I mentioned this CD when it arrived at the end of July but now that I've had a chance to listen to it and review it I wanted to re-shout it out. It's
Mademoiselle Marseille by Moussu T e lei Jovents and it's frikkin brilliant. Two guys from Massilia Sound System, plus Brazilian percussionist Jamilson. Drawing inspiration from Marseilles in the 1930s, they blend trad. Occitan and Provençal tunes with hot jazz, blues, and music from Brazil and the Caribbean. Like I said in my review for the station, it kicks way harder than anything with that many banjos has any right to. Awesome good times. I was looking around for any kinda info online but alls I could find were the most rudimentary listing on a coupla sites selling the
CD. Well, there's
this interview. It's in French, though.
Hello !
I'm record producer of Moussu T e lei Jovents. If you need more information about the band you can see their web site (it's only in french for the moment) : http://moussut.ohaime.com
There will be a big article in fRoots Magazine (UK) - October 2005 - on this band. You can write to me for more explanation or contact harmonia mundi who attend to record's distribution.
Hello !
I'm record producer of Moussu T e lei Jovents. If you need more information about the band you can see their web site (it's only in french for the moment) : http://moussut.ohaime.com
There will be a big article in fRoots Magazine (UK) - October 2005 - on this band. You can write to me for more explanation or contact harmonia mundi who attend to record's distribution.
Thanks for posting and thanks for the link. "Mademoiselle Marseille" has been doing well on the XDU playlist, I think. Unfortunately, we're in the late summer lull for reporting to CMJ so I don't know exact numbers.