Music (Part Two)

"Foreign bands"

To follow the first part, still in jazz from nowdays, I came to Nils Petter Molvaer, reading about Erik Truffaz. He is from Norway and he brought electro and techno into jazz and a bit of drum n' bass too...
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=2fAX8kXgtmI&feature=channel_page

Also from Norway, Jaga Jazzist. First time I listened to them, it was actually a gig in Paris, they were the support band for Tony Allen. A group of ten, no singer, very good on stage, their first record, "A living room hush" is really good.
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=yeOvxU7bW4c&feature=related

Without any transition, Keziah Jones from Nigeria. Unpredicatbale on stage, funky, incredible guitar player:
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=yodD39mlGBI (you should really click this link...)
His last two records are more arranged, he tried to make real albums you can listen from beginning to the end I guess.
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk7ILDXIeRA

Some from the US, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, thanks a lot for the show in 1999 in Carhaix!! http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=epyocEIR_vw
They are well known in France, in the US too but nearly unknown in the UK and it looks like absolutely unknown in Scotland... I was really into it in high school, still listening a lot to their first two records.

A band from Cicago, Tortoise. An instrumental band, French magazine Les Inrocks classified them into "post-rock", does anybody know what's that ?
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=v4G4W3UFv0k&feature=related

From eastern Europe, The No Smoking Orchestra, a band who really became famous in France because of the guitarist, Emir Kusturica. A rock band with a traditionnal gypsy touch.
Check the guest for this gig:
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=2gDOz_8J5xc&feature=related

And Gogol Bordello, Ukrainian gypsy roots even if they live in New York. I already wrote about them but here is a new link to watch, "American wedding" from Le Bataclan:
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=lTOL_Pu6b2w

Coming to Gogol Bordello, I will finish the part 2 with Manu Chao. I know, I could have put him into the French bands but really, why should I do that ??
Mano Negra: http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=qWV2kM1laIc
Radio Bemba: http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=1tP1umpp4M4&feature=related


A part three will follow...