Euro-African Playground

• country:Hungary
• style(s):Afro, Fusion
• label:not signed
• type:Band, Large Ensemble
• gender:male
• instrumentation:instrumental, electronic, dance orchestra, guitar
• artist posted by:Euro-African Playground

Line up

• Aron Talas (Fender Rhodes)
• Benedek Kiss (Bass)
• Ibrahima Cheikh Fall Ibro (Djembe, Balafon, Vocals)
• Istvan Toth Jr. (Guitar)
• Janos Aved (Saxophone, Flute)
• Kornel Mogyoro (Percussion)
• Marton Fenyvesi (Guitar)
• Marton Juhasz (Drumset)
• Mike Gotthard (Guitar)

Links

• Website
• Facebook

The origins of Euro-African Playground lie in a vision of a band that drummer Marton Juhasz always dreamed of as a child. Fascinated by African rhythm, he imagined towering grooves, dense rhythmic interplay, deep polyphonic textures and virtuosic improvisation.


After years of growth and work as a jazz musician, Marton rediscovered his passion in 2011. He brought together the region’s most sought after players to create an ensemble with a contemporary sound grounded in the music of Africa.

Accomplished Guinean djembéfola Ibrahima Cheikh Fall accepted the invitation to join the band in 2013 and together they seek new meaning for this cultural heritage in Europe.


The band performs both original repertoire and songs carefully selected from thousands of traditional and popular African recordings, covering a vast area from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Nigeria, Guinea, Senegal, Mali and beyond.