The Congo Square Project: Sacred Ground Volume 1
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about
THE CONGO SQUARE PROJECT
The Congo Square Project is a volunteer organization dedicated to help New Orleans musicians in need via 4-6 albums/CD's that trace the origin and development of the music that was brewed in the heart of the Crescent City. Some of the greatest talents in the world have donated their time and efforts to contribute and support the cradle of modern music. Threadhead Records is proud to help Mr. Fabian Jolivet get this music out to the world. As noted below, 80 percent of the proceeds will be contributed to the New Orleans Musician's Clinic.
The Congo Square Project contains a wealth of music. Starting in July 2010, and for each of 3-5 months thereafter, this website will release one CD per month from The Congo Square Project.
ALBUM CD 1: Sacred Ground
The televised images of Hurricane Katrina's catastrophic impact will be remembered by the entire world for years to come. The storm, one of the deadliest natural disasters in US history, deeply affected a New Orleans' musical community that had already suffered from decades, if not centuries, of neglect on the part of politicians and government officials.
At that time, LA session drummer Fabian Jolivet had already began recording two albums of instrumental music entitled "The Electroroots Project" for Standard Music Library (UK). This project included a tribute to The Crescent City, a drum suite, to be called CONGO SQUARE, also featuring friends & fellow trapsmiths Clem Burke (Blondie), Don Heffington (Lucinda Williams) and Stephen Hodges (Tom Waits). Before the project was completed, Katrina had hit The Gulf Coast with devastating force. The terrible flood and lack of response from the local and federal authorities deeply touched the life of many people. Including those living on the other side of the country, witnessing the tragedy unfold from a seemingly comfortable distance.
"DEEDS NOT WORDS, that's the title of that great Max Roach record, isn't it?" Fabian asks. "See, I truly believe in the message this sorcerer of the skins sent out to all of us, that NOW is the time for everybody to act. To finally help re-build this amazing community that influenced the entire world. After all, we are talking about thee cradle of modern music". We all know that without Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Buddy Bolden, King Oliver, Sidney Bechet, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Alvin Batiste, Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew, Smiley Lewis, James Booker, Professor Longhair, Earl King, Dr. John, Irma Thomas, Ernie K Doe, The Meters, The Neville Bros, the amazing Mardi Gras Indians and street players, the music world will not be the same.
Percussion legends such as Baby Dodds, Big Sid Catlett, Zutty Singleton, Paul Barbarin, Joseph Cie Frazier, Vernell Fournier, Dave & Frank Oxley, 'Smokey' Johnson, June Gardner, James Black, 'Uncle' Lionel Batiste, Charles 'Honeyboy' Otis, Earl Palmer, John Boudreaux, Bob French, Freddy Staelhe, Alfred 'Uganda' Roberts, 'Bunchy' Johnson, Lady Tambourine, 'Zigaboo' Modeliste, Johnny Vidacovich, Herlin Riley, all paved the way for the rhythms that we all groove to in today's world.
"Do you really think that Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Charlie Parker, James Brown, The Beatles & Rolling Stones, even Led Zeppelin would have sounded the way they did without the Louisiana influence? I don't think so. It's a fact that the world is a better place thanks to New Orleans. Now, I ask: Is New Orleans better off thanks to the rest of the world?. In the current violent planet that we live in, I believe that we ALL need to help one another, plant a little tree here & there. Even little people like me can make the BIG difference today and tomorrow."
The first part of THE CONGO SQUARE PROJECT starts with an epic journey that traces the evolution of the African music that was later brewed in the heart of the city during the 1700's. Recorded with a modern day Alan Lomax production approach, it moves your body & soul, at the same time that it feeds your mind. It has all the necessary New Orleans musical gumbo ingredients that made The Crescent City famous. Including those (often overlooked) important contributions made by Native American tribes and the European, Caribbean & Mexican influences that soon followed.
The first album "SACRED GROUND" opens with an Orisha blessing ceremonial introduction, conducted by African Yoruba Priest-Master drummer Ayo Adeyemi (Babe Olatunji), plus a sensational piece performed by Brazilian great Airto Moreira (Miles Davis), followed by an array of musical pieces and grooves that include the dance of the Bamboula, Street Musicians, Secondliners, Dixieland, Bucket Players, THE CONGO SQUARE Drummers, etc… This side closes 300 years later, with The Revend Lois Dejean's Gospel Choir emotional rendition of "He knows how much we can bear". Showing us that the city's African descendants, regardless of the many hardships, have always remained together throughout their difficult history, thanks to their loyalty to the strong spiritual music brought from their ancestral land.
