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“OSMOSES sets absorbing show…
an exciting performance group, will bring Music, dance,
spoken word in English, French & Creole…
Caribbean-born singer-dancer Carole Alexis
will passionately interpret original songs and compositions…with input from a talented circle of performers."
Jared McCallister - New York Daily News
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Reviewer: Mr. Vladimir Monel I heard the song "La Foi" for the first time while watching the Haitian Hit Movie "PLUIE D'ESPOIR". It was so astonishing that I had to play the begining of the movie several times with my eyes close. Yes - With "La Foi" anyone can accomplish anything (not to say move mountains). Hats off to you Carole Alexis for such a great Masterpiece.
Reviewer: Mr. Vladimir Monel (Mar 23, 2007)
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“Osmoses”, Carole Alexis
This nine-member band features the enormous talent of Carole Alexis. Alexis was born in Martinique and studied music and dance at SERMAC, an arts school founded by fellow countryman Aimé Césaire, an architect of négritude and one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. She also studied as a teenager in Senegal and France. The influence of the African Diaspora is keenly present, as the group blends sights and sounds from throughout the Diaspora to create quite a unique visual and tonal atmosphere.
By Bryan Fleck - SOUNDS FROM THE FRENCH CARIBBEAN
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“Powerhouse vocalist and dancer, Carole Alexis
Infuses indigenous roots music from her Native
Martinique with Pop sensibility and African Soul.”
Monique Martin - LMCC/ Intuition Entertainment Group
Influences
World Music,Jazz,Funk,Classical all music...People,Children,Dance,poetry,Writting,Painting,Walking,Animals,
Matoutou Crab,Piment,Miel etc...
Sounds Like
DOUBLE CLIC TO GET YOUR OSMOSES CD AT:
Carole ALEXIS, artiste (25 juin)
Du Sermac à New York…
Carole Alexis est une artiste qui ose.
Comprendre d’abord « Osmose », le nom de sa troupe. L’osmose, explique le dictionnaire, c’est l’influence réciproque, l’interpénétration.
Qui mieux que Carole Alexis peut l’incarner ? Danseuse classique, jeune pousse prodige chez Jean-Paul Césaire (j’en témoigne), elle est une fleur éclose à la Mudra, l’école de Maurice Béjart, immense chorégraphe, au Sénégal.
Et puis, c’est Paris. A New York enfin elle se pose, directrice artistique d’une académie dans le Bronx, professeure de danse-théâtre-musique au lycée français, créatrice de sa propre compagnie.
Glosons. Voici la preuve vivante que l’on gagne toujours à recueillir et à offrir. Car elle propose – des Antilles à l’Afrique, de l’Afrique à l’Europe, de l’Europe à l’Amérique. A haute dose.
Césaire, Senghor, Damas sont sa nourriture écrite. Elle réinterprète tout ce qu’elle a acquis dans des spectacles unissant danseurs, chanteurs, comédiens, musiciens, plasticiens. Osmose, vous dit-on.
Dans la mégapole états-unienne, Carole Alexis associe les genres et les horizons, s’entourant d’artiste venus de partout : Jamaïque, Cameroun, Haïti, Nigeria, Porto-Rico, Mississipi, Martinique. Autour d’elle, c’est Babel puisque ses spectacles parlent créole, anglais, espagnol, français.
De temps à autre, mais pas assez, elle vient proposer à son île natale le fruit de ses talents. Cette fois, c’est avec « Concerto pour verbe nègre ».
A ses débuts, l’Atrium n’existait pas. Du Sermac à New York – en souvenir des premiers pas et en remerciements de son art, que les applaudissements explosent.
PATRICE LOUIS - LE CLUB (Aug 3, 2006)
CAROLE ALEXIS - LEAD SINGER /SONGWRITER
CAROLE ALEXIS
Born in Martinique Carole grew up traveling, studying and working between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. In consequence, her composition of different cultures manifest itself continuously through her art sharing with the audience the sense of an attachment to universal values. After receiving an artistic formation at the SERMAC, created by Aimé Césaire and directed by Jean-Paul Césaire, with consciousness of her heritage, she studied in Africa in the school of Maurice Bejart (MUDRA), created by Leopold Sedar Senghor and the UNESCO . Due to these choices, today her musical and choreographic creativity is imprinted of a particular resonance.
She has worked on different continents with international companies and artists.
Among the performances of Carole Alexis we can mention a few concerts in New York:.River to River Festival, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, with guest such as; Harry BELAFONTE, Danny GLOVER,Kathy ENGEL, Michael RATNER, THE MIGHTY SPARROW, Susan SARANDON and The Harlem Gospel Choir.
With her group Osmoses, highlight of the FESTIVAL des FRANCOPHONIE DE NEW YORK, organized by different Embassy, she represents Martinique and they receive a very warm ovation.
Osmoses is appreciated in great clubs such as: Big Apple Jazz, Shrine, S.O.Bs, Joes Pub, Satalla, Sugar Bar, etc.
Her philosophy and her artistic performances are firmly grounded in the assurance that culture is a vehicle for the affirmation of our identity, a value that she takes from the teaching and the legacy of the three founders of the Negritude movement, Aimé CESAIRE, Leopold SESAR SENGHOR, and Leon GONTRAN DAMAS, Fathers of the Negritude.
She believes that art is a tool to express, propose, and communicate the infinite possibility of humanity. She also believes that the artist must be a citizen living in the state of consciousness and should be a platform for cultural action leading to a reflection on the possibility of social change.
