Sakésho
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Sakésho is a jazz
quartet based band in France
.
Sakésho is based in the beguine
, the polyrhythmic music of the French Caribbean
. The band members are Mario Canonge (piano), Michel Alibo (bass) and Jean-Phillip Fanfant (drums); all born in the French Caribbean, plus North American Andy Narell
(steelpan
).
The group is based in Paris
. They perform under the direction of Heads Up International inc. They recorded just two albums in the past five years, and have worked with the likes of several famous jazz musicians on their album projects.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
quartet based band in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Sakésho is based in the beguine
Beguine (dance)
The beguine is a dance and music form, similar to a slow rumba, that was popular in the 1930s, coming from the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique, where in local Creole Beke or Begue means a White person, and Beguine is the female form...
, the polyrhythmic music of the French Caribbean
French West Indies
The term French West Indies or French Antilles refers to the seven territories currently under French sovereignty in the Antilles islands of the Caribbean: the two overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique, the two overseas collectivities of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy, plus...
. The band members are Mario Canonge (piano), Michel Alibo (bass) and Jean-Phillip Fanfant (drums); all born in the French Caribbean, plus North American Andy Narell
Andy Narell
Andy Narell is a musician and composer specialized in the steelpan.-Biography:He was born in New York City and moved to California in his teens. He took up the steelpan at a very young age in Queens, New York...
(steelpan
Steelpan
Steelpans is a musical instrument originating from The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago...
).
The group is based in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. They perform under the direction of Heads Up International inc. They recorded just two albums in the past five years, and have worked with the likes of several famous jazz musicians on their album projects.