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Babo Moreno
Babo Moreno
Matsuka - Cat No: MTKA001
- updated:2025-10-03
Sault, Jacob Collier, Terry Callier, Alfa Mist, Jalen Ngonda, Airto Moreiraらと共演してきた、ブラジル音楽の伝統を継承しながら現在の英国音楽と融合させて新時代へ独自の新たなインストゥルメンタル・サウンドを牽引する期待の名手ドラマー/パーカッション奏者Fabio De OliveriaによるプロジェクトBabo Moreno注目のデビューアルバム!!Benedic Lamdin (Nostalgia 77) がエンジニアリングとミキシングを担当しているのも渋い。推薦盤とさせていただきます。
Track List
Babo Moreno is the brainchild of Fabio De Oliveria, a respected drummer and percussionist, who having worked with the likes of Sault, Jacob Collier, Terry Callier, Alfa Mist, Jalen Ngonda and Airto Moreira, is now stepping forward with his own sound. Fabio is the proud bearer of a legacy of Brazilian music in London, particularly influenced by the artist's father, renowned percussionist Bosco De Oliveira (Terry Callier, Sade, Working Week, Dom Um Romão & Founder of the London School Of Samba).
Babo Moreno, an independent artist, was featured in Giles Peterson's BBC 6 Music "Looking ahead to 2025" show at the start of the year, having already been celebrated across UK radio including Jazz FM (Tony Minvielle, Robbie Vincent, Dom Sevini & Reuben Green's 'Song of The Week'), BBC Radio 2 (Jamie Cullum), 6 Music (Giles Peterson, Cerys Matthews), BBC Radio 3 (Soweto Kinch), BBC London (Robert Elms Live Session), NTS, Worldwide FM & Soho Radio. Prominent support includes Jamie Cullum who called his debut single Rei Da Pesca "one of my tracks of the year no doubt" on his BBC Radio 2 show and Jordan Rakei calling himself a "big fan" of this "new artist leaning into Brazilian sounds". Having sold out his London Latin Jazz Festival show and been selected as a Rising Talent by La Linea festival to support Francisco, el hombre at London's legendary Jazz Cafe, this debut album is well awaited by his fans.
Babo Moreno spearheads a new generation of world leading British-Brazilian instrumental music. The enchanting mix of jazz & Brazilian influences (Forró, Ijexá, Maracatu) is an exuberant articulation of life as a young Londoner from an immigrant family, and the mix of Brazilian roots and London swag is unmatched. Think…Hermeto Pascoal meets Tony Allen and Eddie Palmieri in a Notting Hill bar.
The artist's self-titled debut album,driven by Fabio from behind the drums,is an ode from this British artist to his Brazilian heritage, expressing a sense of joy, nostalgia and, at the same time, alienation through his dual identity. It sits alongside a new wave of Brazilian artists (Amaro Freitas,Bala Desejo, Tunico) who build upon the country's rich musical heritage.
The album features top-tier musicians such as Dennis Rollins (Maceo Parker, Pee Wee Ellis, Monty Alexander), Mercury Prize 2023 winner Ife Ogunjobi (Ezra Collective, WizKid, Burna Boy), Gilli Lopes (Dom Salvador, Duduka Da Fonseca), Tamar Osborn (Dele Sosimi, Collocutor, Sarathy Korwar) with a special feature from Baque Luar, a London-based collective of female and non-binary vocalists and percussionists. The album was recorded at Livingston Studios and Fish Factory Studios. It was co-written and co-arranged by Greg Sanders, produced by Fabio De Oliveira, engineered and mixed by Benedic Lamdin (Nostalgia 77) and mastered by Caspar Sutton-Jones at Gearbox Records.
“Really Great! Some really great music forthcoming!”
Gilles Peterson — BBC6 Music
“That will no doubt be one of my tracks of the year…That has seriously brought some sunshine into my life”
Jamie Cullum — BBC Radio 2
““A new artist leaning into those Brazilian sounds […] I’m a big fan of his so looking forward to more music coming from him””
Jordan Rakei — BBC6 Music
““Fantastic! That was absolutely brilliant“”
Robert Elms — BBC Radio London
““Great horns, great percussion and a funky beat, what else could you ask from a “Fishing King?”
Mark Sampson — Sound and Colours
“That couldn’t be any fresher!”
Robbie Vincent — Jazz FM
“He’s a brilliant Brazilian drummer who is mixing up Brazilian vibes with UK Jazz.”
