Erik Truffaz Quartet - Doni Doni (Deluxe Edition) (2016)

No need to introduce Erik Truffaz and the characteristic sound of his trumpet, unmistakable yet unpredictable. Crowned with glowing (and fully deserved) praises, the Franco-Swiss jazz-man takes his melodies on a journey through audacious and surreal musical lands, following and exalting the mutations, hybridisations and contradictions of Jazz. Fusion, rock, hip hop, EDM,… Erik Truffaz has tried them all, always staying true to his mischievous and dreamy spirit.

New line-up, new energy, new sound ; after 3 years of musical silence, the new ERIK TRUFFAZ QUARTET is back! Marc Erbetta, the bands first and foremost drummer, left his seat to fresh and young blood embodied by Arthur Hnatek, a young musician who lived in New York and plays with groundbreaking artists like Tigran Hamasyan.

New inspiration and influences color the new album, taken from a rich and scenic collaboration with the South African dans company VUYANI.

Still standing at the frontier of jazz and instrumental pop, balancing between originality and accessibility the ERIK TRUFFAZ QUARTET, faithful to a tradition established since many albums, invites two world renown and award- winning voices to this recording: Rokia Traoré and Oxmo Puccino. The Malian singer will enchant three songs from her sweet and mysterious timbre, while French hip-hop giant and longtime friend and collaborator (featured on the "Paris Tour" dvd) Oxmo Puccino, will add his creative and mesmerizing input on a title as well. Two diametrically opposed characters that the music of ERIK TRUFFAZ QUARTET will merge and fuse.

Tracklist:

1 - Comptine (feat. Rokia Traoré)
2 - Kudu
3 - Djiki'n (feat. Rokia Traoré)
4 - Pacheco
5 - Szerelem
6 - Fat City
7 - Doni Doni (feat. Rokia Traoré) [Part 1]
8 - Doni Doni (Part 2)
9 - Seydou (feat. Rokia Traoré)
10 - Le complément du verbe (feat. Oxmo Puccino)
11 - Lulu
12 - Djiki'n (feat. Rokia Traoré) [Remix by Arthur Hnatek]
13 - Djiki'n (feat. Rokia Traoré) [Remix by Rocco]
14 - Djiki'n (feat. Rokia Traoré) [Remix by Manoo & Rocco]

Personnel:

Erik Truffaz - trumpet
Benoît Corboz - keyboards
Marcello Giuliani - bass
Arthur Hnatek – drums
Rokia Traore - vocals (1, 3, 7, 9)
Oxmo Puccino - rap (10)