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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20190129T200000
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SUMMARY:SPECTRUM (formerly Niran Obasa Trio)
DESCRIPTION:SPECTRUM are:\n\nNIRAN OBASA (piano/keyboards)\nDARLINGTON JOSEPH (bass)\nSTANLEY OHIOS (drums)\n \nA New Direction in African jazz with SPECTRUM (formerly Niran Obasa Trio) combines evocative melodies of the pianist and keyboardist NIRAN OBASA\, strong bass driven motifs by bassist DARLINGTON JOSEPH and deep grooves by the drummer STANLEY OHIOS. Together they create contemporary African jazz where afro jazz where jazz\, afrobeat\, hi-life and funk are fused together to create hypnotic free flowing exuberant modern African jazz.\n\nNIRAN OBASA (piano/keyboards)\n\nNigerian pianist NIRAN OBASA established his name as one of the foremost session musicians in Nigeria. Currently he is the musical director of The Yoruba Women Choir and the keyboardist in the afrobeat band Femi and The InRhythms. Lately he focuses on his own compositions that bring together his secular and non-secular vision to create improvisational music that is totally unique. His combination of afrobeat\, hi-life\, urban grooves and jazz solos brings something new to contemporary African jazz music.\n\n \n\nDARLINGTON JOSEPH (bass)\n\nNigerian bassist DARLINGTON JOSEPH is a virtuoso electric bassist who has worked and shared the stage with the likes of Femi Kuti\, Erykah Badu\, Roy Hargrove\, Angelique Kidjo\, Jane’s Addiction and many more. A superb bassist who is blessed with techniques and touch. His big fat sounds make him the ideal partner in The Niran Obasa Trio which allows him to play solos within the rhythms being created by drummer Staley Ohios and the harmonic inventions of Niran Obasa\n\n \n\nSTANLEY OHIOS (drums)\n\nNigerian drummer STANLEY OHIOS built his name playing in Nigerian churches and with the likes of Wanda Baloyi\, The Dawnay Band\, Winnie Kumalo\, Kunle Ayo\, Femi Ogunkoya\, Steve Rhodes Orchestra\, Hope Davis and many more. The Niran Obasa Trio allows for greater responsibility – playing rhythms with a simpler and tighter groove. He is not a just a drummer but a conception drummer like Arts Blakey\, Jack DeJohnette\, Billy Cobham\, Tony Allen and Dave Weckel. A drummer that creates groves behind a complex arrangement.\n\n \n\n 
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/spectrum-formerly-niran-obasa-trio/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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