Kate Hutchinson — Worldwide FM
Babo Moreno, an independent artist, was featured in Giles Peterson's BBC 6 Music "Looking ahead to 2025" show at the start of the year, having already been celebrated across UK radio including Jazz FM (Tony Minvielle, Robbie Vincent, Dom Sevini & Reuben Green's 'Song of The Week'), BBC Radio 2 (Jamie Cullum), 6 Music (Giles Peterson, Cerys Matthews), BBC Radio 3 (Soweto Kinch), BBC London (Robert Elms Live Session), NTS, Worldwide FM & Soho Radio. Prominent support includes Jamie Cullum who called his debut single Rei Da Pesca "one of my tracks of the year no doubt" on his BBC Radio 2 show and Jordan Rakei calling himself a "big fan" of this "new artist leaning into Brazilian sounds". Having sold out his London Latin Jazz Festival show and been selected as a Rising Talent by La Linea festival to support Francisco, el hombre at London's legendary Jazz Cafe, this debut album is well awaited by his fans.
Babo Moreno spearheads a new generation of world leading British-Brazilian instrumental music. The enchanting mix of jazz & Brazilian influences (Forró, Ijexá, Maracatu) is an exuberant articulation of life as a young Londoner from an immigrant family, and the mix of Brazilian roots and London swag is unmatched. Think…Hermeto Pascoal meets Tony Allen and Eddie Palmieri in a Notting Hill bar.
The artist's self-titled debut album,driven by Fabio from behind the drums,is an ode from this British artist to his Brazilian heritage, expressing a sense of joy, nostalgia and, at the same time, alienation through his dual identity. It sits alongside a new wave of Brazilian artists (Amaro Freitas,Bala Desejo, Tunico) who build upon the country's rich musical heritage.
The album features top-tier musicians such as Dennis Rollins (Maceo Parker, Pee Wee Ellis, Monty Alexander), Mercury Prize 2023 winner Ife Ogunjobi (Ezra Collective, WizKid, Burna Boy), Gilli Lopes (Dom Salvador, Duduka Da Fonseca), Tamar Osborn (Dele Sosimi, Collocutor, Sarathy Korwar) with a special feature from Baque Luar, a London-based collective of female and non-binary vocalists and percussionists. The album was recorded at Livingston Studios and Fish Factory Studios. It was co-written and co-arranged by Greg Sanders, produced by Fabio De Oliveira, engineered and mixed by Benedic Lamdin (Nostalgia 77) and mastered by Caspar Sutton-Jones at Gearbox Records.
“Really Great! Some really great music forthcoming!”
Gilles Peterson — BBC6 Music
“That will no doubt be one of my tracks of the year…That has seriously brought some sunshine into my life”
Jamie Cullum — BBC Radio 2
““A new artist leaning into those Brazilian sounds […] I’m a big fan of his so looking forward to more music coming from him””
Jordan Rakei — BBC6 Music
““Fantastic! That was absolutely brilliant“”
Robert Elms — BBC Radio London
““Great horns, great percussion and a funky beat, what else could you ask from a “Fishing King?”
Mark Sampson — Sound and Colours
“That couldn’t be any fresher!”
Robbie Vincent — Jazz FM
“He’s a brilliant Brazilian drummer who is mixing up Brazilian vibes with UK Jazz.”
Kate Hutchinson — Worldwide FM
Giles Peterson(BBC 6 Music)Jamie Cullum(BBC Radio 2)Jordan Rakei(BBC 6 Music)Robert Elms(BBC Radio London)Mark Sampson(Sound and Colours)Robbie Vincent(Jazz FM)Kate Hutchinson(Worldwide FM)などロンドン・ラジオ局の名ディスクジョッキー達が大絶賛する噂のアルバムが遂にリリース!入荷いたしました。
Terry Callier, Sade, Working Week, Dom Um Romãoとの共演歴を持ち、London School Of Sambaの創設者でもある父Bosco De Oliveiraの影響や、Egberto GismontiやHermeto Pascoalなど先人達の影響を強く受けながら、彼自身へのブラジル人としてのルーツへの賛歌、喜び、サウダージ郷愁、アイデンティティを表現した、ブラジル北東部ノルデスチの伝統音楽(フォホー、イジェシャ、マラカトゥなど独自のリズムを持つ音楽ダンス、アフロ・ブラジル文化の音楽やリズム)と現在の英国音楽を洗練見事に融合させて新たな魅力的な唯一無二の独自のインストゥルメンタル・サウンズを牽引して見事に作り出している。全8曲を収録。
アルバムには、Dennis Rollins(Maceo Parker, Pee Wee Ellis, Monty Alexander)、2023年マーキュリー賞受賞者でもあるIfe Ogunjobi (Ezra Collective, WizKid, Burna Boy)、 Gilli Lopes (Dom Salvador, Duduka Da Fonseca)、 Tamar Osborn (Dele Sosimi, Collocutor, Sarathy Korwar) といった一流ミュージシャン達が参加、ロンドン拠点のボーカリスト/パーカッショニスト・グループ、Baque Luarも特別参加している。Livingston StudiosとFish Factory Studioでの録音。Greg Sandersが共同作曲、共同アレンジを担当、Fabio De Oliveiraによるプロデュース、Benedic Lamdin (Nostalgia 77) がエンジニアリングとミキシングを担当、Caspar Sutton-Jones がGearbox Recordsでマスタリングを施した。 (コンピューマ)