UrbAfrika

This vivacious French singer-songwriter is an underrated jazz-world original, here drawing on her Beninese family roots alongside Caribbean and chanson influences among others, with special guest... — Jazzwise, October 2017, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 14th Apr 2017
Catalogue No: MINA002
Label: Mina Agossi
Length: 42 minutes

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Mina Agossi: I Don't Want to Be Alone

Work length3:42

Mina Agossi: Another Life

Work length5:53

Mina Agossi: Si bien (feat. Paco Séry)

Work length3:10

Paco Séry

Mina Agossi: Otto Dagbe (feat. Paco Séry)

Work length4:03

Paco Séry

Eric Jacot, Mina Agossi: Fille de la terre

Work length3:34

Mina Agossi: Shake Your Tree

Work length3:31

Mina Agossi: Juicy Fruity

Work length3:56

Mina Agossi: Dream Zone

Work length5:40

Mina Agossi: UrbAfrika (feat. Paco Séry)

Work length3:47

Paco Séry

Mina Agossi: Immensité

Work length2:15

Jean Adagbénon, Mina Agossi: Azosse

Work length3:22

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The dazzling French-Beninese singer, Mina Agossi, celebrates her Beninese heritage across eleven original songs, two co-written - one by Eric Jacot, and the other with Jean Adagbnon. It symbolises the fusion between two continents and the desire to play traditional rhythms in different ways.

After singing the blues, both retro and off-beat on 'Fresh', her next-to-last album, Mina Agossi, has been honoured by legendary Ahmad Jamal inviting her to perform on his new album 'Marseille', and now continues to push the limits of creativity with 'UrbAfrika'.

The album marks a return to the organic energy sources of Benin, with the musicians including Jean Adagbenon, that land's leading drummer/singer revisiting a multitude of traditional rhythms and the whole joining up with the Guadeloupian tones of Laurent Succab on vocals and percussion. The group also includes Eric Jacot on the upright bass, Thibaut Lemoing on keyboards and the illustrious Philippe Combelle on percussions.

Another highlight is the playing of the incomparable Paco Sry, a special guest on the recording, who enchants us with his mbira playing and vocal contributions.

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October 2017

This vivacious French singer-songwriter is an underrated jazz-world original, here drawing on her Beninese family roots alongside Caribbean and chanson influences among others, with special guest Paco Séry.

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