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Interview with Joseph Woullard

Monday 12 March 2012, 07:03

Joe Woullard and Martin Perna
Joseph Woullard (Black Joe Lewis, Hard Proof Afrobeat, Ocote Soul Sounds)
(Interview by Nicolas Ragonneau, for Paris DJs - March 2012)

As SXSW 2012 begins, we've caught up with Austin talented sax and flute player Joseph Woullard. He plays in no less than 3 Austin bands (garage act Black Joe Lewis, afrobeat combo Hard Proof Afrobeat and afrolatin funksters Ocote Soul Sounds) and has a few gigs during the festival (check the links at the end of interview for details). He talks about sax playing, Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears, being in a texan afrobeat band, and at last he gives his own Austin tips.

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Stefan Zeniuk - Gato Loco - out on Winter & Winter

Monday 21 March 2011, 11:02

Stefan Zeniuk Gato Loco
Stefan Zeniuk - Gato Loco
(CD) Winter & Winter 910175-2, 2011-03-17

To hear Gato Loco, led by Stefan Zeniuk, is to feel what it must have been like in those days when a travelling circus came to your backwater town; suddenly, out of the dust, there is a promise of mystery, pageantry, eroticism and violence. Seduced by the sharp edges of this relentlessly driving eleven-piece dance band, you catch glimpses of impossible places, impossible times. Gato Loco is a real barnburner inspired by Cuban son, jazz, dance and circus music. They'll be playing at the Banlieues Bleues festival on march 11th and they have a promotionnal mix up on the Paris DJs Mixes section on march 7th - check 'em out!

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Gato Loco The Splinter Mix

Gato Loco - The Splinter Mix

Sunday 06 March 2011, 21:15 2

Gato Loco - The Splinter Mix (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2011-03-06 Gato Loco is a psycho-mambo 11-piece from Brooklyn, NYC, led by sax player Stefan Zeniuk. Their music is a highly flammable blend of salsa, jazz and circus music. The new Gato Loco record, made in Bordeaux last year, will be released on March 15th by prestigious German label Winter & Winter. It's a 'Grand Cru Classé' and it will be presented live as an opening for Banlieues Bleues festival in St-Ouen on March 11th. Don't miss this explosive show ! But before this, do enjoy a delicious appetizer prepared by Stefan...

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