousins, aunties and friends. We wanted to learn about our family heritage by delving into this rich musical source and hope that in the process the songs will be seen in a new light by those who already know them. Perhaps they will take others on a journey of discovery similar to the one we have experienced through making this album"
Re-issue of debut album originally released in 2001 but now available for the first time in many years. The album features Winston Clifford on drums and Jeremy Brown on bass and was recorded and mixed in one day at The Premises, London. All seven tracks on the album were written and arranged by Zoe Rahman and engineered by Josef Leach. Unfortunately the original artwork was lost and so a brand new cover design was commissioned from Yann Binet, the young French multi-media designer who created the sleeve for 'Melting Pot'. "A strong, thought-provoking debut" Independent on Sunday. "One of the best jazz albums of the year" Straight No Chaser. All compositions and arrangements by Zoe Rahman. The Cynic is available from Manushi Records through PayPal, JAZZ CDS and iTunes
Shortlisted for NATIONWIDE MERCURY PRIZE 2006
Also available in all good record shops, including HMV, Virgin and amazon.co.uk UK Distributor: Discovery Records; tel +44(0)1380 728 000; e-mail webmanager@discovery-records.com; website www.discovery-records.com |
