jazzy_dave | Bah Samba (Reply)

Above - the soulful vocals of Alice Russell.

In early 1996 Julian Bendall, Kevin Alexanda and Geoff Holroyd (the surnames of which make up the Bah) formed a loose group of naturally talented musicians to play live and maybe record a few songs whilst experimenting with the fusion of traditional musicianship, dance and modern recording techniques at Midi. The result becoming the early Bah Samba sound in the shape of 'Carnival' their debut single that was released on Loaded later the same year.

At this time the voice of a very young Alice Russell was heard floating over the garden wall and contact was made by knocking on the door to borrow a casserole dish. Alice's voice fitted perfectly with the direction that Bah Samba was taking and was first realised with 'Reach Inside' in early Spring of 1997. Featured on the Dimitri from Paris mix album in 2000 and named as his favourite band, it shows the longevity of the bands sound in an ever increasingly disposable scene.

Bah Samba - 4 (BKO Productions 2 x CD)

I picked this double CD in Faversham for a quid from the Cancer Research chazzer yesterday.

What an amazing double album this CD from 2005 is. CD 1 is an uptempo latin,funk disco CD with a wicked cover of 'Portuguese Love' it also features the sought after Phil Asher mix. CD 2 is more chilled bossa/samba, beautiful songs with a song 'Morris' about a new born boy.Superb production, and an album I highly recommend.

I met Julian in Brighton twice when I use to imbibe at the Hampton Arms,and a very congenial fellow he is to talk to.