David Sánchez - Carib (2019)

Carib is a Pan-African music ensemble based in the roots of the African Diaspora with a contemporary perspective. It’s a way to demonstrate the deep connections between musical cultures that are all too often separated and compartmentalized, along with the musicians. But the very essence of these musical cultures is embedded with a linage that goes back to Africa.

In a Deeply personal journey, Grammy Award winning saxophonist David Sánchez uses a modern context to explore the relationships between the West African drum, traditional melodies from his native Puerto Rico and Haiti. Afro-Puerto Rican rhythms and dances such as Bomba Yuba, Sica and seis corrido, with Haitian Petwo, Salongo and Rara have been a solid source of inspiration to all the original compositions in this project.

It’s a sonic story that interweaves the colors and textures of the Caribbean the rhythms from West Africa and the soul of Jazz. Bomba, music developed by African descendants in Puerto Rico, is a key component that connect’s the country’s culture with others in the Caribbean and the Americas through music and dance. The project is an infusion of ancient African rhythms into thoroughly modern compositions - all within a jazz syntax.