Music:
Member Since: 3/21/2008
Band Website: loplop.nl
Band Members: ..
Influences: Says the press:
Harmony that transcends boundaries. Some 21st-century convivencia was on display ... (Financial Times, London)
... you should visit Lop Lop’s Web site last week if not sooner, and pick this up straightaway. (Ken Egbert, Jazz Now)
This tri-continental orchestra is a PC critic’s dream. There is something really deep and moving here. (Modern Drummer, USA)
World music, literally, no poppy dance grooves, no boundaries, no borders. (Frans van Leeuwen, NRC, NL)
... they demonstrate no small amount of ingenuity. (allaboutjazz.com, USA)
Excellent music! (JazzReview.com, USA)
... can’t say enough good about this one either. (Jazz Now USA)
Miles away from conventional Cuban dance music but hitting the essence of origin (Rootstown Music, NL)
One of the best seven percussion driven releases of the year. Music feature by Jason Pinkelman (The Hub, USA)
A stew of Batá rhythms peppered with uplifting solos. Envigorating energy and a spiritual edge (Straight No Chaser, UK)
... if you just love to be adventurous, then this is one to get you by the winter blah’s. It is a wonderful mix of religious folklore and jazz. (Editors Pick, Jazz Week, USA)
Succulent sounds and beats. (Latin Beat Magazine, USA)
It will be very hard to excel this work in creativity and musicality. (Multi Music Magazine, NL)
World music nowadays is as broad as a continent, but here you find a group who is heading definitely for a new direction. These fourteen tracks take you by surprise. (Brabants Nieuwsblad, NL)
... they’re going to make some real noise. (Tad Hendrickson: CMJ New Music Report, NYC)
Beautifully done, sprightly and satisfying throughout. One of my favorites this year. (Ken Egbert, Jazz Now)
.... one of the more oddly gorgeous recordings I’ve listened to this year. (Michael J. Renner, Jazz Series Review St. Louis)
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Record Label: loplop records
Type of Label: Indie
