Siamo: A Masterpiece from Europe’s Jazz Underground
In the heart of Europe’s jazz underground, a quiet movement is stirring—a generation of artists who see rhythm as a language and identity as a shared vibration is rising. Emerging from this fertile ground, “Siamo” is the latest masterpiece from the trio King Owusu, Pachakuti, and young.vishnu, expanding the organic, multilingual soul of their previous EP Jardín.
From Garden to Landscape: If Jardín was a garden, “Siamo” is a landscape. Retaining the introspective and meditative structure of their earlier work, the group now looks out at the external world through a bolder window—more confident rhythmically and more emotionally open. The album unfolds like an ongoing diasporic conversation across continents.
The Rhythm of Continents: In this sound garden woven from Afro-soul, Latin, and Caribbean grooves blended with jazz and hip-hop tones, roots freely intertwine. King Owusu weaves his voice into the music like a storyteller, singing in English, Yoruba, and Ga. Pachakuti’s saxophone and piano arrangements, combined with young.vishnu’s production mastery, create a timeless atmosphere.
Opening with tracks like “Hustle” and “Suave,” the album presents the fluidity between traditional and modern in its most natural form. “Siamo” is not merely a jazz album; it is a sonic journey where themes of reflection, serenity, and community are viewed through a wide lens.
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This album recalls the arresting beauty of Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders’ Promises and the rhythmic depth of Mulatu Astatke’s Ethio-jazz legacy.
King Owusu’s vocals in three different languages add not just a “world music” label but true universality to the music.
The saxophone and drum harmony in “Hustle” is the best proof of how dynamic the modern European jazz scene has become.
