SETENTA

Created in 2006, the Latin Soul band based in Paris spreads a unique mix over the world scene.
Throughout their journey, they maintained a busy touring schedule, playing many important festivals and sharing the stage with their mentor Joe Bataan, as well as working with iconic New York DJ/Producer, Joaquin “Joe” Claussell. Setenta’s sixth mission is aptly titled Apollo Solar Drive, emphasizing the band’s turning to the life-giving light of the sun for inspiration while playfully echoing the title of Eddie Palmieri’s Latin funk and social commentary masterpiece, Harlem River Drive. This time around, Apollo Solar Drive celebrates the trajectory of the band’s unique interstellar journey by deploying a resolutely jazzy, “funkadelic” angle to their beloved Afro-Latin music. Setenta’s band members tell their truths as a collective, with an emphasis on instrumental sections, focusing on the interweaving of multiple keyboards and guitars, while condensing the vocals to group choruses, as opposed to the solo voices of the past. The overall approach is more futuristic in its conception and realization, from the arrangements to the sonic engineering, although the rhythmic base still remains rooted in Afro-Cuban traditions as well as those of other Caribbean nations.
Pablo E. Yglesias (DJ Bongohead) of Peace & Rhythm (USA)

"A dancing, spiritual Latin-groove journey that draws as much from Eddie Palmieri’s Harlem River Drive as from Funkadelic’s cosmic ecstasy or the contagious Latin-soul fervor of Joe Bataan.” — FIP / Radio France

“A Nuyorican sound that the Parisian crew keeps reinventing, propelling their Afro-Cuban vessel into funk, psychedelic, and hip-hop galaxies still waiting to be explored.” — FIP / Radio France

*LINE UP ON TOUR (7 pieces)
- Florian Pellissier or Alexis Nercessian : Keys, Rhodes, Prophet, Piano
- Laurent Guillet : Guitar, Vocals,
- Virgile Raffaëlli: Bass;
- Mathieu Edouard or Octave Ducassse : Drum;
- Fabien Hily: congas, vocals;
- Tchoubine Colin : Timbales, vocals;
- Osman Jr : vocals, perc, lead, management

NB : Line up also available as a 5tet for jazz venues