Aron & The Jeri Jeri Band
Aron & The Jeri Jeri Band is a global collaboration led by New Zealand pianist and producer Aron Ottignon, built in deep partnership with master percussionist Bakane Seck and the Jeri Jeri Band of Senegal.
The project fuses traditional mbalax rhythms, electronic production, and spiritual chant with cross-continental remix culture — inviting artists from Berlin to Nairobi to reshape the sound through live performance, improvisation, and dub.
“A new school of mbalax-fusion rooted in the old ways, guided by drums, spirit, and collaboration.”
Live Moments
Captured live at Alice, Copenhagen
Photos by René Passet
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Aron Ottignon
Core Collaborators:
- Bakane Seck – Percussion, Co-Composer
- Baaba Maal – Vocals
- Jeri Jeri Band – Percussion Ensemble
- Papa Ndiaye – Tama
- Cheick Dieng – Guitar
- Coco Em, Ibaaku, Jose Marquez – Remix Artists
- Moussa Ngom, Laye Lo Dreum, Samuel Dubois – Instrumentalists
- Aron Ottignon – Piano, Synths, Production
Releases on Urban Trout:
Sound:
- Afro-electronic
- Polyrhythmic jazz
- Experimental mbalax
- Remixed tradition
Follow the tag: urbantroutrecords.com/tag/aatjjb to explore all releases, visuals, and live sets from the project.