Le nom du vent
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Le nom du vent is a 2003 album by jazz band Maak's Spirit
. It was recorded at De Meent (Alsemberg
, Belgium
) in February 2002 after a meeting with Gnawa
musicians in North Africa
. They recorded in circle, facing each others to achieve a better communication.
Maak's Spirit
Mâäk’s Spirit is a Belgian avant-gardist jazz band. They recorded their fifth album live in Ghent in 1998. The band was then composed of Jeroen Van Herzeele , Laurent Blondiau , Salvatore La Rocca and Hans Van Oosterhout...
. It was recorded at De Meent (Alsemberg
Alsemberg
Alsemberg is a rural town with about 5,300 inhabitants in the municipality of Beersel, in the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium, situated south of Brussels....
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
) in February 2002 after a meeting with Gnawa
Gnawa
The Gnawa people originated from North and West Africa; to be precise the ancient Ghanaian Empire of Ouagadougou .This name Gnawa is taken from one of the indigenous languages of the Sahara Desert called Tamazight...
musicians in North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
. They recorded in circle, facing each others to achieve a better communication.
Track listing
- "Par Example" – 6:23
- "Aioria" – 4:13
- "Wat is de kwax?" – 2:10
- "Le nom du vent" – 6:20
- "Continue" – 4:58
- "Shergui" – 6:12
- "Soumaya's dreams" – 3:48
- "A short break in Telouet" – 2:28
- "La complainte des cailloux" – 1:47
- "The oneagain song" – 8:23
- "The elephant is dead" – 2:19
- "De kwax is pass" – 1:02
- "Happiness" – 11:17
Personnel
- Laurent Blondiau - trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
, leader - Jeroen Van HerzeeleJeroen Van HerzeeleJeroen Van Herzeele is a Belgian jazz saxophonist. He was born in Zottegem. He plays in various bands such as Greetings From Mercury, Maak's Spirit, Octurn, Tomas and Co, Ivan Paduart etc... He won the Belgian Golden Django in 1999 for best Flemish artist.-References:*...
- tenor saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846... - Michel MassotMichel MassotMichel Massot is a Belgian tuba and trombone jazz musician. He studied at Conservatoire de Liège. He founded Trio Bravo with saxophonist Fabrizio Cassol and drummer Michel Debrulle in the middle of the 1980s. The band became Trio Grande in 1993 after the departure of Fabrizio Cassol, who was...
- tubaTubaThe tuba is the largest and lowest-pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped mouthpiece. It is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the...
s, tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate... - Jean-Yves Evrard - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Otti Van Der Werf - acoustic bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
- Eric Thielemans - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Hugues Deschaux - mixing
- Jarek Frankowski - mastering
- Vincent De Bast - mastering
- Corbi - graphic design
- Erik Lambert - photography
- Sébastien Koeppel - photography
- Jos Knaepen - photography