Les Frères Smith
Afro Global Groove
"Dancing is good but dancing while thinking is even better." Mélanie Bauer, France Inter
Album Mutation
Brandishing the Afrobeat banner high, without getting rid of the hypnotic ethio-jazz nor of the West African vibrations captured during their previous discographic adventures, Les Frères Smith have once again taken the road of groove and trance. Following a dusty and analog trail that winds through Conakry, Ghana, explores Cameroon, and goes back to the Nigerian spring, they composed and recorded their 3rd album Mutation.
"Dancing is good, but dancing while thinking is even better." Mélanie Bauer, France Inter
"Mutation the explosive new album from the French Afrofunk siblings" FIP
"The album "Mutation" recalls the universal vocation of an Afrobeat more relevant than ever" 3F Télérama
"The changing Afro groove of the Smith Brothers, an ultra danceable and hypnotic music" Radio Nova
"The Smith Brothers, dancing rhymes with ambiance and thinking" L'Humanité Fara .C
"Album of blossoming, mutation rediscovers the energy of live" Marianne
“With a constantly danceable rhythm, this music is enhanced with riffs that are as vigorous as they are melodic, supported by an excellent brass section” Le Canard Enchainé
"an emblematic formation of fusion music" France 24
"Ethio-jazz and the vibrations of West Africa by the Smith Brothers in Mutation" France Musique Alex Duthil
News
• more than 80 concerts in Europe since June 2021 with the release of the album Mutation
• album selected at RFI Talents
• the track “No Waiting” feat. Seun Kuti “Best Track” of the Unesco #Dontgoviral prize
Highlights
Roskilde Festival (Dk) - Rio Loco (Fr) - Surgères Brass Festival (Fr) - Horizonte Festival (De) - World Music Festival (FI) - Festival du Chant des Marins (Fr) - Festival Polé Polé (BE) - Jazz en Touraine (FR) - Festival Mare De Agosto (Azores PT) - Festa do Avante (PT) - Paulufeesten (BE) - Festival Africajarc (Fr) - Cosmopolite (No) - Alice (Dk) - Etnica Festival (IT) - Summer jazz Festival (PL) - Guinguette Chez Alriq Bordeaux - New Morning (Fr), Nuits Suspendues (FR), Trefpunt Festival (BE) - No Loggo Festival (Fr) - Jazz sur son 31 (FR) - Africolor (FR) ..
Tour 2024
12.06 Festival des 2 rivières La ferté sous jouarre (77)
09.07 Trænafestivalen Husoy island (NO)
10.07 SALT art & music Oslo (NO )
11.07 Festival mandaljazz Mandal (N0)
25.07 Les Frigos Metz (57)
26.07 Klangfarben festival Ratisbone (DE)
07.08 La Foire extraordinaire Padies (81)
08.08 Festival les carrioles Flavignac (87)
09.08 Festival Ingénieuse Afrique Foix (09)
18.09 Festival Atlantikaldia Errenteria (ES)
19.09 Tanjazz festival Tanger (MA)
16.10 Jazz&TheCity festival Salzburg (AU)
21.11 Le Tempo Gap (05)
Avec le soutien de l'Adami et de la Spedidam
Booking Info
Renaud +33 6 08 43 66 45
Line-up 8 musicien.ne.s, basé.e.s à Paris, disponible toute l'année
Athena Smith : chant lead & Choeurs
Prosper Smith: chant lead & chœurs
Mike Smith: batterie
Jean Smith: basse
Mahop Smith: guitare
Roulio Smith: trompette
Florence Smith: sax baryton
Reno Smith: sax alto- flute peule