Song:Mogador
Album:Electric Moroccoland
If you're looking for something different, Club D'Elf could be for you. They are a mix of jazz, electronica and world music. The 2011 album Electric Moroccoland has a Moroccan vibe. Club D'Elf are from Boston led by bassist Mike Rivard. He is a sideman and session musician as are the other musicians. They come and go as they are available. Rivard was in bands like Either/Orchestra, The Story and Morphine. He started Club D'Elf in 2000 and they played mostly at Boston's Lizard Lounge. They released their first album in 2000. Mogador is from the 2011 album Electric Moroccoland. This was first released as a 2CD set with the album So Below. But in 2018 Electric Moroccoland was released as a digital download on its own. The core musicians of Club D'Elf include Brahim Fribgane on oud and percussion, Reeves Gabrels on guitar and Dave Tronzo on slide guitar. Fribgane adds much of the Moroccan influence. Gabrels is best known for his days with David Bowie's Tin Machine in the 80s and 90s. Tronzo is a member of the jazz group Spanish Fly and he does a lot of sessions. Others include French keyboard player Alain Mallet who was also in The Story and John Madeski of Madeski, Martin and Wood. Their latest album Live at Club Helsinki was released in 2017. They still perform regularly at Lizard Lounge so as I said, recording depends on musician availability. Here's the video for Mogador by Club D'Elf.
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