Sakésho is a

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quartet based band in France. Sakésho is based in the

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, the polyrhythmic music of the

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. The band members are Mario Canonge (piano), Michel Alibo (bass) and Jean-Philippe Fanfant (drums); all born in the French Caribbean, plus North American

Andy Narell Andy Narell (born March 18, 1954) is an American jazz steel pannist, composer and producer. Biography Narell took up the steelpan at a young age in Queens, New York. His father, who was a social worker, had started a program of steelpan playing ...

(

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). The group is based in Paris. They perform under the direction of

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They recorded just two albums in the past five years, and have worked with the likes of several famous jazz musicians on their album projects.

Discography

*'' Sakesho'' (2002) *'' We Want You to Say'' (2005)

References

External links

Sakésho
at myspace
Sakesho's page on Andy Narell official website2004 Concert review by Franz Matzner
at allaboutjazz.com Heads Up International artists {{authority control