Alabê Ketujazz

Alabê presents the traditional percussion of the Afro-Brazilian religion known as Candomblé  in a jazz context. The compositions are dialogues between the percussion of the Ketu nation and the saxophone, like the Rum (the drum that leads the ceremony) converses with the Orisha (a spirit embodied by a person in trance).

The sacred rhythms of the Candomblé offer their power and complexity in a modern context: this is Alabê Ketu Jazz. Four percussionists and a saxophonist explore new musical landscapes with original compositions and classics by the likes of Baden Powell.