Jazzamboka
Montréal, Quebec, Canada | Established. Jan 01, 2013 | INDIE
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« The evening's emphatic final installment was delivered by Jazzamboka – an amalgamation of the words jazz and yamboka, meaning village or country in the Congolese language of Lingala. This powerhouse, award-winning quintet includes drummer Noel Mpiaza and percussionist Elli Miller-Maboungou, both of Congolese descent; bassist Émile Farley; saxophonist Julien Fillion; and keyboardist Félix Leblanc. » - Jazz Times, Sharonne Cohen
http://www.camuz.ca/photos/jazzamboka-i-lancement-au-theatre-fairmount - Camuz.ca
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Still working on that hot first release.
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Jazzamboka is the coming together of ‘jazz’ and ‘yamboka’, meaning village or country in the Congolese language of Lingala.
Despite the name, the band, made up of five Quebec residents, two of Congolese origin, does not limit itself to conventional Jazz. They prefer instead to draw on their diverse musical backgrounds including Hip-Hop, Soukous, Be-Bop, Funk, Rock, Electronic and, above all, the music of Central Africa.
Incorporating a variety of traditional and ancestral musical instruments namely the lokolé and the ngoma into the band’s core instrumentation helps creates Jazzamboka’s unique, signature sound.
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