{"product_id":"leila-olivesi-african-rhapsody","title":"Leila Olivesi - African Rhapsody","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst released on CD in October 2025, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfrican Rhapsody\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by French pianist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeila Olivesi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e now arrives on vinyl with a 7-track selection across two sides - plus an exclusive bonus track unavailable on the CD: \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIle Va Sang Dire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\", featuring vocalist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYete Queiroz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on a poem by Michel Ducasse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince the CD's release, the album has earned Leila Olivesi the title of Jazz Musician of the Year 2025 (Jazz Magazine \u0026amp; Jazz News), a 4-star review in DownBeat (July 2026), and the Prix du Disque Francais from the Academie du Jazz - alongside a coveted CHOC rating from French publication Jazz Magazine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA pianist of both lyrical depth and structural finesse, Leila crafts vast musical landscapes here, journeying from the light of the Sahara to the urban pulse of New York, weaving connections between Africa, the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. Winner of the Django Reinhardt Prize (Academie du Jazz, 2022) and named Artist of the Year, French Mauritanian pianist, conductor and composer Leila Olivesi pays tribute to a poetic and imagined Africa with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfrican Rhapsody\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Performed by an octet featuring some of the finest musicians of her generation, this powerful declaration of love draws on the Negritude movement of the 30's, 40's and 50's by French speaking African and Caribbean subjects under French colonial rule.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"An impressively polished and varied production for octet plus vocalist and choir.\" - **** DownBeat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Leila Olivesi ranks alongside the greats -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary Lou Williams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarla Bley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaria Schneider\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\" - Le Monde\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"More than a jazz record, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfrican Rhapsody\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a journey to the heart of Negritude poetry, a bridge between art forms sharing common roots.\" - RFI, Olivier Rogez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AUTRE DISTRIBUTION","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":60081751064921,"sku":"SDZ-55202","price":35.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":60081751130457,"sku":"SDZ-55203","price":18.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/3521381606478.jpg?v=1792664356","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/leila-olivesi-african-rhapsody","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}