Global pointing Brazilian jazz trio Caixa Cubo release their brand new
album Agôra, sparkling with electric funk and Herbie-esque eclecticism.
It features a myriad of guest vocalists and musicians including
Brazilians Xênia França and Zé Leônidas, Jembaa Groove's Ghanaian singer
Eric Owusu and South African artists Bongani Givethanks & Mpho
Nkuzo.
In line with all their creations where flow and energy provide the
magic, allowing what the moment provides, the album shines not only for
its virtuosity but for its minimalism, the depth of space, and for the
first time, the ability to figure in and outside of the jazz fold, as
the trio decided, for the first time, to bring in singers and add a new
aesthetic to their sound.
“Agôra is a wake-up call to reality, a reminder that the infinite
possibilities of technological progress should not disconnect us from
the earth, from eye-to-eye relationships, and from moments lived in
person” the band are keen to point out. “And that we must not be
consumed by greed, for all we truly possess.... is the NOW.”
Tracklist:
1. Asase (feat. Eric Owusu)
2. Kismeti (feat. Matthias Schriefl)
3. Ndiyakhangela (feat. Bongani Givethanks & Mpho Nkuzo)
4. Sábado (feat. Zé Leônidas)
5. Agôra (feat. Matthias Schriefl)
6. Caio & Eric (feat. Eduardo Camargo)
7. Dreams (feat. Xênia França & Zé Leônidas)
8. Carrossel (feat. Zé Leônidas)
9. Oblique Sunshine (feat. Rebekka Ziegler)