„From Munich, via Barcelona to the World“ is Bavarazzi’s musical credo. So you can guess that a multi-coloured firework of Reggae, Polka, Folk, Caribo & Oriental influences will surprise you with an eclectic shape of a unique sound. In their own words Bavarazzi call it Acoustic Crossover...

Acoustic Crossover Duo
Bavarazzi: many styles,
grooves and melodies
are melting into one
pure sound catching fans
all over the world. (Foto+Compositing: Rico Reitz)
   

2008/09 the Munich(Southern Germany)-based Duo Bavarazzi announce the launch of their international debut album „Reggae Muchacha“, expected to be released in late summer on the band’s own label
„Los Octopussytos“ (after a successfull first album for the German speaking countries in 2007).
   
German-based Reggae singer
Zoe is one the artist who will
enlarge Bavarazzi’s musical
universe for the upcoming album „Reggae Muchacha“
(Foto: Michael Herdlein)
The album title is taken from the lyrics of the Bavarazzi-track „Reggae Ragazza“ featuring the voice of Zoe (this tremendously gifted lady worked already with Bob Marley’s son Ky-Mani, the marvelous Anthony B. and the German artist Gentleman a.o.!).
   

Showing quite balladesque Reggae-tunes, „Reggae Ragazza“ couples a smooth old-style groove with a tiny touch of Soul in Zoe’s voice – tricky and so beautyful!

Other tracks like „Maria Barcelona“, a fresh&freaky up-tempo Folk-Polka, guarantee to get any crowd dancing! Some songs of the album are already done, other ideas and melodies are being born these days, maybe while you are reading this... One thing is for sure: when the album will be done there is a track for everyone’s taste!
    Zoe is not the only artist being invited to enlarge the artistic universe of Bavarazzi. Yuriy Gurzhy, a Berlin based musician (Russendisko, RotFront, Shtetl Superstars) with strong roots in the Ucraine,

Bavarazzi meet "Russendisko"!
Yuriy Gurzhy (Berlin) performs
live in Munich with Bavarazzi
his Russian Rap-style versions
of several Bavarazzi-tracks
to be released on the next
Bavarazzi album...!
(Foto: Rolo Zollner)
   

sings two Bavarazzi songs in Russian language („Znak“ and „Lonely on the Beach“) and provides shouts and backings for another two tracks („Go Go Go“ & „Cuba Salutskàja“). Beware of hidden-tracks featuring Yuriy! Other features are planned and tbc.
   
Jam Session in Barcelona
Bavarazzi at the „Mariachi“
meeting Leandro (m.) who plays
in cool Mestizo- and Reggaebands
like Alcohol Fino and Mogh.
(Foto: Bavarazzi)
Bavarazzi-singer and music-mastermind Facio solely produced the entire album. And the results perfectly capture the natural flow of the Bavarazzi-sound that comes to Facio’s mind easily whenever this guy is on a transcendental trip to Barcelona -
   

- the place to be for him since many years and hopefully soon the Duo’s second home. The other half of the Duo, Jens „JP“, plays the accordeon on „Reggae Muchacha“ and provides as a co-author a lot of lyrics and some backing vocals.

Using mainly the songwriter’s poetic voice of Facio accompanied by himself on an acoustic guitar, plus accordeon & pure percussion, Bavarazzi combine sounds and genres melting into a totally new one.


    The music is finally fusing into a new era of handmade Folk-Pop, revealing at once a strong character of something really new. A genuine aura you maybe know from the golden times of „Low-Fi“,
nowadays still kept e.g. in recordings of Manu Chao who is a big idol for Bavarazzi in any sense.

Exciting encounter: JP (l.),
Manu Chao and Facio
in Munich (Foto: Bavarazzi)
   

   
Coming Bavarazzi-album
"Reggae Muchacha"
The album „Reggae Muchacha“ shows a wealth of talent in songwriting, arranging, mixing and scoring instrumentals in an unbelievable diversity of tracks that follow one invisible artistic line straight to your heart. It’s time for Acoustic Crossover.
   
    Oh, by the way: the song „Brennero“ from our very first album will appear on the 2disc sampler „Bar Berlin“ published by the London-based label Nascente with world wide distribution in May 2008 – looking forward!

The sampler "Bar Berlin"
   



Click here now and listen to some samples
of the coming Bavarazzi-album "Reggae Muchacha"!


(march 2008)