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usic the result of a long-lasting love and a thorough analysis of (north)-African rhythms on which they layer their melodic lines that refer to jazz, contemporary music as well as to non-western musical vocabulary. The result is astonishingly fresh and sounds as if Brussels had always been a harbour at the Mediterranean sea.

The answer lies undoubtedly in the great amount of respect that is used to intertwine both musical traditions. Hang in there for some steaming gnaoua or sweaty shaabi-funk accompanied by some redhot brass that will blow the sand out of your ears! The Ghanaian talking drum or Moroccan trumpet add some unexpected flavours to the whole. Marockin’ Brass is a real treat for your brain and your feet, on a scene or in open air! Their music is the anthem of the new urban nomad.

The artistic traject of Marockin’ Brass is flavoured by
several international interchanges throughout the years. Recently, the band travelled to Burkina Faso to prepare and record a new repertoire, together with Trevor Watts (UK), Adama Drame (BF) and his percussion band Foliba. This project named 11SONGS was performed during a European tour in 2011 and the new album was released on the MET-X label A-Shams.

NEW! MAROCKIN' BRASS ft. BYRON WALLEN

After an unusual but promising collaboration with the wind- and percussion section from the Belgian Philharmic Orchestra in March 2012, Marockin’ Brass prepares new work together with Byron Wallen, one of Britain’s “most innovative, exciting and original trumpet players alive" (Jazzwise Magazine). The starting point is gnaoua music from Morocco, which is familiar ground for both the group and for Byron. The result will be a mature cocktail of exciting world jazz. Touring September/October 2013

Luc Mishalle: musical direction, soprano- & tenorsaxes
Rida Stitou: krakeb
Pascal Rousseau: basstuba
Jean-Paul Estievenart: trumpet
Véronique Delmelle: alto- & baritonesaxes
Esinam Dogbatse: flute
Mina Canto: percussions
Babs Jobo: percussion
Mohamed El Ouazghari:tbel
Badr Darras: krakeb & bendir

Info & booking: sara@met-x.be - 02 218 70 52