Omar Susa

Cuban born pianist Omar Sosa completes his third recording on the Ota label with the large ensemble sound of Bembon. Sosa creates world fusion music highlighted by the combination of Afro-Cuban funk with the inventiveness of jazz. Bassist Geoff Brennan and the percussion team of Elliot Kavee and John Santos generate an invigorating rhythmic glue that keeps the improvisational elements of Bembon on track. Added into the interweaving musical blend are the voices of Bay Area singers Ledisi and Maria Marquez and the spoken word of Will Power.

The follow-up to 2015’s ‘Bahdeni Nami,’ ‘To Syria, With Love’ marks Souleyman’s third full-length studio record. It’s a departure musically and lyrically from his previous material, with focus on more elaborate keyboard and techno elements. Completely setting politics aside, Souleyman consciously shares this personal ode to his native country with an emphasis on his emotional connection to the land and people but not without heartache in view of the nation’s current state.

The follow-up to 2015’s ‘Bahdeni Nami,’ ‘To Syria, With Love’ marks Souleyman’s third full-length studio record. It’s a departure musically and lyrically from his previous material, with focus on more elaborate keyboard and techno elements. Completely setting politics aside, Souleyman consciously shares this personal ode to his native country with an emphasis on his emotional connection to the land and people but not without heartache in view of the nation’s current state.

Die Sechs Duette F54-59 wurden von Wilhelm Friedemann Bach ursprünglich für zwei Flöten geschrieben. Für diese Aufnahme ließen sich Omar Zoboli und Sergio Delmastro von der melodischen und rhythmischen Raffinesse der Werke inspirieren und arrangierten diese für ihre diversen Leib- und Mageninstrumente. Der Einsatz unterschiedlicher Klangfarben von Oboe, Englischhorn, Saxophon Klarinette und Bassetthorn lässt die Kompositionen dabei in ganz neuem Licht erscheinen.