Afro Baroq Shogun Audio takes on a new life

takes on a new life with this fully instrumental release that puts the spotlight on the Norwegian producer and his crew of acclaimed local jazz composers and musicians

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This album illustrates the breadth and vision that make Empirical such a potent creative force and underlines that longevity in the challenging world of top-tier contemporary jazz is no fluke

and it was the latest in a long line of duets for Ella with just one other instrument

Afro Baroq Shogun Audio takes on a new life. Elsden Music presents the debut recording by Afro Baroque, comprising award winning pianist and composer Yakir Arbib and Cameroonian virtuoso drummer and vocalist Conti Bilong, the duo explore traditional rhythms from central Africa and the Middle East, amalgamating Baroque style counterpoint and dynamic jazz interplay. An unlikely pairing given the difference in their musical backgrounds, Arbib and Bilong nevertheless discovered a phenomenal