GEORGES MARIE - BASS PLAYER/SONGWRITER
Beyond and beside the fact that Joby is a great musician and a wonderful artist, what touches us is his amazing capacity to assemble people in order to create a music that becomes a cultural platform for the reflection of possible social change.
Author/Composer/Songwriter/Bass Player/and Percussionist Georges Marie is often given that role of musical director in the many groups and projects that he has been involved in. After receiving training in SERMAC and in the pursuit of his international career, one can observe his strong sense of ethics, his consistency and loyalty. During the first years of his career he was a Poto Mitan of the mythic group 6eme Continent which has awaken to the consciousness and unity of the Caribbean identity that time was a very avant-garde movement. Today, its with that same passion that he utilizes his talent of author/composer/producer in the group OSMOSES to offer us the vision of a better world and another possibility of harmony.
TED CRUZ - KEYBOARDS
Ted Cruz plays keyboards and he is also producer and composer. Since graduating from University of North Texas in 1990, he has been active in both recording and performing with various jazz, rock, R & B, and classic music recording artists all over the world, such as Nat Adderly, Kenny Wheeler, Dave Holland, Steve Colemanto name a few. His recent music compositions/programming and production work has been featured on recording with such varied artists as Brittany Spears, Faith Hill, Monica, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith and Ice-T.
THIERRY ARPINO - DRUMMER
Intensity, Focus, and DepthThats Thierry Arpinos self-characterization in three words. If theres one thing he respects in a drummer and here hes talking about his greatest influences, including Steve Gadd, Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, and his own Father its the sense that a drummer is fully committed.
Everything I play, reflects Thierry, I play strong. Thats why I love Elvin Jones so much and Tony Williams, and thats why I like rock drummers, too: They play hard and deep.
Raised in France, Thierry earned the respect of peers, covering Brazilian, Cuban, African, rock, fusion, and jazz gigs. His face frequently appeared in Batteur magazine. Problem was, all of Thierrys real drumming and music idols were American. After an educational stay at Bostons Berklee College his professors urged him to move to the US.
Finally, a few years back Arpino made his move to The Apple. In New York City, he began gigging with an astounding variety of artist. Of course, he is most known for his steady gig with electric violinist Jean Luc PONTY, with whom he records and tours.
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Reviewer: Mr. Vladimir Monel
January 27, 2007
Reviewer: Mr. Vladimir Monel
I heard the song "La Foi" for the first time while watching the Haitian Hit Movie "PLUIE D'ESPOIR". It was so astonishing that I had to play the begining of the movie several times with my eyes close. Yes - With "La Foi" anyone can accomplish anything (not to say move mountains). Hats off to you Carole Alexis for such a great Masterpiece.
Bonsoir Carole Je profite d'un passage éclair sur ta page pour te remercier de ton message super sympa et te faire un coucou . J'espère que la campagne présidentielle et les catastrophes bancaires aux Etats Unis ne perturbent pas trop ton emploi du temps . Les retombées économiques se font sentir jusqu'ici . Les plus démunis s'attendent à vivre davantage de moments difficiles . Gros bisous affectueux . Marcel de la Réunion.
Carole, I hope you are fine, mon été a été mouvementé et la je me pose au studio et je peux trouver le temps de te dire merci pour tes mots... Much love from Paris.
Bonsoir Carole J'espère que tu vas bien . Celà fait un moment que je ne suis pas passé sur ta page . Mais tu es toujours omniprésente dans ma tête et ta"Foi" reste un de mes meilleurs titres de prédilection . Merci de toujours penser à tes fans . Pensées affectueuses . MARCEL
Yep Sister, Tes Bôw font du bien au moral...Sur ma peau de ti mal :-) En ka voyéouww en bel béko...Tchimbé rèd pa moli....Mêm si cé moli a ki réd...é bon a dan l'anmou :-) A pli ta....Big up
ça fait un moment que je ne suis pas passée, j'en profite pour t'écouter, merci ;-)avec quelques rayons de mon soleil ;-)en retour Plis fos dans la continuité an gwo bo pouw
Hi Ommoses thank you for add me. Nice atmosphere on What's going to Give. I love it. I'm happy to be one of your friends here. Have a nice weekend. Enrico
Salut Carole, merci pour ton com C toujours un plaisir de passer sur ta page madrasse :-) J aime beaucoup ce que tu fais!! Je te souhaite une belle semaine. Foss Cassius
Bonjour Carole, I am very glad to hear your new song. "Who's going to give", great song ! I like the lyrics, and the music ! This message will go through and it will be going to give a way for the Truth of Mankind ! Have a Great Joy of Creating, Serge Bach Duet In Touch
Hello Carole De passage éclair sur ta page ,je viens aux nouvelles . J'espère que comme bien d'autres tu regardes les JO de Pékin . C'est magique . Le feu d'artifice lors de l'nauguration était tout simplement féérique . Et cet album que tes fans attendent avec impatience . Gros bisous et au plaisir de te lire.
OSMOSES, I Hi! By listening to your new titles, I felt, through word of the music we referring to the unit: Conscience. Thank you for your acceptance. The hello to G.M and see you. Rex.Bleau
Bonjour Osmoses, Merci d'être devenu mon ami sur myspace ! Vos créations sont magnifiques, la foi y est omniprésente... La foi en l'homme et en la Vie ! Bravo à vous ! Serge Bach Duo In Touch Paris
