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Biography
Oxaï Roura is a French composer, a multi-instrumentalist, a singer, a film maker, and a researcher in the field of ethnomusicology... Fascinated by the ancient African polyrhythms and chants, Oxaï received instruction from traditional masters of music (such as Famoudou Konaté & Mamady Keïta). He produced recordings and performed on stage, during the 90s and early 2000s, with a variety of bands in different genres.
Discography
In 2003, Oxaï Roura composed and produced his first single "EXU. Atabaques’n bass vol. 1" and his first album named The EXU Experience. Atabaques'n bass. Vol. 1. "EXU that was acknowledged by the Fundaçao Pierre Verger (Bahia/Brazil).
in 2004 Oxaï Roura created the Spiritual Heritage Orkestra. In this band, with the Venezuelan percussionist Gustavo Ovalles (ex-Omar Sosa), Roura mixed Afro-Cuban rhythms and electronic sounds. Roura produced a concert live DVD Spiritual Heritage Part 1: Secrets of Afrika (Live)" distributed in South America only.
In 2008 Oxaï Roura produced a solo CD called "Afro Amazonian Spirit (Naturosophia)". This CD is the first recording of a new musical style Oxaï created and called the Afroamazonika. This brand new style combines tribal rhythms and chants from Africa and South America with strange electronic sounds. Some of the instrumental compositions have been created as soundtracks for original choreographic (created by the Azamiah dance company and the Obatala association) and movies.
In 2010 and 2011, Roura produced Melanesia X. This album is the original soundtrack created for the "Well'Come!" show performed by the Posuë dance company.
The whole "Well'come!" show (Music and Dance) has been supported and rewarded by the A.D.C.K NganjilaTjibaou Center, and won the award "Emergences 2010" in New Caledonia!
Films
Oxaï Roura directed and produced the following short movies for Ma Afrika (Academy for African Survival Rebirth and Progress):
- 2008. Credo Mutwa’s urgent appeal to the world.
- 2009. Badiredi Ba Lemamoso project.
- 2010. Credo Mutwa’s new dream (Part 1 and 2).
- 2013. Songs make people alive!