An East African journey

"Ever the restless explorer, Omar Sosa continues to thrill and surprise with his curiosity and connective capabilities. This was and is his journey, but he's more than happy to take us with him".

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"A wonderful, completely life-affirming experience, An East African Journey is an album to set next to Coltrane's (very different, but equally superb) Kulu Sé Mama from 1965. If music gets any better than this, I'd sure like to hear it".

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"Cuban-born pianist Omar Sosa might not be a professional ethnomusicologist, but his passion for global sounds and sundry genres gets a singular stamp on An East African Journey, where he focuses attention on music from various ethnic groups in East Africa ... With this project, Sosa takes another decisive and intriguing venture, and in doing so provides greater exposure to several talented musicians far from mainstream Western culture".

"Top of the world" - The Grammy-nominated Cuban jazz pianist and composer Omar Sosa has been involved in an impressive array of fusion projects, working with everyone from trumpeter Paolo Fresu to kora virtuoso Seckou Keita. And now (...) comes surely his bravest collaboration set to date. Back in 2009 he gave a series of concerts across East Africa (...) [and] took time to meet up with local musicians and learn about native traditional instruments, and the recordings he made form the basis of this intriguing album. It works because Sosa's thoughtful and delicate piano work, along with the added bass, percussion or synth, helps to transform the music rather than dominate. Five of the 13 tracks are from Madagascar, where he plays alongside valiha virtuoso Rajery ... If you like classy world-jazz-fusion, this is for you".