Summary
Ayibobo is a band from New York City, United States that is Jean-Paul Bourelly's side project.[3] Ayibobo is one spelling of a Haitian Creole word that means "amen".[4] MusicHound described the band as combining "Haitian singers and drummers with jazz horns, Bourelly's style, and EU drummer Ju Ju House."[5]
Ayibobo | |
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| Origin | New York City, United States |
| Genres | Mizik rasin,[1] jazz,[2] world music[2] |
| Labels | DIW Records |
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Although the band is from New York, most of the band members are Haitian,[6][7] and the musical style of the band adopted was inspired by the mizik rasin movement then being suppressed in Haiti by the military junta of Raoul Cédras.[citation needed]
The band released their first album Freestyle in 1993, produced by Jean-Paul Bourelly and Kazunori Sugiyama.[5] The album was recorded in New York City from April to May 1993.[8] The Wire magazine said that on the album Bourelly "immersed his wonderfully jarring, new-Hendrix sound in the chants and polyrhythms of non-geographically specific Africa. It’s tightly played and well recorded, occasionally hinting at some new kind of psychedelic funk, but you can't help wishing Bourelly would step out and wail like we know he can."[9] AllMusic called Freestyle "danceable, pan-cultural jazz at its most enjoyable".[10]
Their second album Stone Voudou was released in 2003, also on DIW Records.[11] It is composed of live recordings of a concert spanning five nights performed in August 2001 in Berlin, Germany.[12]
Band members edit
Lineup (as of 1993)[8]
- Wilfred "Tido" Lavaud – Lead vocals
- Chico Boyer – Bass guitar
- Julius "Ju Ju" House – Drums[5]
- Gaston "Bonga" Jean-Baptiste – Drums
- Jean-Paul Bourelly – Guitar[10]
- Craig Harris – Trombone
- Vincent Henry – Alto saxophone
- Rob Robinson – Organ
- Booker T. – Tenor saxophone
Lineup (as of 2003)[13]
- Chico Boyer – Bass, drums, instruments (vaksin, konè), vocals
- Muneer B. Fennell – Cello
- Gaston "Bonga" Jean-Baptiste – Congas, percussion, instruments (vaksin, konè), vocals
- Jimmy Rock – Congas, percussion, vocals
- Kenny Martin – Drums
- Jean-Paul Bourelly – Guitar, drums, vocals
- Mathias Agbokou – Percussion, vocals
- Jacques "Doudou" Chancy – Saxophone, percussion, instruments (vaksin, konè), vocals
- Rosna – Vocals, percussion
Lineup (current)[14]
- Wilfred "Tido" Lavaud – Vocals, guitar
- Chico Boyer – Bass, percussion
- Julius "Ju Ju" House – House drums
- Muneer B. Fennell – Cello
- Gaston "Bonga" Jean-Baptiste – Vocals, percussion
- Jimmy Rock – Drums
- Jean-Paul Bourelly – Guitar, percussion
- Tido Gaston – Vocals, percussion
- Jacques "Doudou" Chancy – Alto sax
- Thurgot Theodat – Alto sax
- Booker T. – Tenor sax
- Rosna – Vocals, percussion
Discography edit
| Year | Album | Label | Notes |
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| 1993 | Freestyle | DIW Records | [5] |
| 2003 | Stone Voudou | DIW Records | [11] |
References edit
- ^ "'90s Mizik Rasin Special 26th April 2020". NTS Radio. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Ayibobo". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Jazz Times". Jazz Times. Vol. 29, no. 6–10. 1999.
- ^ Vilsaint, Féquière (2005). English Haitian Creole dictionary. Coconut Creek, Florida: Educa Vision. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-58432-213-9. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide. New York: Schirmer Trade Books. 1998. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-8256-7253-8. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ Voodoo Chaser. The Wire. June 1994. p. 16. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ ""Heimatklänge"". Berliner Kurier (in German). 16 July 2001. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ a b Schwann Spectrum: Fall 1996 (Schwann Spectrum 4). Schwann Group. September 1996. p. 301. ISBN 978-1-57598-036-2. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ Ayibobo - Freestyle. The Wire. April 1994. p. 67. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Ayibobo - Freestyle". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. ISBN 978-1-85227-183-1. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Ayibobo - Vodoo Jazz". bourelly.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Ayibobo - Stone Voudou". JazzMusicArchives.com. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Ayibobo". bourelly.com. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
External links edit
- Ayibobo on Jean-Paul Bourelly's website (archived, 2004)
- Ayibobo on Jean-Paul Bourelly's website
- Ayibobo at AllMusic
- Ayibobo discography at Discogs