Monika Kabasele is a young and talented Greek and Congolese singer and composer. Graduated from the department of Greek modern literature in the University of Athens and from the departement of jazz musicology in Athens and Paris (Paris 8, Vincennes Saint-Denis) she is now studying jazz singing at the conservatory of Paris, while performing with her own projects or participating as a singer in diverse jazz and world music projects in France and Greece. 

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Some of her latest jazz collaborations:

Sera Bellos, Anamateur and Pros, Dimitris Kalantzis, Dimitri Vassilakis, Roger Raspail, Stéphane Tsapis, Cyril Galamini, Jon Boutellier, Dexter Goldberg, Hugo Corbin, Abraham Mansfaroll, Camille Bertault, Lynn Adib etc.

 

Her collaborations and initiatives led her to sing in such important world music stages and festivals

-> in Greece: Half Note Jazz Club, Afrikana jazz club, Olympia Municipal Music Theater Maria Callas, Athens concert Hall, Ilion Jazz festival, Fougaro Jazz festival, Space of togetherness

-> in Europe and Africa: Babel Sound Festival (Hungary), Fàbrica Braço de Prata (Portugal), Jamboree jazz club (Catalonia), Desert Vert Festival (Morocco), King George (Cologne), Vogler Jazz bar (Munich) etc. 

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She has been leader of the following projects: World Trio (Athens 2017-2019), Dearly Beloved Nancy (Dedication to Nancy Wilson, Athens 2018-2019), Grécofuturisme (Paris, 2019-2024). She recorded her first album in December 2022 in the title of "Monika Kabasele/Grecofuturisme" which has been released on June 2023. She is a co-leader of the group Elektre (2023-2025).

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About Jazz singing:

She studied with Tzeni Chatzopoulou, Eleni Valenti and Loukia Palaiologou (Athens), Sara Lazarus, Carole Hémard, David Linx and Claudia Solal (Paris) but also participated to masterclasses with Sheila Jordan, Dianne Reeves, Jazzmeia Horn, Leila Martial, Harcsa Veronika, Kurt Elling etc.

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For her singing style, she has been influenced by jazz traditional singing such as Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzerald, Betty Carter, such as contemporary singing: Jazzmeia Horn, Cecil mclorrin Salvant, Kurt Elling and world music artists such as Eleni Tsaligopoulou (greek rebetiko music), Franco (rumba congolese music), Sara Tavares, Sona Jobarteh, Richard Bona etc.

 

She is composing her own songs with greek, french, or english lyrics and singing them with great musicians such as Dexter Goldberg (piano), Cyril Galamini (trombone), Hugo Corbin (guitare), Cyril Drapé (doublebass), Arnaud Dolmen (drums), Ananda Brandao (drums) etc. 

She is currently living in Paris and playing with different projects
at jazz clubs such as “Duc des Lombards”, “Sunset-sunside”, but also world music scenes, such as "Point fort d'Aubervilliers", MaMA festival etc.