Indian Sitar & World Jazz

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« MUKTA, FLAMBOYANT BIRD OF FIRE » --- FIP ---. The famous flagship world-jazz group for the first time on vinyl! The jazz group Mukta reassembles 12 years after playing its last date for the greatest pleasure of its fans. --- FRANCE 3 Pays De Loire ---. « Indian Sitar & World Jazz » the first album by Mukta released in 1999 on Warner Jazz, exceeds all expectations. A mutant jazz woven on a fabric of eastern and shimmering accents. Simple, clear, obvious music (and largely improvised), sometimes spiced with a hint of funk... Mukta's alchemy manages to reconcile air and fire, the coppery bursts of a Don Cherry or a John Coltrane with the broad breaths of a Ravi Shankar. Mukta invents a demanding and ambitious « world jazz », at odds with all clichés. Album nominated for the classical and jazz music victories 1999 in the category « album of the year » For the first time on vinyl! It was in 1999. A Nantes group brought its uniqueness on the occasion of an irresistible first album. Mukta-« pearl » in Sanskrit - established itself as the pioneering group of « Asian Vibe » in Europe on the occasion of Indian Sitar & World Jazz. Five years earlier, Simon Mary, a highly sought-after double bassist and composer (Philippe Katerine, Baptiste Trotignon, Didier Squiban, Alexis HK, etc.) had the excellent idea of bringing together the trumpeter Geoffroy Tamisier, the drummer Jean « Popof » Chevalier (1942-2014), the percussionist Bob Coke and then the sitar player Brigitte Menon. They will soon be joined or replaced by Michel Guay (vocals, sitar), Olivier Congar (1961-2023) on percussion, Pascal Vandenbulcke on flute and Marc Delouya on drums. The group performs worldwide where its talent is unanimously praised.