{"id":61461,"date":"2020-10-01T16:38:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T14:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/byron-the-aquarius-ambrosia\/"},"modified":"2020-10-01T18:47:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T16:47:00","slug":"byron-the-aquarius-ambrosia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/byron-the-aquarius-ambrosia\/","title":{"rendered":"Byron The Aquarius delivers jazzy house on Axis Records"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The new album Ambrosia<\/em> blends Soulful house and jazz with an added touch of blues. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

You can hear rhythm in the way he speaks. Maybe it\u2019s a common trait shared by those who live in Birmingham, Alabama, and have received a Jazz education, in Byron\u2019s case from his grandfather. His rich southern musical culture gives a uniqueness to his sound creations, and he surrounds himself with the world’s best musicians that contribute to his soul and instrumental approach to the genre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Byron The Aquarius\u2019 name doesn\u2019t belong to a real Aquarius at all, it turns out, but to a 32-year-old Pisces born on March 11th. He received the nickname in college and never bothered to correct it. Firmly anchored in the South, he retains the vitality of Atlanta’s underground scene, which he now transposes to international clubs. For this album, recorded on Jeff Mills’ legendary label, Byron spent his days with a team of stars: Janet Jackson\u2019s veteran drummer Lil John Roberts, trumpeter Dashill Smith, flutist Rasheeda Ali and bassist Chocolat Costa from Brazil, who brings a wonderfully unexpected samba touch to the tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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