Xantoné Blacq

Xan has been a very busy bee. In addition to the masses of production and session work that he has been doing, he has also performed as Musical Director / Pianist / Vocalist with Brazilian sensation Sabrina Malheiros. Sabrina, who is the daughter of Alex Malheiros (founder member of legendary Barzilian band Azymuth) is making serious waves wih her music and the recent show at The Boisdale, London was recorded and broadcast on Jazz FM. Her new album Dreaming is available to buy.  Boa forte Sabrina!!

Femi Temowo continues to increase his reputation as a unique songwriter, fearless guitarist and an emerging vocal talent. His album launch for Orin Meta (3 songs in the Yoruba language of Nigeria) went down a storm! With players such as Jean Toussaint, Troy Miller, Grant Windsor, and Karl Rasheed-Abel on stage there was a wealth of talent combining for a fantastic show (which incidentally was filmed and will be released). The title song of the album Orin Meta was sung by Xan and it is fair to say that the group's performance on that tune was the highlight of the night receivig standing ovations. Orin Meta which is a unique fusion of Nigerian Yoruba and Western musical traditions is available to buy now.