Description
| Release Date | 29/05/2026 |
| Format | LP White/ LP Black/ CD |
| Label | ACT |
| Catalogue Number | ACTLP8023-7/ ACTLP8023-1/ ACT8023-2 |
Trombonist / composer Robinson Khoury is one of the mostprominent and visible rising stars on the French jazz and cross-genrescene. A charismatic live performer, his breakthrough came in 2024with the album MA, featuring his trio with percussionist AnissaNehari and keyboardist Lo Yassef. This group, in which Khouryplays not just trombone but also modular synths – he sings as well -became a tightly-knit and vibrant musical unit, with the title of theirdebut album becoming the band name Robinson Khoury MA. Thetrio now take centre stage on their ACT debut album, Transara.
I really like the unusual, says Khoury. Strange combinations,unexpected line-ups. Trombone, modular synths, keyboards andpercussion… Id never heard anything like it, and thats exactly whatfascinated me. And there are other important affinities within the
group: I think that part of the reason we work so well together isbecause we share a Mediterranean heritage through our families – theMediterranean connects us. Equally formative, he explains, has beentheir life based in Paris, a world city where a wide variety ofinfluences converge.
For Khoury, Transara marks an important step forward. Hedescribes the first MA album as having been a kind of embryo inwhich a musical entity was slowly taking shape, and that the trio hasmade huge strides since then. The three have become fluent in themusical language which they share. According to Khoury, theirorganic and intuitive music moves into another world, anotherreality. This progression is what the title Transara signifies: atransition between worlds, a connection of spaces and states.
The music is also a deeply-felt commentary on our times, constantlyshifting between melancholy and warmth. Given the state of theworld around us, one cannot help but be pensive and melancholic,says Robinson Khoury. At the same time, he says, his aim is tocreate a safe space where musicians and the audience feel secureand at ease, a place where feelings and thoughts can be shared.
Six-panel digipack CD, White coloured 180g vinyl LP with digitaldownload and black 180g vinyl LP with digital download.
Tracklist
Coquillage
Alaoui Club
Poussire
Hope
Taxi Brousse
Penses Irrelles
Cyclone
Sumud
Matriarchy
Prophtie Part I
Prophtie Part II
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