A potent
release inspired by the Charleston Massacre; guitarist Tomás Doncker's
"The Mess We Made" is a racially charged epic that shows his
unshakeable political views. Doncker is a renowned New York blues/soul artist.
On "This Mess We Made" he gives all of us a glimpse into the bitter
realities of modern America.
As a prime
mover on New York's downtown "No Wave" scene in the early 1980's,
Tomás Doncker cut his teeth as a guitarist with such genre-busting groups as
James Chance & The Contortions, Defunkt, J. Walter Negro & The Loose
Jointz and many more. Eventually he went international, touring and recording
in Japan with jazz pianist Masabumi Kikuchi, and producing studio and
songwriting sessions with Boosty Collins, Yoko Ono, Grammy nominated Reggae
vocal group The Itals, and Grammy-winning producer Prince Charles Alexander, to
name just a few.
Since then,
Doncker has continued to work with an A-list of iconic artists including Ivan
Neville (on his solo album "Thanks"), Bonnie Raitt, Meshell
Ndegeocello, Living Colour lead singer Corey Glover, former P-Funk keyboardist Amp Fiddler, 2013
Grammy award nominee Shamekia Copeland, and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef
Komunyakaa.
In 2010,
Doncker performed for the first time in China as a headlining act at the
Shanghai Folk Festival, and in front of an audience of over 100,000 as part of
the Shanghai World Expo.
His latest work as a singer/songwriter and producer
embraces a broader musical vision that he likes to call Global-Soul, drawing
influences from numerous sources, including East and West Africa and the
Caribbean. He also frequently collaborates with legendary Grammy Award winning
Producer/Bassist Bill Laswell, and his ongoing "Power Of The Trinity"
project was featured on CNN on November 27, 2012 (Jimi Hendrix' birthday).
On July 8th,
2014, Tomás released the full length "Moanin' at Midnight: The Howlin'
Wolf Project" album, which received widespread acclaim from sources such
as Popmatters, All About Jazz, and Howlin' Wolf's own official website, who
posted the album. Developed during a critically acclaimed run at NYC
SummerStage during the summer of 2013 (and directed by award winning director
Alfred Preisser), this project is now being shaped into a multimedia
performance concert.
In 2014
Tomás also released his 2nd collaborative effort with legendary poet Yusef
Komunyakaa entitled "Big Apple Blues, released via True Groove
Records. (Tomás is the CEO/Founder of
True Groove Records with an eclectic roster of 12 emerging artists.) The band recently finished the 10 month
"Big Apple Blues" East Coast Tour.Now he's preparing for the release
of his most important record yet, The Mess We Made.
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