Italian percussionist Gabriele Poso is set to release his new album Tamburo Infinito in October on Wonderwheel Recordings. This time, Poso’s focus is the French West Indies and the French Caribbean islands like Guadeloupe and Martinique, “I’m in love with everything about the sound of their drums, it’s very unique warm and deep sound.”
“I put a lot of attention to the sound on this record, exploring new ways for me to record, through analog tape and different analog tools such as analog delay. That’s very much present in the whole album and gives a new direction to my sound with a psychedelic touch and a dancefloor attitude that is stronger than the previous album.”
Gabriele Poso’s passion for percussion took him around the world, initially to Rome, later to Puerto Rico, Cuba, and most recently, Berlin. Between 1998 and 2001, Gabriele studied Afro-Cuban percussion, first at the “Timba” School Of Music in Rome, under maestro Roberto “Mamey” Evangelista. Later in 2001, he moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico to attend the Universidad Interamericana De Puerto Rico to continue his studies, finally culminating in a masterclass at “Escuela Nacional De Arte” in Havana, Cuba.
In 2008, Poso released his debut solo album, From The Genuine World (Yoruba Records). His second solo album, Roots of Soul (INFRACom!) came out in 2012 on the German label. His third solo album titled Invocation (Agogo Records) was released in 2014. Next came Awakening (Barely Breaking Even, 2018) and Batik (Soundway Records, 2019).
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