Credits:

Carlos Nino & Friends

Description:

Carlos Niño & Friends' latest release is an 80+ minute 2-CD extravaganza featuring a strong group of musicians, including Kamasi Washington, Josh Johnson, and Andre 3000 of Outkast, who resonate with the expression that Carlos has been building! Carlos Niño's "Energetic Space Music" knows no bounds, starting with Lamar Park, the Mecca of LA jazz and the nexus with hip-hop, and continuing with live shows and sessions recorded at Woodstock and Venice Beach, including Kamasi Washington! In addition to the Friends of LA, the group has invited Sibusile Shaba, who carries on the Zulu music of South Africa, Luis Perez, who explores the indigenous music of Mexico, and even Andre 3000, an outcast who began playing flute on the street. This album conveys the simple and important fact that seamless music can be created from a single idea. (Masaaki Hara rings producer)