Jazz fusion worldbeat

[ieatSouls]

Hey, does anyone know of some good worldbeat/jazz fusion artists or bands? I'm looking for jazz fusion with kind of an exotic feel to it, african, latin, asian, any kind of foreign-based beats or chord progressions and the like.

[ieatSouls]

No one huh? Not one person knows of any good world beat jazz fusion?

[BassIsTheSoul]

weatherreport= only fusion band i know of

:smash:
-pat


you could, on the other hand, move to haiti or somewhere exotic and learn the cultuarl music there and im sure they would be more than happy to point you to some exotic fusion

[Biz]

Go to a cd store and tell them you want the Putumayo Presents:Asian Lounge, or Putumayo Presents: Sahara Lounge. Check them out, they are really mellow and kinda jazzy. Really cool beats to it too.

[Zappa]

Don Cherry - Eternal Rhythm
Yusef Lateef - Eastern Sounds

Classics.

[GhostNote]

I just bought a cd by a guy called; Jean Luc Ponty. He does jazz/funk stuff with an african feel to it, lots of percussion, and a really good bass player. Jean luc plays violin and keys, its the best violin playing ive ever heard! The album is called Tchokola, it is really great. Kind of Cajun-ish with funk and african fees.

[Lydisk]

wouldnt call it fusion but try Jan Garbarek for some exotic sounds

[Biz]

Don Cherry - Eternal Rhythm
Yusef Lateef - Eastern Sounds

Classics.
Those are really REALLY good! Surprised I didnt think about it. I would still deffinetly go with the Putumayo stuff.

[ieatSouls]

Thanks alot guys :wave:

[Manky_phish]

Check out a French Canadian band called Dobacaracol. They've got a whole heap of different ethnic sounds going on. I dunno how easy it is to find their stuff, though.

[Biz]

Check out a French Canadian band called Dobacaracol. They've got a whole heap of different ethnic sounds going on. I dunno how easy it is to find their stuff, though.
All of the DobaCaracol stuff is out of print, and real hard to find.
-Biz

[Manky_phish]

All of the DobaCaracol stuff is out of print, and real hard to find.
-Biz

I think their album 'Soley' is still around. It's being sold in australia. Dunno bout anywhere else, though.