Lisbon born drummer João Lobo is a prolific collaborator in groups ranging from Norman and Oba Loba to Mulabanda. He follows his 2017 solo album Nowruz by recruiting guitarist Norberto Lobo and bassist Soet Kempeneer for Simorgh. Named after a phoenix-like bird from Persian mythology, Simorgh was recorded mostly live during summer 2019 at les ateliers claus in Brussels, fusing modal jazz and psychedelic rock in multilayered, sometimes introspective grooves that nod to Miles Davis and Mahavishnu Orchestra.

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