Babo Moreno

Babo Moreno is the brainchild of Fabio De Oliveria, a respected drummer and percussionist, who having worked with the likes of Sault, Jacob Collier, Terry Callier, Alfa Mist, Jalen Ngonda and Airto Moreira, is now stepping forward with his own sound. Fabio is the proud bearer of a legacy of Brazilian music in London, particularly influenced by the artist's father, renowned percussionist Bosco De Oliveira (Terry Callier, Sade, Working Week, Dom Um Romão & Founder of the London School Of Samba). The artist's self-titled debut album,driven by Fabio from behind the drums,is an ode from this British artist to his Brazilian heritage, expressing a sense of joy, nostalgia and, at the same time, alienation through his dual identity. It sits alongside a new wave of Brazilian artists (Amaro Freitas,Bala Desejo, Tunico) who build upon the country's rich musical heritage. The album features top-tier musicians such as Dennis Rollins (Maceo Parker, Pee Wee Ellis, Monty Alexander), Mercury Prize 2023 winner Ife Ogunjobi (Ezra Collective, WizKid, Burna Boy), Gilli Lopes (Dom Salvador, Duduka Da Fonseca), Tamar Osborn (Dele Sosimi, Collocutor, Sarathy Korwar) with a special feature from Baque Luar, a London-based collective of female and non-binary vocalists and percussionists. The album was recorded at Livingston Studios and Fish Factory Studios. It was co-written and co-arranged by Greg Sanders, produced by Fabio De Oliveira, engineered and mixed by Benedic Lamdin (Nostalgia 77) and mastered by Caspar Sutton-Jones at Gearbox Records.[info sheet from distr.]