Gangbé Brass Band

Origin : Benin
Instrument :
Styles : Jazz
Official Site : Gangbé Brass Band

Gangbé Brass Band : discography

Whendo Album : Whendo
Label : Contre-Jour
Year : 2004
Togbé Album : Togbé
Label : Contre-Jour
Year : 2001

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News about Gangbé Brass Band

Gangbe Brass Band: an Original West African Sound
Jack Brass Band, a seven-piece New Orleans-style crew playing outside in the Cedar's courtyard could be heard from the parking lot where I'd left my car. Their familiar honky-tonk and Dixieland tunes cued my curiosity as I wondered how the Cedar Cultural Center's starring show, the Gangbé Brass Band from Benin, would mesh their homeland's music with such American fare.

Minneapolis, the evening of April 14th, was starting to feel like spring with an almost balmy breeze and earthy smell in the air. The warmer weather brought out throngs of people to the streets. Eventually close to 570 of them streamed into the music venue, many not sure what to expect, not familiar with Gangbé's sound. Season tick...
Source : worldmusiccentral.org | 2007-11-18 08:47:00.0