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Gilfema

Gilfema the CD in stores now. Afro-Global-Jazz

About Me

Gilfema is West African singer/guitarist Lionel Loueke, Hungarian drummer Ferenc Nemeth and Swedish-Italian bassist Massimo Biolcati. Their name is an amalgam of the leading syllables of their first names (note: Lionel's middle name is Gilles, which he is more commonly addressed as back home in Benin).

The sound of three vibrant cultures flowing as one over an open tributary of jazz, effortlessly casting spells with compositions as intricate and purposeful as they are soothing and meditative.

Lionel's astoundingly singular artistic sensibilities have rendered him a high profile contributor to acclaimed recordings and tours with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Carlos Santana, Sting, Terence Blanchard and Charlie Haden.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/22/2005
Band Website: obliqsound.com/artists/gilfema.html
Band Members: Lionel Loueke, Massimo Biolcati, Ferenc Nemeth.
Influences: Miles Davis, Björk, John Coltrane, Koffi Olomide, Bela Bartok.
Sounds Like: Nothing you’ve ever heard before.

Record Label: Obliqsound
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Gilfema Recording

Hello Gilfema friends and fans.Just wanted to let you know that Gilfema is not dead.We just went into the studio to record our second album which hopefully will come out this fall 2008.Besides the thr...
Posted by Gilfema on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:53:00 PST

First blog entry for Gilfema!!!

Here we are. Gilfema is now online! Enjoy the music, the pictures and all the info. Don't forget to become our first friends here on my space. Today we played our last show for 2005. It was promo...
Posted by Gilfema on Wed, 23 Nov 2005 10:42:00 PST