PORTO NOVO
AFRO FREAKIN FUNKY KOSMIC SOUL N’BLUES
A drum machine free 100% organicaly grown goove.
A cross over between Jimi Hendrix, James Brown and Fela Anikulapo Kuti all mixed in a down home Blues and Soul stew.
Smaila grew up between Africa, the West Indies and Europe and did most of his schooling between Porto Novo (Republic of Benin) London and Paris.
After rocking the 80’s London scene touring ‘round Europe and jamming with some of the greatest he looked up to while still in his teen learning to play his axe well (Luther Allison John Paul Hammond Memphis Slim ), Smaila released his 1st CD Black Man’s Blues (an ex Night & Day record).
He also wrote the soundtrack for the US version of Med Hondo’s film WATANI shown at the 1999 L.A Pan African Film Festival and at the London Film Festival the same year. His 2nd CD True Story (1rst a Dixiefrog record) is now available on I-tunes since Feb 2012. A MUSICJUSTMUSIC publishing.
He has kept busy playing radio concerts and festivals to live TV shows and gigs ‘round the globe, also backing other great acts such as Diana Hamilton (WOMAD 06) Boney Fields, Lyricson, Sai Sai Salim Jah Peter or Ras Naya & Free I Land in Angola (Jan 2012).
His new record SMAILA LIVE as well as all his previous stuff is also now available on I-tunes thanks to Mr Cornelius Claudio Kreusch ‘s MUSICJUSTMUSIC publishing again prior to Smaila and his “Serial Groovaz” next studio production.
Meanwhile, keep an ear out on his afro led
Freakin’ Funky n’ Kosmic Bluesy Soul.
Mes compétences :
Music
Teaching
Pas de formation renseignée
