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"Entrancing call-and-response Haitian spirituals over dizzying polyrhythmical hand drumming and earth-shattering dub bass distortions. An ecstatic, electronic, voodoo ceremony like nothing else. Essential FFO: Nihiloxica, Konono Nº1, Nyege Nyege, Mark Ernestus’ Ndagga Rhythm Force, Fulu Miziki."
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A gig held at The Jam Jar on Wednesday 18th October. The event starts at 19:30.
7.30PM DOORS OPEN,
8PM COREYSAN,
9.15PM CHOUK BWA & THE ÅNGSTRöMERS
Haitian six-piece Chouk Bwa meets Belgian production duo, The Ångströmers. Afro-Caribbean voodoo polyrhythms meet bass-weight dub electronics.
The traditional and contemporary collide with distinct Haitian mizik rasin (roots music) and rumbling electronic production, forging a thrilling and hypnotic dialogue between minimalist sound design and Afro-Haitian drum talk.
Wednesday 18th October
The Jam Jar Presents
Chouk Bwa & The Ångströmers
+ Coreysan
Doors open 7.30pm
At The Jam Jar, Bristol
Ticket via Headfirst
CHOUK BWA & THE ÅNGSTRÖMERS
Formed in 2012 by singer Jean Claude “Sambaton” Dorvil – guardian of tradition and moral figure in voodoo culture – the Haitian voodoo group Chouk Bwa comes from a commune in Haiti, Gonaïves. Following in the footsteps of emblematic Haitian groups such as Boukman Eksperyans, Boukan Ginen, or Rasin Mapou de Azor, Chouk Bwa returns in force with songs from the world of voodoo. The Haitian group and the duo Nicolas Esterle and Frédéric Alstadt who form The Ångströmers met in 2016 and have been collaborating for two years now on the album Vodou Alé and the track ‘Move Tan’.
The duo of electronic music producers and the voodoo group have been working on this project since 2018. Their debut full length collaborative album was recorded at the end of 2018 with Ångströmers adding their electronic touch to the tracks – whose drum parts and vocals were recorded in live conditions the following year in their studio in Brussels. The songs have a structure that is strongly inspired by the call and response singing typical of many musical traditions, such as those found in West Africa.
Voodoo religion and electronic music are omnipresent themes in the album and are the basis of their album ‘Move Tan’, which tells the story of the terrible events of the natural disasters that hit Haiti. The singer “Sambaton” also refers to another “bad weather”, that of the corruption that brought the country to its knees.
Chouk Bwa display the deep African heritage of Haiti, torn from Africa and secretly re-planted in a new land. The band members speak for Haiti, a nation that has seen the hardest of times and maintains a relentless spirit and strength through its culture.
COREYSAN
Coreysan is a Trinidad born singer/songwriter, musician and producer based in Bristol.
His Alternative Caribbean Music is a fusion of groovy downtempo, dark dub, smokey chill-out, mystical eastern elements and sensual electronic beats combined with a Trinidadian (Caribbean) flavour and complemented with raspy and poetic, thought provoking vocals. It was once described as dark and nourishing.
As a session musician (bassist and vocalist), Corey has performed with various bands in the UK and Trinidad and Tobago and continues to perform with Calypso Rose on her
world tours.
He continually collaborates with bands and producers from Bristol and the UK of varied musical styles which in turn brings an eclectic diversity to his solo project and his flavour as a session musician.
Entry requirements:
8PM COREYSAN,
9.15PM CHOUK BWA & THE ÅNGSTRöMERS
Haitian six-piece Chouk Bwa meets Belgian production duo, The Ångströmers. Afro-Caribbean voodoo polyrhythms meet bass-weight dub electronics.
The traditional and contemporary collide with distinct Haitian mizik rasin (roots music) and rumbling electronic production, forging a thrilling and hypnotic dialogue between minimalist sound design and Afro-Haitian drum talk.
Wednesday 18th October
The Jam Jar Presents
Chouk Bwa & The Ångströmers
+ Coreysan
Doors open 7.30pm
At The Jam Jar, Bristol
Ticket via Headfirst
CHOUK BWA & THE ÅNGSTRÖMERS
Formed in 2012 by singer Jean Claude “Sambaton” Dorvil – guardian of tradition and moral figure in voodoo culture – the Haitian voodoo group Chouk Bwa comes from a commune in Haiti, Gonaïves. Following in the footsteps of emblematic Haitian groups such as Boukman Eksperyans, Boukan Ginen, or Rasin Mapou de Azor, Chouk Bwa returns in force with songs from the world of voodoo. The Haitian group and the duo Nicolas Esterle and Frédéric Alstadt who form The Ångströmers met in 2016 and have been collaborating for two years now on the album Vodou Alé and the track ‘Move Tan’.
The duo of electronic music producers and the voodoo group have been working on this project since 2018. Their debut full length collaborative album was recorded at the end of 2018 with Ångströmers adding their electronic touch to the tracks – whose drum parts and vocals were recorded in live conditions the following year in their studio in Brussels. The songs have a structure that is strongly inspired by the call and response singing typical of many musical traditions, such as those found in West Africa.
Voodoo religion and electronic music are omnipresent themes in the album and are the basis of their album ‘Move Tan’, which tells the story of the terrible events of the natural disasters that hit Haiti. The singer “Sambaton” also refers to another “bad weather”, that of the corruption that brought the country to its knees.
Chouk Bwa display the deep African heritage of Haiti, torn from Africa and secretly re-planted in a new land. The band members speak for Haiti, a nation that has seen the hardest of times and maintains a relentless spirit and strength through its culture.
COREYSAN
Coreysan is a Trinidad born singer/songwriter, musician and producer based in Bristol.
His Alternative Caribbean Music is a fusion of groovy downtempo, dark dub, smokey chill-out, mystical eastern elements and sensual electronic beats combined with a Trinidadian (Caribbean) flavour and complemented with raspy and poetic, thought provoking vocals. It was once described as dark and nourishing.
As a session musician (bassist and vocalist), Corey has performed with various bands in the UK and Trinidad and Tobago and continues to perform with Calypso Rose on her
world tours.
He continually collaborates with bands and producers from Bristol and the UK of varied musical styles which in turn brings an eclectic diversity to his solo project and his flavour as a session musician.
Entry requirements:
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