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5 unusual facts about Aka Moon


Aka Moon

Ganesh had an eastern tone similar to the Akasha albums, but added were the talents of two guitarists, notably Marc Ducret.

They could be compared musically and philosophically with the M-Base movement and artists such as M-Base founder Steve Coleman, Belgian ensemble Octurn, Stéphane Payen's Thôt, Sylvain Cathala 's Print, Vijay Iyer, and Rudresh Mahanthappa to name a few.

Guitars was released in 2002 which comprises the trio playing with 3 guitarists, including David Gilmore.

Michael Magalon

Later on, he started to play the bass influenced by the modern jazz band Aka Moon and the bassist Michel Hatzigeorgiou.

Stéphane Galland

After the departure of Pierre Van Dormael and a trip to Africa, the band became Aka Moon.


Jazz Middelheim

Apart from the incredible performance by Toots Thielemans, some other Belgian artists gave outstanding concerts: Jef Neve with José James (presenting their new Facing East CD), Jeroen Van Herzeele Quartet and Aka Moon + Baba Sissoko reached


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