Imagenes Recordings release “The Journey” Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Rework new from Andre Espeut
Imagine Rotary Connection meets Air in a kind of live broken beat fusion epiphany…that’s probably the best way to describe the latest sultry jazzy soul of Andre Espeut’s new song, “The Journey” produced in collaboration with Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel. Let the music take it away…
Sunshine for the airwaves and dance floor with its spacey groove and Andre’s spoken words that flow heavenly over the sweet funk grooves and
Andre Espeut is an accomplished singer and the lead vocalist in bands such as Los Charly’s Orchestra, Afriquoi and Masterman. He has sung Live for A listers including Princess Diana, Stella McCartney and Karl Lagerfeld as well as singing with Duran Duran and Terry Callier.
His songs grace leading labels such as Defected, Tokyo Dawn, Bar de Lune, Raw Fusion, Ghetto Freaks and Imagenes and he has built an impressive catalogue working with a slew of top producers such as Faze Action, Spiritual South, Groove Assassin, Yam Who, Jon Kennedy, Sinbad and Positive Flow
Imagenes Recordings is helmed by Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel, who are also the production dynamos being the Funky Magnetic and Los Charlys Orchestra releases. With the label winning accolades for its diverse releases including heavy hitters such as the Atjazz Remix of “Amazonas”, Juan and Jorge weave their Venezuelan roots, mixed with disco, funk, jazz, soul and latin music, to make and release some of the most vibrant music coming out of London.
With over 130 releases on their Imagenes label over the last decade, their impressive musical catalogue includes projects and collabs with UK soul icon, Omar, the Andre Espeut Quintet, as well as their joint releases Boogie Magic and The Boogie Man. Building their reputation on classic cuts such as ‘All Around The World’, ‘Everlasting Love’ & ‘Sunshine’, Juan and Jorge’s A List supporters include Radio 1’s Pete Tong, BBC 6’s Gilles Peterson, Louie Vega, Lakuti and BBC 6 Music’s Craig Charles’ as well as Jazz FM. Their latin-infused grooves can be found on best-selling compilations including 2020’s ‘Cafe Del Mar’ edition, Defected Records, Expansions and Universal with esteemed producers John Morales, Dave Lee, Dimitri From Paris, Atjazz, Opolopo and Jose Padilla (RIP) delivering wonderful remixes.
One of London’s most effusive champions of latin-infused music Jorge Montiel has just started a new DJ residency at The Maine in Mayfair bi-monthly on Saturdays alongside his Latin Lounge residency at Annabel’s. Other London esidencies include El Pastor in Soho and Kings Cross and the Barrio bars in Brixton, Soho and Shoreditch.
“The Journey” by Andre Espeut in its Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Rework is released digitally on Imagenes Recordings on June 6th 2023. Cat Nr IMAGENES135
Credits:
Vocals and song Co-writing: Andre Espeut
Keys: Milt Mavrakakis
Drums, percussion & Synth: Juan Laya
Bass: Matheus Nova
Guitar: Raphael Delfino
Produced by Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel
