News: July 2009
Posted July 21, 2009Lisa Papineau has just been invited to have her song “Rene Thomas” be a part of a great compilation album, Brownswood Bubblers 4 (released on 24th August). The Brownwood Bubblers series is created by reknown BBC DJ and artist Gilles Peterson, to put a focus on his new musical discoveries. Would be hard-pressed to receive a better compliment than to be in this mix.
We are happy to announce our collaboration with bass clarinet player Denis Colin as of this month. Denis has had albums out on Universal, Nato, etc. His next one will be released by Chant du Monde/Harmonia Mundi, in October. Denis also works in the film music field, collaborating with artist and award winning cartoonist Florence Miailhe.
Guitarist Ramon Goose of British band Nu Blues and Senegalese kora player Diabel Cissokho, member of a well known Mali Griot family, have finished a common project which will find its audience in the UK as of September, 2009 (CD release and concerts). The two musicians have decided to entrust the publishing to Métisse Music for the world. More news shortly, but meanwhile, please check diabelandramon
The young and adventurous, artist based label Edition Records, founded by pianist-composer Dave Stapleton and photographer Tim Dickeson, will be available in France for the first time as of September 2009 via distributor Codaex. Amongst the dozen albums of the catalogue are an exciting live recording of Keith Tippett and the albums of the co-founder and outstanding pianist Dave Stapleton.
RotFront is a newcomer to the German Essay Recordings label. This Berlin based band is a melting pot of global pop and East European sounds, where East meets West and North meets South. Now RotFront has come flying out of the starting blocks, showing how polka and klezmer can be heated up further with smouldering southern rhythms (ska, cumbia) mixed with reggae and hip hop. Release in France in September through distributor La Baleine.