Que Vola ?

Que Vola? “What’s up?” - that’s how Cubans like to greet each other. It’s now also namesake to a unique new collective bringing together a French jazz septet with three young and talented Cuban percussionists, marrying dizzying virtuosity with the Afro-Cuban divinities that underpin Cuban music.
In 2012, French trombonist Fidel Fourneyron headed to Cuba to learn more about the country that inspired his name. He packed little more than his instrument and one Havana address: Calle Luz – ‘the street of light’. It was recommended by his friend, the double-bassist Thibaud Soulas, who’d previously lived there with Cuban family. Soulas had returned to France with a bulging address book, including the names of three remarkable percussionists – ‘Barbarito’, Ramon and Adonis - from the celebrated Osain del Monte Orchestra.
In the Calle Luz, Fidel dived into the world of the Afro-Cuban cults that summon the gods to purge the spirits of the living. What if the voices of this music were replaced by brass? Fidel and Thibaud assembled a repertoire to reflect the immense variety of these rhythms and chants. Watch the webseries: https://bit.ly/2RjTRND

Que Vola are:
Adonis Panter Calderon (percussion)
Ramon Tamayo Martinez (percussion)
Barbaro Crespo Richard (percussion)
Elie Duris (drums)
Thibaud Soulas (double bass)
Bruno Ruder (Fender Rhodes)
Fidel Fourneyron (trombone)
Aymeric Avice (trumpet)
Hugues Mayot (tenor saxophone)
Benjamin Dousteyssier (alto & baritone saxophone)