Percussionist and composer Marilyn Mazur is known for her collaborations with Miles Davis, Gil Evans and Wayne Shorter which established her worldwide reputation in the mid-to late ‘80s, as did her career with Jan Garbarek later on,

Shamania is the name of the band that Marilyn founded in 2015. Its shamanic spirit is based on the idea of a modern tribal gathering of female musical forces that focuses entirely on rhythm, body and voice in an experimental context and the challenge of finding a common ground.

The ten women of Shamania are among the most independent musicians on the Scandinavian scene, and live in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. When they meet, they bring through their formidable energies - a primal power and fascinating rhythms to the stage and enchant the listener with atmospheric moods and moments of pure amazement.

The very same qualities have now been captured on their second album: Rerooting combines 16 songs, a combination of both Marilyn's brand new and older compositions, which have all been, with one exception, previously unreleased.

Line-up

Josefine Cronhol voice

Hildegunn Øiseth trumpet and goat horn

Lotte Anker tenor and soprano saxophone

Sissel Vera Pettersen voice and alto saxophone

Lis Wessberg trombone

Makiko Hirabayashi piano and keyboard

Ida Gormsen electric bass

Lisbeth Diers congas and percussion

Anna Lund drums 

Marilyn Mazur composer/leader, percussion, balaphone and kalimbain