Mino Cinelu

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Mino Cinelu
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Cinelu performing with Miles Davis, Palais des congrès de Paris, 1983
Background information
Born (1957-03-10) March 10, 1957 (age 61)
Origin Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine
France
Genres Jazz, blues, Afro-pop, jazz fusion, rock and roll
Occupation(s) Musician
Composer
Producer
Instruments Drums, percussion, flute
Labels Blue Thumb
Associated acts Miles Davis, Weather Report, Jaco Pastorius
Website Mino Cinelu.com

Mino Cinélu (born 1957) is a French musician. He plays multiple instruments. He is a composer, programmer and producer; and is most often associated primarily for his work as a jazz percussionist.

France Republic with mainland in Europe and numerous oversea territories

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Composer person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition

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Record producer Individual who oversees and manages the recording of an artists music

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Biography

Cinelu was born in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine. His father is from Martinique and his mother is French. [1] He was involved with music from childhood as his father and two brothers were musicians, and started spending time and playing in various concert halls such as the Chapelle des Lombards in the suburbs of Paris. He became interested in various styles of music such as jazz, rock, salsa and even in more esoteric varieties like Egyptian chants and Romani music. He would later expand his repertoire to include fado, flamenco, African music, Japanese music, and Slavic music. [2]

Saint-Cloud Commune in Île-de-France, France

Saint-Cloud is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.6 kilometres from the centre of Paris. Like other communes of Hauts-de-Seine such as Marnes-la-Coquette, Neuilly-sur-Seine or Vaucresson, Saint-Cloud is one of the wealthiest towns in France, ranked second in average household income among communities with 10- to 50-thousand tax households. In 2006, it had a population of 29,981.

Hauts-de-Seine Department of France

Hauts-de-Seine is a department of France. It is part of the Métropole du Grand Paris and of the Île-de-France region, and covers the western inner suburbs of Paris. It is small and densely populated and contains the modern office, theatre, and shopping complex known as La Défense.

Martinique Overseas region and department in France

Martinique is an insular region of France located in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of 1,128 square kilometres (436 sq mi) and a population of 376,480 inhabitants as of January 2016. Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. One of the Windward Islands, it is directly north of Saint Lucia, southeast of Greater Antilles, northwest of Barbados, and south of Dominica.

The first instrument that Cinelu took to was the bongo drums, which led him to decide to try and live from his music. He often played the bongos in the streets where he first experimented with improvisation. At the end of the 1970s he became more and more interested in the French jazz fusion scene where he made many connections with other musicians and members of the music industry. At varying times he worked with Jef Gilson, Chute Libre, and Moravagine. Shortly thereafter he began playing with artists such as Bernard Lavilliers, Colette Magny, Gong, and Toto Bissainthe.

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In 1979 he moved to New York City. After a difficult start he met several musicians living in and around the city such as George Benson, Wayne Shorter, Kenny Barron, and Cassandra Wilson. He continued to learn new instruments in different contexts; for example he played the bass in a gospel choir and earned some money by giving drum lessons. In the beginning of the 1980s he met Miles Davis while playing in a soul band at the New York club Mikkel's. Miles offered him a job as percussionist in his group, playing alongside the group's drummer Al Foster. After a month of rehearsals, Cinelu went on tour with Miles Davis' band.

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His stint with Miles Davis led to more recognition; during a concert at the Hollywood Bowl, Joe Zawinul contacted him to join Weather Report as percussionist, which he accepted. During this period he began composing music, with the help of Weather Report members Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul.

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Cinelu also played with Michel Portal after Michel saw him play at the Théâtre du Châtelet with Miles Davis.

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Starting in the 1990s Cinelu began working on a solo career. His first solo album self-titled Mino Cinelu was released in 2000. Next came Quest Journey, on which Cinelu collaborated with guitarists Bill Frisell and Gerry Leonard, keyboardist Don Blackman, bassist Leo Traversa, DJs DJ Logic and Nickodemus  [ de ], singer Toni Smith, and rapper Da Lioness. Quest Journey was followed by La californie in 2006.

Discography

With Gong

With Pat Metheny Group

With Miles Davis

With Weather Report

Solo career

With other artists

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References

  1. ↑ "Mino Cinelu | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  2. ↑ Souvenirs d'un homme de mains, article take from Jazz Magazine, September 2007. A portion of the biography is sourced from an article in Jazz Magazine.
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