Aly Keïta - 巴拉風（西非木琴） Balafon[1] / 卡林巴琴 Kalimba
Jan Galega Brönnimann - 單簧管 Clarinets / 高音薩克斯 Soprano Saxophone / 打擊樂 Percussion
Lucas Niggli - 鼓 Drums / 打擊樂 Percussion
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Kalo-Yele Live at K9
Kalo-Yele，班巴拉語意為「月光」，是一支由Aly Keïta、Jan Galega Brönnimann和Lucas Niggli組成的三重奏的名字。去年1月在瑞士知名即興音樂廠牌Intakt Records旗下發行了同名專輯的他們，以一種融合西方爵士樂、即興音樂與非洲節奏的方式來演繹非洲傳統樂曲，將旋律與節奏輕鬆駕馭於指掌之間，在爵士樂和世界音樂之間自如遊走。
Aly Keïta將傳統巴拉風改造為半音階的版本，為這個音色清濁交融的樂器更添一份色彩；Niggli作為世界上最精準和最具創造力的鼓手與打擊樂手之一，不斷探索不同打擊樂器聲音的可能性，如鼓、鈸和鑼，並以其編織出複雜的音樂肌理與層次；Brönnimann則將單簧管的魅力發揮到極致，無論是靈動的節奏還是傳統的旋律，都在他收放自如的演繹之下呈現出千萬般變化。三人合力，造就了他們韻味無窮、獨具一格的傑出作品。
生於音樂世家的Aly Keïta是西非木琴巴拉風演奏大師之一。他也自製巴拉風並經常演奏它們，以不斷錘鍊自己已經非常高超的技藝。非洲流行樂風格、放克感十足的節奏組，加之以複雜的爵士樂編曲，讓他從大多數的巴拉風演奏家之中脫穎而出。憑藉他精湛的琴技，巴拉風在他手中兩支「魔杖」的無數次揮舞之下，流淌出波瀾壯闊而迷人的非洲復調音樂。現居德國的他，因出眾的樂器演奏才能而常有機會與爵士和世界音樂領域的各路頂尖高手合作，其中包括印度打擊樂巨匠Trilok Gurtu、奧地利爵士鍵盤手Joe Zawinul、古巴爵士鋼琴家Omar Sosa和挪威薩克斯演奏家Jan Garbarek等。
瑞士籍單簧管演奏家Jan Galega Brönnimann和鼓手Lucas Niggli都出生於西非的喀麥隆。自小就是好友的他們，將青春都傾注在對西非音樂的聲音和節奏的探索之中。青少年時代，他們都在瑞士和法國加入了無數樂隊。在那之後的三十年裡，Lucas Niggli專注於自由爵士與作曲，而Jan Galega Brönnimann則涉足電子爵士和世界音樂領域。如今，Lucas Niggli作為一名鼓手兼即興演奏家，參與多個項目與樂隊，與包括The Velvet Underground前成員John Cale、日本實驗音樂家生江森、美國大提琴家Tom Cora、英國爵士歌手及小號演奏家Phil Minton在內的許多出色的音樂家共同參與跨界項目。Jan Galega Brönnimann則與瑞士著名鼓手Pierre Favre、美國爵士鋼琴家Kenny Werner和靈樂歌手Eddy Floyd進行過合作。
*本節目由瑞士文化基金會上海辦公室支持。
[1] 巴拉風：一種源自14世紀西非的木琴/體鳴樂器，通常有16到27個鍵，可以奏出旋律優美的曲調。
Kalo-Yele - Dondory
Kalo-Yele (「moonlight」 in Bambara) is a trio consisting of Aly Keïta, Jan Galega Brönnimann and Lucas Niggli, also the name of their album which was released in the well-known Swiss improvised music label Intakt Records in January last year. They mix the traditional African repertoire with Western jazz, improvisation and African rhythms, each of them can handle the melody as well as the rhythm, or sail close to the jazz coasts as easily as near the banks of so called 「world music」.
The musical results of the trio are consistently remarkable. Aly Keïta has transformed the traditional balafon, crafting a chromatic version of the hyper-resonant instrument. Niggli is one of the world’s most precise and creative drummer and percussionists, continuously explores a host of sounds from drums, cymbals and gongs while layering complex patterns. Emphasizing his clarinets, Brönnimann is as apt to play rhythmic patterns as traditional melodies. The parts all course together into a series of highly distinctive pieces, which gain layer upon layer of rhythm.
Jan Galega Brönnimann
Aly Keïta is one of the grand masters of the balafon, the West African xylophone. Born in a musicians's family, Aly Keïta makes his own balafons and plays them continually in order to excel alongside the very best. Keita's Afro-pop, funk-fueled rhythm section and taste for complex jazz-oriented arrangements set him far apart from most balafonists. With his impressive virtuosity, Aly develops spectacular and enchanting African polyphonies on his instrument with one thousand and one waves of his (two) wands! Now living in Germany, his instrumental brilliance earned him opportunities to collaborate with jazz and world music legends such as Trilok Gurtu, Joe Zawinul, Omar Sosa, Jan Garbarek, among others.
Aly Keïta
The Swiss clarinetist Jan Galega Brönnimann and Swiss drummer Lucas Niggli were both born in Cameroon and became friends since they were one-year-old! So, they spent their youth to the sounds and rhythms of West African music. They later played together in numerous bands in Switzerland and France during their teenage years. In the 30 years since, Niggli has focused on free jazz and composition while Brönnimann has played electronic jazz and world music. Now, Lucas Niggli is a drummer and improviser and inlvoved in numerous projects and bands. He has taken part in several crossover projects with such musicians as John Cale, Ikue Mori, Tom Cora, Phil Minton and many others. While Jan Galega Brönnimann has collaborated with Pierre Favre, Kenny Werner, Eddy Floyd ect..
*This program is supported by Pro Helvetia Shanghai, Swiss Arts Council.
[1] Balafon: A kind of wooden xylophone or percussion idiophone that has been played in West Africa since the 14th century. It plays melodic tunes, and usually has between 16 and 27 keys.
Lucas Niggli