(Avant-Garde Jazz, Spontaneous Freestyle Chamber Jazz) Carlo Mombelli & The Prisoners Of Strange - I Stared into My Head - 2007, MP3, V0

‘The Prisoners of Strange’ from Johannesburg is a collective ‘spontaneous freestyle chamber jazz’ ensemble under the leadership of Carlo Mombelli. The current line-up has been together since 2001, and have evolved into an exciting live performance group with a cult following in South Africa. Performing at nearly every major South African arts festival, they also recently did the opening performance before Abdulla Ibrahim at the Leipzig Jazztage in Germany. Their latest CD released in 2007 ‘I stared into my head’ features ‘the Prisoners of Strange’ with the J.M.I. string section and artwork by Norman Catherine. It was nominated for a 2008 SAMA award. 'The Prisoners of Strange' will be back in the studio in November 2009 recording their new music on the record label 'Instinct Africaine'.