JAPONICUS & CARIBBEAN DANDY

Presents

FERMIN MUGURUZA

AFRO BASQUE FIRE BRIGADE

TALKA JAPAN TOUR 2007

 

He is back on stage. The awesome stage performer who has used activity and creation as a way of life, as starting

point to evolve, comes back after three years without live concerts. Three long years have passed since his last

concert during Bilbao Fiestas where 30.000 people assisted, giving an end to two years of unstopped tours: at the

beginning with Manu Chao and his Radio Bemba during the world famous “Jai Alai Katumbi Express” tour in 2003

and then with Kontrabanda during “Komunikazioa Tour” in 2004. He announced then that it was his last tour, as he

wanted to explore new performance formats and that is how he started performing, semi-clandestinely, under names

as DJ Laia, Kontrakantxa FM, FM Trio akustikoa or Basque FIRE Department. Nevertheless, after “Euskal Herria

Jamaika Clash” album release in 2006, which was internationally acclaimed and recorded in Tuff Gong and Big Yard

studios in Kingston, Jamaica. Fermin Muguruza comes back with this Talka Tour 2007 and a new band called AFRO

BASQUE FIRE BRIGADE, with his usual activists-collaborators (drums by Mikel Abrego, chorus by Sorkun, DJ DZ,

Trikitixa by Xabi Solano, guitar by Oskar Benas and wind instrument section with trombone by Jon Elizalde,

saxophone by Fino and trumpet by Lonbi) and other musicians who will join the band as Victor Navarrete at bass and

Leo Rodriguez at percussions from Cuba, Franklin “Bubbler” Waul, musician of the famous Black Uhuru band, at

keyboards and Stephanie Wallace, backing vocal of Anthony B at chorus from Jamaica. Thirteen musicians on stage,

live, showing their Talka -shock, meeting, fight- Tour, playing, modifying and claiming Muguruza’s large repertory

(Muguruza celebrates his 25 years in music) from the essential Kortatu, the Negu Gorriak reference to his numerous

albums in different directions nowadays.

 

 

2007/07/27 (Fri) SHIBUYA @ EGGMAN New album EUSKAL HERRIA JAMAIKA CLASH (Release Party)

FERMIN MUGURUZA AFRO BASQUE FIRE BRIGADE

THE ZOOT 16 / TURTLE ISLAND / RIDDIMATES (Brass Rockers Style)

CARIBBEAN DANDY DJ Set

KAZHIRO SUDO / AMEMIYA KSK / Guest DJ RYOH (LONDON NITE, PACHUCABRAS)

Open/Start DJs: 18:00 / Live Start:19:00

Tickets：ALL STANDING Adv ￥3,000 / Door ￥3,500（+1 Drink）EGGMAN/LAWSON/JAPONICUS On sale!

Info：EGGMAN 03-3496-1561 / http://www.eggman.jp

 

 

2007/07/29 (Sun) NAEBA FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL 2007 @ GREEN STAGE

FERMIN MUGURUZA AFRO BASQUE FIRE BRIGADE / CHEMICAL BROTHERS / JOSS STONE

TOKYO SKA PARADISE ORCHESTRA / HAPPY MONDAYS / MAKI / etc

Open: 09:00 / Start: 11:00

Tickets：3 days pass　￥39,800 /  1 day pass　￥16,800

Info：SMASH 03-3444-6751 / http://www.fujirockfestival.com/

 

 

 

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Produced by：JAPONICUS & CARIBBEAN DANDY

Supported by: TREASURE MUSIC/EGGMAN/ZOOT SUNRISE SOUND/PACHUCABRAS/MIRAI SEIKI MEXICO/514 WORKS/