Meï Teï Shô is a French music band playing
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...
,
afrobeat
Afrobeat (also known as Afrofunk) is a West African music genre, fusing influences from Nigerian (such as Yoruba) and Ghanaian (such as highlife) music, with American funk, jazz, and soul influences. With a focus on chanted vocals, complex i ...
, and
dub.
Band's name
Mei tei shō (酩酊症)
Musical description
Meï Teï Sho is a music to listen to as well as a music to dance to.
It is the fruit of a multitude of cultures, reflected in the languages used, the lyrics, the style, the energy and the musicians themselves.
Based on a repetitive pattern, the musicians add improvisations, instrumentals and vocals, producing this energetic musical style.
Biography
Members
* Bruce Sherfield : ''
singing
Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singi ...
''
* Eric Teruel : ''
Fender Rhodes
The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, t ...
''
* Jean-Phi Chalte : ''machines''
* Germain Samba : ''
drums
The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...
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* Boris Kulenovic : ''
Bass guitar
The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...
''
Discography
* ''Maxi'' (2000)
* ''Xam Sa Bop'' (2001)
* ''Live'' (2002)
* ''Remix mini LP'' (2002)
* ''Lô Bâ'' (2004)
External links
Myspace
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French musical groups