Followed by a string of sharp Beat poetry pieces performed by, amongst others, John Densmore (The Doors); Chuck E .Weiss (Tom Waits), Mike Watt (Iggy Pop & The Stooges), Jah Faith, Javier Martinez (Manal), Moris, Andrés Calamaro and Gord Downie (The Tragically Hip) amongst others. All linked to a series of eccentric and exciting timpani, marimbas, tap dancing, vibes, hand and drum set solos performed by some of the best in the world. Completed with a magical list of numbers that include a historic NYC session led by the ever so soulful Levon Helm (The Band) and friends: Steve Jordan (Keith Richards); Hubert Sumlin (Howlin' Wolf); Danny 'Kootch' Kortchmar (Carole King); Larry Campbell (Bob Dylan), Teresa Williams (Levon Helm Band) and engineer Niko Bolas (Neil Young).
Recorded in LA, New Orleans, Boston, NYC, Woodstock, London, Bath, Barcelona, Paris, Berlin, Calcutta, Montevideo and Buenos Aires.
This CD will DIRECTLY benefit The New Orleans Musicians Clinic. Eighty percent of the proceeds will go directly to the NOMC.
Fabian Jolivet (drummer / producer / activist)
For more information, please see: www.thecongosquareproject.com
The Congo Square Project is a volunteer organization dedicated to help New Orleans musicians in need via 4-6 albums/CD's that trace the origin and development of the music that was brewed in the heart of the Crescent City. Some of the greatest talents in the world have donated their time and efforts to contribute and support the cradle of modern music. Threadhead Records is proud to help Mr. Fabian Jolivet get this music out to the world. As noted below, 80 percent of the proceeds will be contributed to the New Orleans Musician's Clinic.
The Congo Square Project contains a wealth of music. Starting in July 2010, and for each of 3-5 months thereafter, this website will release one CD per month from The Congo Square Project.
ALBUM CD 1: Sacred Ground
The televised images of Hurricane Katrina's catastrophic impact will be remembered by the entire world for years to come. The storm, one of the deadliest natural disasters in US history, deeply affected a New Orleans' musical community that had already suffered from decades, if not centuries, of neglect on the part of politicians and government officials.
At that time, LA session drummer Fabian Jolivet had already began recording two albums of instrumental music entitled "The Electroroots Project" for Standard Music Library (UK). This project included a tribute to The Crescent City, a drum suite, to be called CONGO SQUARE, also featuring friends & fellow trapsmiths Clem Burke (Blondie), Don Heffington (Lucinda Williams) and Stephen Hodges (Tom Waits). Before the project was completed, Katrina had hit The Gulf Coast with devastating force. The terrible flood and lack of response from the local and federal authorities deeply touched the life of many people. Including those living on the other side of the country, witnessing the tragedy unfold from a seemingly comfortable distance.
"DEEDS NOT WORDS, that's the title of that great Max Roach record, isn't it?" Fabian asks. "See, I truly believe in the message this sorcerer of the skins sent out to all of us, that NOW is the time for everybody to act. To finally help re-build this amazing community that influenced the entire world. After all, we are talking about thee cradle of modern music". We all know that without Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Buddy Bolden, King Oliver, Sidney Bechet, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Alvin Batiste, Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew, Smiley Lewis, James Booker, Professor Longhair, Earl King, Dr. John, Irma Thomas, Ernie K Doe, The Meters, The Neville Bros, the amazing Mardi Gras Indians and street players, the music world will not be the same.
Percussion legends such as Baby Dodds, Big Sid Catlett, Zutty Singleton, Paul Barbarin, Joseph Cie Frazier, Vernell Fournier, Dave & Frank Oxley, 'Smokey' Johnson, June Gardner, James Black, 'Uncle' Lionel Batiste, Charles 'Honeyboy' Otis, Earl Palmer, John Boudreaux, Bob French, Freddy Staelhe, Alfred 'Uganda' Roberts, 'Bunchy' Johnson, Lady Tambourine, 'Zigaboo' Modeliste, Johnny Vidacovich, Herlin Riley, all paved the way for the rhythms that we all groove to in today's world.
