Grégory Privat & Sonny Troupé

The Martinican pianist Grégory Privat naturally approached his Guadeloupean accomplice Sonny Troupé and his inventive mastery of the ka drum for their joint album: "Luminescence". On the 10 tracks, the piano thus constantly responds to the ka, also soothes it by offering it a harmony which often acts as a restful guide. Sometimes, it is the drum which takes the piano on its ground, the parallel unrolling of the two instruments discovering with the listening the very rhythmic writing of Grégory Privat. Luminescence offers several atmospheres, several tensions also between the two instruments, which take on the air of a breathless jam with the final track "Improvising in Meudon" captured live and in public in the recording studio. - FIP