Dazibao
albums :
Alma
E40
SOPHIE CAVEZ: diatonic accordeon
"I think I was the first one who saw Sophie Cavez with an accordeon in her hands about 7 years ago on an accordeon class.
I was impressed by how fast her fingers found their ways on the accordeon keyboard. A real magical student from Didier Laloy's school. But, except the people of the folk music world, in the rest of the world, the great and wide world, nobody knew about her. No one could imagine that one day an accordeonist of international style would appear".
She first met Jonathan De Neck and Karim Baggili and founded
together Dazibao coloured with european folk, flamenco and eastern sounds. Jo Zanders came then to join the group and gave a brazilian flavour to the music. Together, they were on their way to the first CD "Alma" where bass player Vincent Noiret already appears as guest musician.
But it's with Urban Trad that her name came to be known by a larger public, touring across Europe on some of the greatest stages.
The fairy tale went on when the famous accordeon player Anne Nieplod called her and invited her the join the fantastic story of her new project gathering 4 diatonic accordeons named Knopf Quartet.
The success story went on when, for the Boombal she was asked to present a project dedicated to danse. Gathering the best "groovy" musicians she had the opportunity to meet, she created KV Express. Another spicy baby came under the form of a CD called "Luna". She now spends more time in Brittany, taking new energy and inspiration to keep on enchanting the world of contemporary folk.
This young accordeon player has taken lessons with Alix Colin, Marinette Bonnert and Louis Spagna. He met after that Didier Laloy, Bruno Letron, Filippo Gambetta and Anne Niepold to complete the knowledge of his instrument.
Since 2004, he's having lessons in the "Conservatoire Royal de Musique" of Liège, looking forward to accomplish a career in music and enlarge his artistic horizon. He's having lessons in the class of Michel Fourgon (composition), Michel Massot (chamber rock) and Garret List (improvisation). He also gives lessons on training camps or private.
In 2000, he creates with Dominique Belge (Epinette) the band D'eux.
Their repertoire consists of dancing music with traditional caracter.
In 2002, creates with accordeon player Sophie Cavez and guitar player Karim Baggili Dazibao. Jo zanders join them in 2003. The play then in some of the best festivals in Belgium (Dranouter, Sfinks Festival, Gooikoorts, Festival d'Art de Huy) and in the Netherlands.
In 2003, creates with accordeon players Anne Niepold, Vincent Ansaldi and Sophie Cavez the band Knopf Quartet the "button quartet".
In 2004, joins the group Nil Aramis, a "pop-world" band with guitar
and bass player Tanguy Thoveron, Drummer Patrice D'Hautecourt and singer Malin Helmann.
When Didier Laloy is not free, he also takes the accordeon part in the group Laïs. A flemish group of 3 female singers (concerts in France and the Netherlands. He's also present to replace Sophie Cavez with Raphy Rafaël (Songs for children)
In 2007 creates with Marine Horbaczewski (cello), Maritsa Ney (violin) and Véronique Laurent (tuba and saqueboute) a band playing tango music and own compositions. On the same year, he creates with Emmanuel Baily (guitar) and Martin Lauwers (violin) the band Three Imaginary Country Boys
JO ZANDERS: percussions.
Jo Zanders (°1975) found his first snaredrum on the attic of his grandfather. Later, he discovered percussion and travelled to Morocco, South-Italy and Brasil to focus on tambourines.
He's active as a composer and conductor of big percussion groups (Lokomotiv, Fanfakids, Bagadski) and plays with Dazibao and Saxafabra.
He also constructs the most of his instruments like cajons, shekere, zabumba, alfaia, bendir, tambourines, ....
EMMANUEL BAILY : guitares.
Complete studies at the Conservatoire Royal de musique of Liège.
Obtains a "Premier Prix" at the Conservatoire Royal de musique de Liège in the guitar class of Johan Fostier and Luc Vanderborght, under whom he then studies for another three years.
He also studies saxophone under the tutelage of Philippe Leblanc.
He then obtains a "Premier Prix" in chamber music under Jean-Pierre Peuvion ("grande distinction") and has the privilege of studying for several years with Michel Massot, François Deppe, Fabian Fiorini and Georges-Elie Octors.
He goes on to obtain a certificate for teaching the guitar, as well as a diploma in educational psychology, also at the Conservatoire de Liège.
He completes his studies at the Conservatoire by studying improvisation for three years under Garrett List (USA), while attending at the same time Fabrizio Cassol's improvisation and composition classes.
He also participates in many master classes in Belgium and France with, amongst others, Luc Vanderborght, Johan Fostier, Jean-Marc Quillet, Victor Da Costa, Boris Tchango, Nicolas Thijs and Izumi Okubo.
He frequently temps as a guitar professor in the academies of Etterbeek, Auderghem, Nivelles, Tubize, Welkenraedt and Aywaille.
He is presently working at the musical academy of Spa and at the Conservatoire of Verviers.
VINCENT NOIRET : double bass.
Starts learning music on it's own before taking lessons in the jazz school with Nathalie Loriers and Pierre Van Dormael. At that time, he takes the bass part in the Big Band of Namur.
In 1996, enters the "Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel" and takes lessons with Bart De Nolf. He also begins to discover other styles of music and enlarge his musical vocabulary. We can see him then next to musicians like Alexis Tuomarila on the "Europ jazz contest" where they will win several prices.
It's in traditional music that he will be then mostly remarquable, playing next to some of the best musicians in Belgium (Didier Laloy, Luc Pilartz, Pascal Chardome, Jowan Mercks, ialma, Photis Ionatos, Steve Houben, Ghalia Benali...)
His qualities has a side-man brought him to a place where he's very much appreciated accompanying french singers as Oscar Beek and Stéphanie Blanchoud.
In '95 and '96, he takes part to the meeting of jazz and poetry
organised by "La maison de la poésie" of Namur and writes music on the texts of Jacques Crickillon,. Then he will have the opportunity to write and arrange music for several projects and albums like ialma, Amorroma, Stéphanie Blanchoud, "Les Tisserands"...
He's now touring with the band Tricycle (with Tuur Florizoone and
Philippe Laloy). His meeting with Philippe Laloy in the band Tangram will lead to the creation of the group Traces.
In 2006, he records with the band Amorroma the CD "Balance" and makes a DVD upon traditional danses of our regions. A great part is also given to artistic creativity and a more contemporary approach of the danse.
