Nov. 9 NuJazz Fest Launch Souljazz Orchestra CD Release @ Wrongbar

[Jay Funk Dawg]

www.WorldFamousMusic.net & www.nujazz.ca presents

Souljazz Orchestra CD Release Party for "Solidarity"

www.souljazzorchestra.com

Launch Party for NuJazz Festival www.nujazz.ca

plus DJ John Kong and more

Adv. $16 Tix http://bit.ly/Pb0IIn

Tickets at Soundscapes, Rotate This

& Play De Record

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The Souljazz Orchestra's new album "Solidarity" comes out this month and the band will be having a massive release party at Wrongbar, in Toronto, on Friday November 9th, 2012.

"Solidarity" is an eclectic collaborative album featuring a slew of unique artists from Canada's underground scene, including Senegalese-Canadian artist Élage M'baye, Brazilian-Canadian singer-songwriter Rômmel Ribeiro, and Jamaican-Canadian vocalist Slim Moore, better known for his work with the Mar-Kays. We recorded this one pretty hot to tape, and it's got a wicked ruff-and-tuff analog sound to it, with a lot of old dusty organs and pawnshop guitars, along with the usual arsenal of mighty horns and percussion. The album comes out once again on London UK-based Strut Records, a label responsible for unearthing lost gems from around the world, including afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, hip-hop pioneer Grandmaster Flash, salsa powerhouse Fania All-Stars, to only name a few.

So what are people saying about "Solidarity"? Well, National Geographic in Washington DC called it "beyond badass". The Paris DJs collective in France described it as "ridiculously exceptional". Jeune Afrique, one of the most widely read magazines in francophone Africa, declared it "an essential album". Heavyweight DJs like Laurent Garnier and the BBC’s Gilles Peterson have already started spinning it regularly, and the album has been getting airplay as far off as Mali, Brazil and Greece. We've got some early reviews up here: http://www.souljazzorchestra.com/reviews.html

The show also kicks off the band's first-ever World Tour, a grueling three months on the road, from New York to London, Paris to Montreal, Chicago to Athens, Amsterdam to Detroit, and that's not even mentioning South Bohemia! Tickets are already on sale, you can find more info here: http://www.souljazzorchestra.com/shows.html

We're offering a free download of one of the top tracks, "Cartão Postal". It's a gritty mix of semba and samba styles, sung in Portuguese by our man Rômmel Ribeiro: it doesn't really sound like anything we've ever done before, you should really check it out. Get it here:

Check the new videos:

The Souljazz Orchestra - Bibinay (feat. Élage Mbaye)

The Souljazz Orchestra - Ya Basta

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bblmS-Ga-9o

So come see the band live, and check out what the fuss is all about. Expect a lot of fresh new tunes, some Souljazz classics, and a couple surprises too. Oh, and a packed dancefloor full of sweaty people going nuts doing their best watusi popcorn.

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[Jay Funk Dawg]

the new album sounds sweet!