Omar Sosa
Origin: Cuba
Sosa's music is the unifying sort, yoking together Africa and jazz and Latin America and hip-hop.
About us
Omar Sosa has not only received several Grammy nominations for his albums, the Cuban is also without doubt the highest regarded pianist of the current generation. Sosa's music covers a wide stylistic spectrum and is moulded by diverse influences: the composer and pianist creates an individual blend of Cuban music, African elements, jazz, avantgarde and World Music. His career embodies the expansive outlook of a visionary artist who has taken Monk’s uncompromising spirit to heart, while working ceaselessly to craft and project a unique, cosmopolitan voice. his art encompasses a remarkable range of influences: European symphonic repertoire, religious music of Gnawa, traditional sounds of Senegal and other far-flung idioms have coursed through his work.
Touring bands:
duo with Paolo Fresu
duo with Gustavo Ovalles
duo with Stracho Temelkovski
duo with Joo Kraus
trio 'Suba' with Seckou Keita & Gustavo Ovalles
trio 'Aguas' with Yilian Canizares & Gustavo Ovalles
trio 'Vibe Factor' with Joo Kraus & Diego Pinera
trio 'An East African Journey' with Steve Argüelles & Christophe ‘Disco’ Minck
trio with Paolo Fresu & Trilok Gurtu
quarteto AfroCubano
project with big band
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Line-up: Omar Sosa, piano - Yilian Canizares, violin, vocal - Gustavo Ovalles, percussion
A true symbiosis between two island musicians, the meeting of Omar Sosa's piano and Yilian Cañizares's violin!
Guided by a quest for universalism, she sings in Spanish, Yoruba and sometimes French, while playing the violin virtuoso and icing on the cake, she dances marvellously well...
Omar Sosa, a talented Cuban pianist, devotes all his energy and charisma to bringing cross-fertilisation to the fore, and the two artists pay tribute to their roots and traditions with a project dedicated to water. Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares, joined by percussionist Gustavo Ovalles, join forces to deliver a universal message. The songs range from the poignant to the exuberant, expressing the musical chemistry, poetic sensibilities and originality of the artists.
The poetic piano of Omar Sosa, the violin and nostalgic voice of Yilian Cañizares and the magical percussion of Gustavo Ovalles offer sensitive music at the confluence of jazz and Afro-Cuban music. The three musicians evoke their love of their homeland with nostalgia and delicacy. This is generous music whose serene atmospheres exude gentle emotions and a sense of peace and brotherhood.
Line-up: Omar Sosa - piano, fender rhodes / Seckou Keita - kora, vocal / Gustavo Ovalles - percussions
Omar Sosa, the Cuban pianist and composer with dazzling performances in both jazz and Afro-Cuban music.
Seckou Keita, Senegalese kora player and singer with a powerful, melodic head voice,
Gustavo Ovalles, the genial Venezuelan percussionist, fabulous with a hollow bamboo and incredible with maracas.
Line-up: Joo Kraus - Trumpet, Flügelhorn, Vocals, FX / Omar Sosa - Flügel, Synthesizer / Diego Pinera - Drums, Percussion, FX
With their new trio project "vibe factor", Diego Piñera (drums, percussion), Omar Sosa (grand piano, synthesiser) and Joo Kraus (trumpet, voice, effects) embark on an extraordinary musical journey that takes them to the four corners of the world.
"Vibe factor' is a magical trio, you can really feel the flow, the shared vibrations - the alchemy is there! Together, they try new things, improvising, mixing roles and brewing up colourful new recipes. They use electronic instruments, a grand piano among them, Uruguayan drums and polyrhythms, building bass and drum sounds with the trumpet. Good humour and groovy vibes that sometimes invite you to have fun, sometimes to dance, and always make you smile. All these ingredients and experiences make up the trio's creative, multi-genre sound and infectious energy.
The result of these musical recipes is a colourful mix, a musical firework that explodes in a thousand colours - exciting, varied, modern and electrifying. From calm and sensual to powerful, spicy, dynamic and complex. Depending on the wind that blows, the shared journey unfolds in the most diverse of spheres.
Line-up: Omar Sosa – Piano, Ernesto Simpson – Drums, Childo Tomas – Electric Bass, Leandro Saint-Hill – Soprano Saxophone
Internationally renowned Cuban pianist Omar Sosa draws his influences from his Afro-Cuban roots, as well as from jazz, hip-hop, world music and electro.
While he has always kept one foot firmly planted in the traditions of his native island, this citizen of the world has shown an insatiable curiosity, tirelessly exploring music from the Caribbean to India, and from West Africa to the Arab world. This diversity of experience and sense of openness is reflected in the fabulous 'afrocubano' quartet, where Childo Tomas (bassist originally from Mozambique) rubs shoulders with Ernesto Simpson (drums) and Leandro Saint-Hill (saxes, flute, percussion...). A celebration of rhythm in all its forms, an Omar Sosa concert is always an intense, total experience - some might even say mystical!
Line-up: Omar Sosa (piano) & Gustavo Ovalles, (percussions)
Born in Cuba, where he studied percussion before taking up the piano, Omar Sosa has for over thirty years been developing an original fusion of influences that reflect his background, blending classical music, jazz and electronica with the traditions of his island - in particular the Yoruba cult - with which he is naturally imbued, while looking towards his original continent, Africa, where he has forged numerous artistic collaborations.
With Venezuelan percussionist Gustavo Ovalles, a veritable magician of sound surrounded by a forest of instruments, he has been cultivating a fertile one-to-one relationship for several decades, in which the piano becomes a drum and the drums become pianos, in a constant dialogue around rhythms and timbres, carried from start to finish by the spirit of dance.
Line-up: Paolo Fresu, trumpet - Omar Sosa, piano
Two unique and distinctive musical voices combine traditional and progressive musical elements from Italy and Cuba. Both are master musicians with illustrious careers, expanding musical boundaries and exploring new cultures.
Line-up: Paolo Fresu (trompette, bugle) - Omar Sosa (piano) - Trilok Gurtu (percussions)
Paolo Fresu - Omar Sosa - Trilok Gurtu: three of the most talented tenors in contemporary jazz unite for a trio full of colors and sounds
Paolo Fresu, the famous Sardinian trumpeter with such a personal and vibrant interpretation,
- Omar Sosa, the Cuban pianist and composer with brilliant performances in both jazz and Afro-Cuban music
- Trilok Gurtu, the Indian percussionist whose virtuosity has accompanied the greatest, from Joe Zawinul to John Mac Laughlin.
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