Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
12 July 2008 | Congo | 23:30 - 00:45 |
Line-up:
Sharon Jones (vocals); Gabriel Roth (band leader, bass); Neal Sugarman (tenor sax); Ian Hendrickson (baritone sax); Dave Guy (trumpet); Tom Brenneck, Binky Griptite (guitar); Homer Steinwess (drums); Fernando Velez; Jordan, Matthew, Kirkwood, Susan, Laurent.
About Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Singer Sharon Jones and her Dap-Kings from Brooklyn have done
everything to render a true classic feel to their funky soul. The
album sleeve of 100 Days, 100 Nights with the vintage look showing
the artists in sixties clothing with carefully groomed hair is
confusing. The fact of the matter is that Jones' first album was
only released in 2001. The Dap-horns became well known for their
contribution to Amy Winehouse's successful album Back to Black,
produced by Mark Ronson. That same Ronson had also had the brass
players perform for his hip-hop artist Rhymefest. At the end of the
fifties, when she was a small girl in Augusta, Georgia, singer
Sharon Jones used to imitate James Brown's dance steps. She sang
gospel in church, performed with local bands and worked in a prison
for years. In 1996 she finally got the opportunity to release a
single that was received very well. Because of her raw voice her
sound is authentic and her appearance on stage, together with the
spicy Dap-Kings, makes this a performance to look forward to.
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