Didier Dumotier

The remarkable train of events set in motion by a catchy Seventies disco hit took even its composer by surprise. But a major part of the success was due to his own imagination, enthusiasm and perseverance. Didier, the composer and keyboard player who formed his group Space in 1977, was surprised when an experimental demo recording evolved into an international chart topper. He had grown up in a showbiz family, but even he wasn’t prepared for the dramatic events that followed in the wake of overnight stardom.
But it was a strange kind of celebrity, because the composer was hidden underneath a space helmet when the first promotional video was made and Space was really a studio concept rather than a touring band. Nevertheless, "Magic Fly" gave birth to the French synthesizer disco boom…

Celebrating 20 years of this magnificent label the best jazz musicians are represented in this compilation: Bireli Lagrene, Aldo Romano, Philip Catherine, Sylvain Luc, Adrien Moignard, Didier Lockwood, Richard Galliano and more.

Hadouk Trio - Shamanimal (1999) {Naïve ND68529 rel 2006}
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Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Ethnic Jazz / World Music

Their name comes from the "ha" of hajouj (an African bass, also called a gumbri), and the "douk" of doudouk (a sort of Armenian oboe). Loy Ehrlich, who plays the hajouj, is a multi-talented musician who has backed Peter Gabriel and Jon Hassel on keyboards while continuing his productive African adventures with Youssou N'Dour, Touré Kunda, Geoffrey Oryema and Wasis Diop. He is also one of the programme planners for the Gnaoua d’Essaouira music festival.

The East West Collective constituted one of the surprise hits of the 2013 Vision Festival in New York City. As their name implies the five strong outfit comprises improvisers from both the Occident and Orient. Their origin lies in French cellist Didier Petit's regular visits to the Far East, often with clarinetist Sylvain Kassap in tow, where he perceived a connection between Chinese traditional music and European improvisation. Guzheng player Xu Fengxia and koto exponent Miya Masaoka were invited to join for tours in France and America, and with the addition of reedman Larry Ochs (the "O" of the ROVA saxophone quartet, and a frequent collaborator of Masaoka), the East West Collective was born.

Alan Simon is a French folk-rock musician and composer, best known for his rock operas performed with noted rock musicians guesting. Simon is associated with Breton Celticism, and his most ambitious works are typically on themes linked to Celtic myth and history. Simon achieved fame with his rock opera Excalibur, La Légende des Celtes (Excalibur, The Legend of the Celts) (Sony) in 1999, of which he was both songwriter and producer. The final part of the trilogy, Excalibur III The Origins (Excalibur III: The Origins), was released in 2012 with contributions from John Helliwell (Supertramp), Mick Fleetwood, Jeremy Spencer (Fleetwood Mac), Martin Barre (Jethro Tull), John Wetton (King Crimson, UK, Asia), Les Holroyd (Barclay James Harvest), Bruce Guthro (Runrig), Moya Brennan (Clannad), Geoffrey Downes.