Dernières sorties/Last releases
Pascal Mohy "Automne 08" IGL209
Pascal Mohy sketches out moods, draws ideas, colours feelings. His music gives substance to the soul. He makes silence talk. He makes harmonies sing. Django d'Or 2007, a young, gifted and fascinating piano player.
Eve Beuvens "Noordzee" IGL208
Jacques Pirotton "Parachute" IGL205 release February 2009
These gentle terrorists of the musical adventure, subtle dealers of bitter nursery rhymes and child-like savagery, bring us on a new exploration of the Big Blue. A new synergy in the form of a synthesis where the accent is placed on colour and variety
Mathilde Renault & Jonas Knutsson "Louana" IGL210 release January 2009
Mathilde and Jonas met in Stockholm where Jonas was combining a brilliant international career with teaching. Mathilde composed ‘In the Swedish Mood’ for him and wanted him to hear it, so she hopped on a plane to Sweden! Our young composer’s audacity and talent won Jonas over. They soon started working together on original and emotionally rich music that was both jazzy and classical, with a little bit of folk thrown in, and even including a hint of a Brazilian influence.
Abid Bahri "Au gré du Oud" IGL212 release November 2008
IGLOOMONDO is proud to present this project of Abid Bahri to you. His first solo CD shows him in good shape in his solo work on the ‘ud, as well as being very well attuned to his guest musicians. Together they produce an enchanting form of chamber music, successfully blending Arabic and Western styles...
Christian Merveille FC138 release January 2009
A new collection of counting rhymes for toddlers just released on Franc' Amour Label.
Ils Chantent Julos FC137 release March 2008
22 chanteurs et chanteuses de la francophonie belge et d'autres francophonies ont pris plaisir à interpréter et parfois même à traduire dans leur langue d'enfance, les paroles et les mélodies de Julos Beaucarne, auteur-compositeur-interprète sur la carte du pays Belgique depuis déjà 72 ans, excusez du trop.
Stéphane Collin "L'enfer, en trois mouvement" IGL191
"Les portes de l'Enfer", première plage de l'album, est l'aboutissement d'un vieux rêve nourri depuis longtemps par le compositeur : rencontrer une idole de toujours, dont les disques et la musique d'exception ont sans répit hanté son esprit : Philip Catherine.
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About IGLOO
30 Years of Starting Again in European Jazz
For 30 years already, the jazz label Igloo has been providing a platform for new talent in European jazz, notably Philip Catherine, Eric Legnini Steve Houben and Nathalie Loriers. For its 30th anniversary, the label is continuing to focus on new talent, despite a difficult environment for the music industry.
In 1978, jazz aficionados in Brussels decided to pool their resources to record some of the new music that was being produced. With no possibility of major releases, they set up their own label with a grant and organised distribution. The goal was not to recreate a giant corporation but to reflect the music of its time.
Early releases on Igloo include Chet Baker and guitarist Philip Catherine. But more than anything else, the label has provided a platform for young musicians from jazz and contemporary music. Over the years, it has had the privilege of releasing first albums from pianists Eric Legnini and Nathalie Loriers, the vibraphonist Pascal Schumacher and jazz "chanteuse" Melanie De Biasio. "This is the primary role of Igloo," explains company president Daniel Léon. "Providing a platform for future talent is what we do."
Although the Igloo label is best known for its jazz productions, it has preserved the more eclectic vocation of its origins under the « Igloo + » imprint, as well as remaining open to other horizons by supporting multi-cultural encounters. The label now also has a world music imprint, « Igloo Mondo » mostly reserved for meetings and exceptional collaborations between musicians. These include Pierre Van Dormael with the Senegalese kora player Soriba Kouyaté, Charles Loos and the Aissawas of Rabat, Anfass, Majid Bekkas and Mâäk Spirit with the Gnaoua Express from Tangier…
Igloo, a source of warmth in a cold sea, now has its balcony on the world.
About Franc'Amour
Franc'Amour is the label for "Made in Belgium" chanson. It accompanies young independent talent with something to say, irrespective of fashions or trends.