Kei McGregor’s Band – Bamagwaza
A tribute to the music his father, the great Chris McGregor, championed, Bamagwaza takes us back to the family band formed by Chris at their farm in France – the band that introduced the very young Kei to the trumpet, and to the music of his heritage – the mbaqanga and kwela. On Bamagwaza Kei pays homage to this music on tunes composed by Dudu Pukwana, Mongezi Feza and others who provided the raw material for the Brotherhood of Breath and the Blue Notes.
Aurélien Matifas: congas, djembé, percussion
Eric Dambrin: drums
Marc Mouchès: alto saxophone
Vincent Lefort: tenor saxophone
Benjamin Pellier: bass
Rija Randrianivosoa: guitars, voice
Kei McGregor: trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, direction, arrangements
Kei McGregor’s Band
Bamagwaza
OGCD052
CD/Digital
