Name: Que Vola?
Brand: Que Vola?

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

NOF43

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Download code: No

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2019-01-25

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

3663729068491

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

NOF43LP

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Que Vola?

Genre GB

Latin / South American 

Label GB

No Format

No Format is a French label that was founded in 2004 by Laurent Bizot. Operating under the legal name Nø Førmat, this label has established itself as a prominent player in the music industry. With an impressive roster of talented artists and performers, No Format has become known for its innovative and boundary-pushing releases.

Since its inception, No Format has been dedicated to showcasing unique and diverse musical styles. The label's commitment to artistic freedom and experimentation has allowed it to foster a vibrant community of musicians who are unafraid to push the boundaries of their craft.

With a focus on quality over quantity, No Format carefully curates each release, ensuring that every album represents the best of what its artists have to offer. From jazz and world music to electronica and experimental sounds, No Format offers a wide range of genres for music lovers to explore.

When a French trombonist brings together a jazz septet with 3 young Cuban percussionists to reinterpret Afro-Cuban sacred music, you get oneof the most exciting jazz projects of the year!

Que Vola? “What’s up?” That’s what Cubans like to say when they greet each other.

When in Cuba, French jazz trombonist Fidel Fourneyron delved into the world of the Africa-Cuban cult in which the drums, voices and dances all aim at summoning the gods of Africa to purge the spirits of the living. And he came up with this idea : what if the voices of that sacred music were to be replaced by brass? And the power of ancient ritual to be wrapped in the poetry of John Coltrane?

Fidel and his friend Thibaud Solas assembled a repertoire reflecting the variety of those rhythms and chants and started to compose, superimposing new melodies and arrangements over a sacred Afro-Cuban core. They surrounded themselves with French jazzmen and 3 highly-skilled Cuban percussionists and the magic began to glide : all the music on this debut album has been irradiated by the age-old power of that percussion. Like a ceremonial journey, each of the seven pieces brings the listener closer to the beating heart of this musical encounter. These musicians give off an energy that’s makes it hard not to dance.