“Bibinay” “Conquering Lion” and “Kelen Ati Leen” all boast staggering horn lines, while on a slightly deeper level, “Jericho” is a reggae-tinged number inspired by the Biblical story of the city’s walls being brought tumbling down by horns. Souljazz Orchestra remain superb instrumentalists, fine-tuning the excursions into French Caribbean styles begun on 2015s Resistance with 'Oublier Pour Un Jour' and 'Is Yeelyel' (the latter is a. Music is The Souljazz Orchestra and their comrades’ weapon, and their weapon of choice is the horn. Solidarity is a driven by a power–a righteous anger at the state of the world–that cannot, and will not, be denied. And to their great credit, The Souljazz Orchestra have invited musicians hailing from Senegal, Brazil and Jamaica to join their ranks. TITLE 'Inner Fire' PERFORMER 'The Souljazz Orchestra' REM GENRE 'Pop' REM DATE '2014' REM DISCNUMBER 1 REM TOTALDISCS 1 REM DISCID 79095D0A REM REPLAYGAINALBUMGAIN -8. As befits an album inspired by people coming together across the world to mobilize for positive change, Solidarity embraces music from across the globe – reggae, highlife, semba, samba, salsa, dancehall, biguine jazz and more. They expanded their audience significantly with the Fela Kuti-inspired 2006 single 'Mista President' and have continued. The main inspiration is afrobeat – the pace, the horns, the politically inspired lyrics and the Fela style of declamatory vocals – but what marks Solidarity out is the way its sound is as ambitious and diverse as it is cohesive. A high-energy multicultural collective from Ottawa, Ontario, the Souljazz Orchestra fuse vintage African, Latin, Caribbean, British, and American sounds, from Afro-beat and zouk to funk and ska. Solidarity is a straight up funky, raucous, dancefloor-troubling, riot-provoking monster of an album. The Souljazz Orchestra will return with a brand new studio album, ‘Chaos Theories’, released on Strut on 13th September 2019. No bad thing, sure, but that’s not what The Souljazz Orchestra do. They expanded their audience significantly with the Fela Kuti-inspired 2006 single 'Mista President' and have continued throughout the 2010s with a slew of exploratory albums for the revered Strut label, such as Solidarity (2012), Resistance (2015), and Chaos Theories (2019). You know, some soul, some jazz, perhaps some orchestral arrangements something that’s nice and pleasant on the ear. A high-energy multicultural collective from Ottawa, Ontario, the Souljazz Orchestra fuse vintage African, Latin, Caribbean, British, and American sounds, from Afro-beat and zouk to funk and ska. For if, like me, you’re in the unfortunate position of being previously unfamiliar with The Souljazz Orchestra, you could be forgiven for expecting a certain style of music from them. This marks the Souljazz Orchestras tenth year together and if their fifth album Solidarity is any indication, the Ottawa ON-based Afrofunk collective are pulling out all the stops and making this. The band has released three albums on Strut Re. Which, without wishing to rile members of either outfit, is pretty much the same position we find ourselves in with Solidarity. The Souljazz Orchestra are Ottawas finest purveyors of afrobeat rhythms, cosmic jazz modes and soulful thump. Last week on OKP there was an entertaining review of Funkommunity’s debut LP that basically ran: great album, shame about the band name. They've performed across North America, Europe, and Africa.įeaturing keyboardist Pierre Chrétien, alto saxophonist Zakari Frantz, baritone saxophonist Ray Murray, tenor saxophonist Steve Patterson, and percussionists Marielle Rivard and Philippe Lafrenière, all of. Tracklist: 01 Bibinay 02 Kelen Ati Leen 03 Cartao Postal 04 Ya Basta 05 Jericho 06 Serve & Protect 07 Conquering Lion 08 Kingpin 09 Tanbou Lou 10 Nijaay. The Canadian ensemble's cross-continental sources are reflected in their reach as a tireless touring act. They expanded their audience significantly with the Fela Kuti-inspired 2006 single "Mista President" and have continued throughout the 2010s with a slew of exploratory albums for the revered Strut label, such as Solidarity (2012), Resistance (2015), and Chaos Theories (2019). A high-energy multicultural collective from Ottawa, Ontario, the Souljazz Orchestra fuse vintage African, Latin, Caribbean, British, and American sounds, from Afro-beat and zouk to funk and ska.