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Monday, 23 November 2015 18:47
Omar Sosa interview
Since he emigrated from Cuba in 1993, Omar Sosa ( 7-time GRAMMY-nominated pianist and composer) has forged a distinctive musical path, fusing an array of jazz, world music, hip-hop, and electronic elements with his Afro-Cuban roots. Jazzonline had a little chat with him before is performance at Gazarte on December 12, 2015.
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Saturday, 12 December 2015 00:00
Omar Sosa Afrocuban Quartet
Sosa has created a magnificent and deep view of what is often called "world jazz." Imbued equally with Thelonious Monk and Chopin, as well as other pianists from Bach and Satie to Duke Ellington, Cecil Taylor and Randy Weston, Sosa has, in his quest to unite the African traditions, created a new form of music.
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