CREDITS: Pianist and arranger.
The 4th album of Swiss singer Sylvie Bourban was, just as ‘Carnet de Route’, a commission by the Council of Patois (an organization which works for the preservation of Swiss dialects), just that this time it was for a Children’s Album. The Cd has 10 original children songs written by Sylvie, both in French and Patois. I arranged the music and played the piano, and my friend Magda Giannikou produced it.
“Mon raton laveur” (Sylvie Bourban) One of my favorite tunes in the album, a very beautiful waltz that talks about a small racoon.
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“Je N’aime Pas” (Sylvie Bourban) A great and very energic song with a rock-feel.
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“Le blues du chat” (Sylvie Bourban) A sort of dixieland tune talking about some funny cats.
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Magda Giannikou, accordion and production
Juan Andrés Ospina, piano
Ignacio Hernandez, guitar
Marcelo Woloski, percussion
Petros Klampanis, bass
Pablo Eluchans, drums
Mika Mimura, vibes
Chris Bullock, clarinet, saxophones
Natalie Cressman, trombone
