The city of lakes was into syncope of jazz music on Sunday evening. To mark the grand closure of a two-day musical event ‘Fete da le Musique’ a jazz musical eve by ‘The latination’ was staged at Antrang auditorium Bharat Bhavan. The concert Fete da le Musique was organised with the Alliance Francaise de Bhopal, the Indo-French cultural centre and with the support of France Embassy of India to observe the International Music Day.
The latination is one of the only virtuoso and genuine Salsa and latin jazz band in India. The quartet is a powerful and soulful collaboration between French and Indian specialists of jazz and latin music.The band recently started collaborating with American based singer and songwriter Megan Powers, New York. Although a new comer on the Indian jazz scene, the latination has already performed all over India and received accolades and great critics from audiences and fellow musicians.
Its repertoire ranges from the festive sounds of salsa and rumba to modern jazz, blending the dance-compelling power of Afro-latin rhythms with the intellectual streams of dense harmonies and sophisticated melodies, the discreet sweetness of jazz ballads and latin boleros with virtuoso improvisation, solo performances.
The musical band grew up with the common zeal for jazz and jam sessions. It developed personal compositions without any stylistic frontier and the search for the original and spontaneous music.At the concert they created a sharp and colourful atmosphere. They generated with new pieces of live energy as they played jazz and jam sessions, at Antrang hall.
The urban sound of their music provided the melting pot astonishing fun to the audiences at the concert. The audiences were spell bounded towards the music they played at the stage. As they began playing non-stop at Antarang, the feet tapping rhythm made the music buffs enjoy every bit of the Jazz music. It was an extravaganza for the music lovers as they listened to the concert with rapt attention.