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Max Wild: Tamba
by Chris M. Slawecki
Alto saxophonist Max Wild's Tamba, his ObliqSound debut, combines classic musical themes and devices from Zimbabwe and South Africa with illuminating arrangements and improvisations from contemporary jazz. My connection to Zimbabwean music defines me. Once I stopped trying to sound like a 'jazz' musician and let my inspiration come out freely, I was able to let my diverse influences create something that was personal to me. My music," Wild once reflected. It's up to the critics what they want to ...
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by Jerry D'Souza
Max Wild spent his formative years in Zimbabwe, where he learned to play the saxophone and came under the influence of the country's music. It is not surprising, then, that his debut album dwells largely on the rhythms that fascinated him.
Wild brings a lyrical style of play on several of the songs. He cues in on the rhythm and his band locks in as well, so many of the songs come off strong and heady. A New ...
read moreMax Wild: New Album 'Tamba' on Obliqsound & Tour with Chiwoniso
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Calabro Music
Brooklyn, NY -- Zimbabwean saxophonist Max Wild will release Tamba on June 29, his riveting full-length debut on ObliqSound that blurs the lines between jazz, funk and Afropop. In Shona -- the predominant language spoken in Zimbabwe -- Tamba means dance," and it's virtually impossible to be within listening distance of this music and not comply. Featuring Zimbabwean vocalists Chiwoniso and the late Sam Mtukudzi, Tamba fuses the rhythmic and melodic traditions of southern Africa with the sophisticated harmonies and ...
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