Album NL 2014 on Laroo Records label
(Afrobeat, Acid Jazz, Azonto, Disco, Electro House, Funk, Jazzdance, Jazzy Hip-Hop)
This concert, held by the Saskia Laroo Band at the Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) in Harare, Zimbabwe was prior released on DVD on March 28, 2014 by Laroo Records (cat nr SL1401) Jazz trumpeter Saskia Laroo and her eight-piece funk unit give a cooking live concert in Zimbabwe at the unique Harare international Festival of the Arts [HIFA] May 3, 2013. Saskia combines her jazzy sound with a rocking rhythm section, rappers Complex and Phantom, African percussionist Pape Seck and American pianist/vocalist Warren Byrd. Features the debut performance and a radio edit of their new single "Africa Dancin". The DVD version includes POV footage of their adventures in Greater Harare: a Hang in an African village; a lion park trek; a music workshop with aspiring local youth; scenes from performances at First Street, Harare center, and at a Dutch inauguration reception in Zimbabwe]. CD album credits: All songs produced and arranged by Saskia Laroo. Recorded May 3, 2013 by the HIFA Sound Crew at Harare International Festival Of the Arts, Harare City Gardens, Harare, Zimbabwe. Edited, mixed and mastered by Studio Laroo, 2014. Cover and back photographs by Irma Mollink & George Chiwola; inside photographs by Irma Mollink, George Chiwola and Yono Terry. Art Direction and design by Saskia Laroo, Warren Byrd and Freddie Vialle. Executive production by Laroo Records, p & c 2014 laroorecords.com saskialaroo.com info@saskialaroo.nl saskialaroo@hotmail.com US cell: +1(860)869-9531 NL cell: +31(65)571-3113 skype: saskialaroo2 / +1(860)748-4531
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Willem Smid dr, drums | |
Maarten Bakker eb, electric bass | |
Gideon Hamburger eg, electric guitar | |
Mike del Ferro p, key, BE keyboards | |
Warren Byrd voc, key, *1965 US keyboards, music by, lyrics by, vocals | |
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MC Phantom voc, lyrics by, music by, rap, vocals | |
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MC Complex voc, lyrics by, music by, rap, vocals |
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HIFA Sound Crew recorded by |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Intro | The Saskia Laroo Band | 1:14 | |
2 | Ya know How We Do | The Saskia Laroo Band | 5:54 | |
3 | Jazzn' Jamz | The Saskia Laroo Band | 2:43 | |
4 | China Swing | The Saskia Laroo Band | 4:27 | |
5 | Courtesy To Coltrane | The Saskia Laroo Band | 6:03 | |
6 | Night Garden | The Saskia Laroo Band | 5:32 | |
7 | Jazz Party | The Saskia Laroo Band | 6:19 | |
8 | Africa Dancin' | The Saskia Laroo Band | 7:00 | |
9 | Supagroova | The Saskia Laroo Band | 2:51 | |
10 | Bebe | The Saskia Laroo Band | 3:23 | |
11 | Africa Dancin' (Radio Edit) | The Saskia Laroo Band | 3:51 |
The Saskia Laroo Band - Live In Zimbabwe NL 2014 |