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Discovery Records
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Incroyable Jungle Beat is an unusual and fascinating project organised, written (mostly) & arranged by lead singer Doume Castagnet in which he mixes pop, soul and world music influences with music from the Madras area of India, reflecting the experiences of his travels in that region. There are tablas, accordeon, electric guitar, bass & drums, chitravina, mridangam, djembe, trumpets, tenor sax, wurlitzer piano, nagaswaram, the Madras Music Acadamy Chorus and even a sample of Dvorak !
Castagnet uses a handful of funk one minute, a bit of hip hop the next, a touch of Cajun, some Afro-beat, some Doo-Wop, some slow Ellington brass, and then suddenly, totally traditional Indian classical music. The album is full of remarkable musicianship: Noel Ekwabi, bass player (for Manu Dibango & Ray Lema), Blue Note jazz percussionist Stephane Huchard, Frederic Gallardet on accordeon, Cyril Atef (drummer for eclectic French duo, Bumcello); and a number of fine Indian musicians, including K.V. Prasad, Chitravina Ganesh, and the amazing nagaswaram virtuoso, Vidvan T. E. Haridoss. And many others, too. Plus, there's even a great version of Ann Peebles' "I Didn't Take Your Man". This album's a real treat !
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Track Listing for Le Salon Jaune
01. Spring in India
02. I didn't take your man
03. Beach no. 1
04. Not fair
05. Shashivanada
06. Gonnabeheavy
07. Mister deep
08. Mona Lisa
09. Satchmo & K.V. Prasad
10. Slow to you
11. Thiruppulivanam E. Haridoss
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