Alex Wilson
About me
Erlenbach, Switzerland
Now based in Switzerland, Alex Wilson who is of mixed English-African heritage, is one of the foremost keyboard players from the UK. He has travelled to sixty countries appearing with artists as diverse as Wynton Marsalis, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Ernest Ranglin, Marc Anthony, Cheo Feliciano, Jocelyn Brown, Courtney Pine, Hugh Masakela (RIP), Madou Sidiki Diabaté & DJ Snowboy.
His composing & production career is equally diverse writing commissions for Harrogate International Festival (Concerto for Kora & Piano featuring Seckou Keita), Aldeburgh Music and The Royal Opera House, theatre scores to his TV music placed on Channel 4, the series ‘24’, CNN, Discovery Channel and the Sandra Bullock film The Proposal. In the autumn of 2017, EMI sent Alex to Havana to compose and produce music in the traditional “Buenavista” style. Creator of the annual London Latin Jazz Fest and with nine solo albums to his name including Mali Latino, which achieved a Songlines Top of the World accolade.
Cultural background
Values
Project Music
No submissions for Beyond Music Project Volume 4.
Boundaries
Every person should decide where the boundaries of their territory are, whether physical, spiritual, emotional or cultural. Conflicts are the result of the invasion of someone's territory. Verbal or physical harassment can be avoided by dialogue and by creating bridges of compassion. We tried to create the tension and the resolution through an experimental musical piece where the instruments and the voice tell the story in terms of dynamics. The spoken words add a feeling of déjà-vu that almost every human being (mainly female) can relate to.
- Arabic
- Classical
- Jazz
- Singer-songwriter
- Electric organ
- Piano
- Double bass
- Cymbals
- Tabla
- Greece
- Lebanon
- United Kingdom
Beu-bâ (life is duality)
beubah in the "yezum" language of central Cameroon means "two". This song evokes the mystery of the duality of the planet (good and evil, life and death, for and against, the beginning and the end, etc.. Beuba The mystery of the planet where opposites must live together
- Pop
- Background vocals
- Singer-songwriter
- Piano
- Acoustic guitar
- Bass guitar
- Cello
- Viola
- Violin
- Drum set
- Mbira / Sanza/ Thumb piano
- Cameroon
- Denmark
- Sierra Leone
- Spain
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
Nature Has Decided (Nature Has Decided (Niza Simukonda, Rodry-Go, Nolita Golding, Alex WIlson)
It all began when Niza in Zambia reached out to Alex in Switzerland. It being the time of COVID, they decided upon the theme “Nature Has Decided”, recognizing that humanity was going through an “ego check”, keeping many people at home and restricting their life. Colombian vallenato seemed to fit like a glove – vocalist, rapper and percussionist Rodry-Go was on board along with soulful Latin vocalist, Nolita Golding. And there were lyrics and melodies in three different languages - Bemba, Spanish and English.
- African
- Latino
- R&B / Soul
- Singer
- Singer-songwriter
- Piano
- Acoustic guitar
- Bass guitar
- Electric guitar
- Conga
- Cowbell
- Drum set
- Timbales
- Colombia
- Spain
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- Zambia
No submissions for Beyond Music Project Volume 1.