Deodato Siquir

Line up

Anders Bast (Saxophones)
Andrzej Krejnuik (Electric Bass)
Deodato Siquir (Drums, Vocals & Percussion)
Jorge Bezerra (Percussion)
Phong Le (Keybords)
Søren Heller (Guitar)

country:
Mozambique
region:
Southern Africa
style(s):
Afro Jazz
label:
not signed
type:
Band, Solist, Composer/Songwriter
gender:
male
instrumentation:
instrumental, vocal
artist submitted by:
Deodato Siquir

Deodato Siquir, drummer, singer, composer and band leader from Maputo, Mozambique, is presenting his debut album BALANCO.
Born in a musicians family, Siquir started his musical carrier at the age of 13 on a self made drum kit, and was performing as professional drummer in several orchestras from the age of 15. He moved to Sweden in 2001, where he's based at the moment.

BALANCO is recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark 2006-2007, with participation of great musicians from around the world
like: Linlley Marthe, Phong Le, Sal Dibba, Nacimi Brahimi, Luis Varona, Romain Coutama, Ed Epstein, Ayi solomon, Simon Spang, Jose Antonio, Rune Thorsteinsson & Deborah Herbert.

The songs on the album are Siquir's compositions and arrangements written in the period between 2001 and 2006.
The music has warm, grooving pulses from Mozambique such as Marrabenta, Muthimba, and Muganda, coloured with influences from Brazil, New York and Afro Jazz, resulting in a sophisticated vibrant sound. Add soft poetic singing in a mix of Portuguese, English and Ronga and lyrics on universal themes.

New sound for the present and for the future.
Enjoy.