RODOLPHE LAURETTA

A saxophonist and flautist of acknowledged daring, Guyana-Martinique-born Rodolphe Lauretta's music is marked by the diversity of his cultures. First nurtured on reggae and then P-funk, over a career spanning more than thirty years he has fashioned a singular art of hybridisation, giving birth to a style he claims is a "future Creole jazz".

In a harmonically and rhythmically sophisticated trance, his music brings together jazz and Creole music, soca, mazurka, future-funk, hip-hop and broken beat to create a powerful groove.

This aesthetic is fully embodied in his Kreolia project, launched in 2021. The album, packed with outstanding tracks, also pays tribute to Roy Hargrove and brilliantly revisits Haïti by Alain Jean-Marie. It's a fluid, borderless fusion, true to the spirit of today's music.

With KREOLIA II, Rodolphe Lauretta, surrounded by four brilliant musicians, pushes the experiment even further and explores new territories where soca, mazurka and traditional music find a jazz and groove setting. A free, danceable musical adventure, previewed here, with an album due for release in 2026.