"Do you really think that Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Charlie Parker, James Brown, The Beatles & Rolling Stones, even Led Zeppelin would have sounded the way they did without the Louisiana influence? I don't think so. It's a fact that the world is a better place thanks to New Orleans. Now, I ask: Is New Orleans better off thanks to the rest of the world?. In the current violent planet that we live in, I believe that we ALL need to help one another, plant a little tree here & there. Even little people like me can make the BIG difference today and tomorrow."
The first part of THE CONGO SQUARE PROJECT starts with an epic journey that traces the evolution of the African music that was later brewed in the heart of the city during the 1700's. Recorded with a modern day Alan Lomax production approach, it moves your body & soul, at the same time that it feeds your mind. It has all the necessary New Orleans musical gumbo ingredients that made The Crescent City famous. Including those (often overlooked) important contributions made by Native American tribes and the European, Caribbean & Mexican influences that soon followed.
The first album "SACRED GROUND" opens with an Orisha blessing ceremonial introduction, conducted by African Yoruba Priest-Master drummer Ayo Adeyemi (Babe Olatunji), plus a sensational piece performed by Brazilian great Airto Moreira (Miles Davis), followed by an array of musical pieces and grooves that include the dance of the Bamboula, Street Musicians, Secondliners, Dixieland, Bucket Players, THE CONGO SQUARE Drummers, etc… This side closes 300 years later, with The Revend Lois Dejean's Gospel Choir emotional rendition of "He knows how much we can bear". Showing us that the city's African descendants, regardless of the many hardships, have always remained together throughout their difficult history, thanks to their loyalty to the strong spiritual music brought from their ancestral land.
Followed by a string of sharp Beat poetry pieces performed by, amongst others, John Densmore (The Doors); Chuck E .Weiss (Tom Waits), Mike Watt (Iggy Pop & The Stooges), Jah Faith, Javier Martinez (Manal), Moris, Andrés Calamaro and Gord Downie (The Tragically Hip) amongst others. All linked to a series of eccentric and exciting timpani, marimbas, tap dancing, vibes, hand and drum set solos performed by some of the best in the world. Completed with a magical list of numbers that include a historic NYC session led by the ever so soulful Levon Helm (The Band) and friends: Steve Jordan (Keith Richards); Hubert Sumlin (Howlin' Wolf); Danny 'Kootch' Kortchmar (Carole King); Larry Campbell (Bob Dylan), Teresa Williams (Levon Helm Band) and engineer Niko Bolas (Neil Young).
Recorded in LA, New Orleans, Boston, NYC, Woodstock, London, Bath, Barcelona, Paris, Berlin, Calcutta, Montevideo and Buenos Aires.
This CD will DIRECTLY benefit The New Orleans Musicians Clinic. Eighty percent of the proceeds will go directly to the NOMC.
Fabian Jolivet (drummer / producer / activist)
For more information, please see: www.thecongosquareproject.com
credits
released 01 July 2010
Recorded in New Orleans, Los Angeles, NYC & Woodstock
Studios/Engineers: Mad Dog/Eric Corne; Real World/Tchad Blake; The Music Shed/Chris Finney; Skyline/Ron Allaire, Niko Bolas, Steve Geutling; Planet 2 Planet/Kirk Yano; The Compound/Anthony Arvizu, Estudios 3:2 Silvio Massimo/Hector 'Clavito' Actis; The Organization/Iggy Elisavetsky; Ciudad de La Paz Intranquila/Guillermo Mandrafina/Levon Helm's Studios/Justin Guip
Produced by Fabian Jolivet
* "Tip On" produced by Steve Jordan
Mastered by Pete Doell at Universal Mastering
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www.thecongosquareproject.com
Recorded in New Orleans, Los Angeles, NYC & Woodstock
Studios/Engineers: Mad Dog/Eric Corne; Real World/Tchad Blake; The Music Shed/Chris Finney; Skyline/Ron Allaire, Niko Bolas, Steve Geutling; Planet 2 Planet/Kirk Yano; The Compound/Anthony Arvizu, Estudios 3:2 Silvio Massimo/Hector 'Clavito' Actis; The Organization/Iggy Elisavetsky; Ciudad de La Paz Intranquila/Guillermo Mandrafina/Levon Helm's Studios/Justin Guip
Produced by Fabian Jolivet
* "Tip On" produced by Steve Jordan
Mastered by Pete Doell at Universal Mastering
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www.thecongosquareproject.com
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