Years active since 1999 | Website sagapool.com Albums Épisode Trois, Sagapool | |
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Members Luzio AltobelliGuillaume BourqueAlexis DumaisZoe DumaisDany NicolasMarton Maderspach Past members Liu Kong HaDaniel GelinasLoukas Sirois Genres World music, Jazz, Folk music Similar Rachelle Garniez, The Olllam, Fiamma Fumana, Les Tireux d’Roches, Seckou Keita Profiles | ||
Sagapool
Sagapool is a world music band from Montreal, Quebec. Formed in 1999, the band used to be called Manouche until 2008.
Contents
The six band members are:
Sagapool
History
Sagapool was created in 1999 at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal. The band plays often in the province of Quebec: it has played many times at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and at the Festi Jazz International de Rimouski, at the Festival de la Chanson de Tadoussac, and in many different places across Quebec. The band also played Ontario, in France and in the U.S.A, for the Blissfest in Michigan.
Musical style
The musical influences of the band go from klezmer, gypsy and manouche to ska, folk, latin and jazz. Although inspired by some traditional songs, the band’s music is all original material and leaves a lot of room for improvisation.
Discography
The band recorded 4 albums:
Nominations and awards
Songs
SiatoÉpisode Trois · 2008
Douk TarsouÉpisode Trois · 2008
Eravamo beneÉpisode Trois · 2008