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March 08
Posted April 22, 2008This is the month of some fine concerts in Paris: Brad Mehldau at the Salle Pleyel on the 7th, John Greaves at the New Morning on the 12th, Wadada Leo Smith at the Banlieues Bleues Festival on the 14th, Mare Nostrum (Paolo Fresu, Richard Galliano, Jan Lundgren) on the 17th at Salle Gaveau, Omar Sosa at the Duc des Lombards on March 20 and 21, La... more
January 2008
Posted January 04, 2008We are proud and happy to announce the signature of the World Circuit catalogue for France to Métisse Music from 1st January, 2008. Nick Gold’s World Circuit Records, UK is probably the most prestigious independent world music label worldwide. The publishing catalogue of World Circuit Music includes compositions by Alki Farka Touré, Cheik... more
December 2007
Posted December 03, 2007“De l’autre côté (from the other side) is the French title of “The Edge of Heaven”, the new movie by Turkish/German director Fatih Akin, already awarded at the last Berlin Film Festival. The movie is off to an excellent start in France. Much of the music is represented by Métisse Music, mostly through the film score musi... more
November 2007
Posted November 26, 2007The very latest news, to start with, is that the magazine JazzMan, our biggest jazz monthly, awarded the “choc” of the year to Yaron Herman and his trio. We have many reasons to celebrate, and this one just puts the cherry on the cake. A record contract is in negotiation for Yaron in the USA at the moment. The reviews for “A Ti... more
September 2007
Posted September 24, 2007Harold Budd has confirmed his Berlin concert at Ballhaus Naunyn in Berlin on September 28, to be followed by two more dates in the UK before the end of the year. On release now is a pair of companion piece CDs by two masters, Robin Guthrie on guitar and Harold Budd on piano. “After The Night Falls” and “Before The Day Breaks... more
September 2007
Posted September 20, 2007Harold Budd has confirmed his Berlin concert at Ballhaus Naunyn in Berlin on September 28, to be followed by two more dates in the UK before the end of the year. On release now is a pair of companion piece CDs by two masters, Robin Guthrie on guitar and Harold Budd on piano. “After The Night Falls” and “Before The Day Breaks... more
July / August 2007
Posted August 01, 2007Métisse Music is happy to announce the signature of French artist and composer Sylvain Chauveau. Sylvain, whose last album of minimalist interpretations of Depeche Mode compositions “TO THE BONE” sold 10000 copies in France recently, will have a new short album (5 titles) out on Type Records in the fall. His “BLACK BOOK OF CAPI... more
June 2007
Posted July 25, 2007American trumpet player and composer Jon Hassell has several cues in a new movie production: “Charlie Wilson’s War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History” by George Crile. The book on which the movie is based tells the story of America’s clandestine war against the Soviets in Afghanistan in t... more
May 2007
Posted May 14, 2007Not only is Yaron Herman, young and talented jazz pianist, one of the three upcoming jazz artists selected for a series of big summer festivals in France and beyond by ADAMI (a French record producers’ structure); not only has he just performed another excellent concert for the national radio station FIP in a concert hall at Radio France; ... more
April 2007
Posted April 12, 2007Métisse music now represents the catalogue of Lucky Guitar Music, the American publisher handling, amongst other blues artists, the extraordinary Native American singer and excellent guitarist Pura Fé, on release on the French label label Dixiefrog in Europe. Pura Fé has had a great impact with her first album release here, a powerful and heartf... more