Alex Pertout BABA SOROSO
Alex Pertout's album Baba Soroso on Nailuj Music (The Planet / MGM) highlights exceptional performances captured in Cuba, the USA, England and Australia. It presents twelve tracks, featuring an impressive lineup of guest artists, including guitarists Mike Stern and Leonard Grigoryan, pianists Paul Grabowsky, Joe Chindamo, Phil Turcio, Colin Hopkins and Andrew Jones, flautist Dave Valentin, tresero Pancho Amat, master percussionists Justo Palladito and Hossam Ramzy, trumpeter Miroslav Bukovsky, vocalist Nilusha Dassenaike, oudoist John Norton, violinist William Roblejo, bassists Frank Di Sario, Evripides Evripidou and Craig Newman and drummer David Jones.
[1] Baba Soroso (Alex Pertout / Traditional Afro-Cuban)
[2] Afro Blue (Mongo Santamaría / lyrics by Oscar Brown Jr)
[3] Un Mismo Camino (Alex Pertout)
[4] Moments In Time (music by Alex Pertout / lyrics by Nilusha Dassenaike)
[5] Early Black, Velvety Sky' (Alex Pertout / Nilusha Dassenaike)
[6] Ominira (Alex Pertout)
[7] Morning (Clare Fischer)
[8] Waves, Ships, The Moon and Me (Alex Pertout / Nilusha Dassenaike)
ALEX PERTOUT: congas, cajon, timbales, percussion, nyunga nyunga mbira, vibes, glockenspiel, marimba, synthesisers, background vocals
MIKE STERN: lead, rhythm guitars
DAVE VALENTIN: flute
PANCHO AMAT: tres
NILUSHA DASSENAIKE: lead, background vocals, handclaps
MIROSLAV BUKOVSKY: flugelhorn, muted trumpet
JUSTO PELLADITO: quinto
JOE CHINDAMO: piano
COLIN HOPKINS: electric piano
PHIL TURCIO: electric piano
WILLIAM ROBLEJO: violin
JOHN NORTON: oud
HOSSAM RAMZY: Egyptian tabla
EVRIPIDES EVRIPIDOU: bass
PAUL GRABOWSKY: piano
LEONARD GRYGORIAN: guitar
ANDREW JONES: piano
CRAIG NEWMAN: bass
FRANK DI SARIO: acoustic bass
DAVID JONES: drums ​
Recorded and edited by Alex Pertout at Che-Chi Studios
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Additional recordings by Alfonso Peña in Havana, Hossam Ramzy in London, Edmond Gilmore in New York, Craig Newman and Evripides Evripidou in Melbourne
Mixed by Doug Brady and Alex Pertout at Armstrong Studio 2 and Furstock Studios, Melbourne
Mastered by Leon Zervos at Studios 301, Sydney
Art Design by Luke Fraser/AHR+
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PRODUCED BY ALEX PERTOUT
