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St. Germain is the stage name of Ludovic Navarre, a French musician whose style merges jazzy house music with acid jazz. Bob Marley, Toots and The Maytals, Miles Davis and Kool & The Gang are among Ludovic's early influences.

St. Germain is the stage name of Ludovic Navarre, a French musician whose style merges jazzy house music with acid jazz. Bob Marley, Toots and The Maytals, Miles Davis and Kool & The Gang are among Ludovic's early influences.

Swirls of gypsy jazz viola and funky percussive cello and bass. Ljova's a fantastic composer, arranger, and performer. Check this glorious and emotional classical Eastern-European avant-garde jazzy stuff! ljova-heatmeup.mp3 (audio/mpeg Object)

"Shango's Dance" performs jazzy interpretations of the songs and dances from the Santería & Yoruba religious tradition. (The powerfull rhythms and chants the Santeros use to worship their West African ancestors and gods.)

Rarely: core melody, prolonged synth, Often: acoustic, live, percussive, chanting, ululation, a capella, drums, drum-centric ~Fuses following ingredients: Latin House, African House, Dark House, Progressive House, Tech-House (techno/jazzy)...like mixing tasteful (intelligent) dance w/ minimal techno.

Awhile Ago, Before You, Big Old Crazy World, Capistrano, Cinnamon Sea, Cleopatra, Giants in Our Time, Limo for Elvis, Willie's Cadillac, Be the Light, World Away, My Little Home, Handsome Devil, A Dreamer Like You, Cowboy (This Horse Will Take You Home), The Sacrifice, The King of the World, Be Sure of Me, Give Her Today, Folksinger, The Way Our Love Goes, Home from the Islands, WHLO (Where the Hits Keep Comin')... and annotations!