National Geographic Music (National Geographic)

Muzungu is a set of original compositions which illustrate Africa and more particularly central Africa. This CD was conceived over a rather long period : 'The Soaring Hawk' was written in 1985 whereas more recent pieces like 'Sicap Amitié' are very recent.

Muzungu means "the white man" in Swahili, the most spoken language in eastern Africa. It is music that is inspired by Africa but seen by an European. I drew on traditional African music but I added to it many elements coming from jazz , European folk music eand even classical music.

All these elements are present in variable proportions in the various tracks but still hopefully form a coherent set.

— CalabashMusic.com