Afrodizz is een jonge afro-funk band uit Canada, die sterk doet denken aan de hoogtijdagen van Fela Kuti. Het is een frisse vermenging van jazz en afrobeats!
Biografie (engels)
Afrodizz are a young afro funk band who have rapidly become Canada's finest afro beat outfit. The band was formed in 2002 under the lead of Gabriel Aldama, jazz guitarist. The work of Fela Kuti was the first base on which the Afrodizz project was inspired. but they don't content themselves with pure afro beat sound, the eight musicians use their jazz experience to expand the original pieces with a modern urban touch. Vance Payne's voice has the depth and the warmness of soul, the brass section composed with Frédé Simard on tenor saxophone, David Carbonneau on trumpet and François Glidden on baritone saxophone enrich the band's sound with power and punch, the rhythm section composed with Jean-Philippe Goncalves on drums, François Vincent on percussion and François Plante on bass are the masters of trance from their rich musical experience, finally, Gabriel Aldama, who composed most of the original tracks, is in charge of the funky and festive dimension of the band. Afrodizz play regularly around Montreal and the Canadian provinces and the public's response is unanimous: Afrodizz provide a show that imposes to the body the vibrations of trance! Afrodizz play a music that is total, it pleases the body and the brains as well. After a noticed participation to the Montreal Jazz Festival in 2003 where it was chosen as the revelation of the year in the Tropiques series, Afrodizz got known in all Quebec province by touring from Hull to Tadoussac. The focus of the band is now aiming on Europe.