Karu

KARU - Swahili word meaning chaos - is associated with amythological character who naively heals people throughmusic. Alberto Brutti is the double bass player and leader ofthe project named after this myth: “music is a powerful toolfor communicating spiritual messages”. KARU explores theconnection between the ancestral rhythm of tribal cultureand the freedom of jazz, deriving from Alice Coltrane andCharles Mingus. His compositions are... More

KARU - Swahili word meaning chaos - is associated with amythological character who naively heals people throughmusic. Alberto Brutti is the double bass player and leader ofthe project named after this myth: “music is a powerful toolfor communicating spiritual messages”. KARU explores theconnection between the ancestral rhythm of tribal cultureand the freedom of jazz, deriving from Alice Coltrane andCharles Mingus. His compositions are characterised by thepounding double bass thuds and an eccentric sax; yet whatmakes them even more mystical and avant-garde are the oldschool trip hop elements such as samples and drummachines.KARU’s music takes the listener on a journey out of reality,rediscovering the ancestral impulses that connect us moredeeply with sound. This is why his live shows are unmissableexperiences: sophisticated and evocative, marked by darkernotes and sudden interludes, like a mysterious myth that hasyet to be deciphered. Less