Omar Sosa - Promise (CD)

Recorded at the NDR radio studios in Hamburg, Germany

Piano, Vocals, Sampler, Vibraphone – Omar Sosa
Drums – Julio Barreto
Electric Bass, Vocals, Other [M'Bira] – Childo Tomas
Engineer – Andreas Paff
Engineer, Mixed By – Michael Plötz
Flute – Leandro Saint-Hill
Mastered By – Djengo Hartlap
Producer – Axel Dürr, Stefan Gerdes
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Electronics – Paolo Fresu
Vocals, Xalam, Other [M'Bira, Kongoman], Percussion – Mola Sylla

With “Promise”, Omar Sosa continues his exploration of the African roots of traditional musics throughout the Diaspora, using jazz harmonies and the latest technology. His new Afreecanos Quartet features Cuban drummer Julio Barreto, Mozambican electric bassist Childo Tomas, and Senegalese vocalist Mola Sylla. The ensemble fuses the folkloric with the contemporary, the tribal with the urban - all with a Latin jazz heart. Downbeat recently commented that “Sosa stokes the African and Cuban fires: Each burns distinctly from the other while illuminating the place between them. This is where Sosa pitches his musical camp and works his magic”.

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