"Viva Boma by Cos" (1976)

Cos was a Belgian progressive jazz rock band, founded by guitarist and flutist Daniel Schell in the 1970s. Regular members were: bassist Alain Goutier, keyboardist Charles Loos, and vocalist Pascale Son (pseudonym of Pascale de Trazegnies). Each album of the group has its own sound, however, the band's style fits into jazz rock; also you can see in his musical proposal, the sound of the Canterbury scene and the music Zeuhl ... Viva Boma was the second band album, released in 1976, in which you can hear strong influences of bands from the Canterbury scene of which we can highlight: Caravan, Hatfield and the North and Gilgamesh ... the voice of Pascale Son gives the work a calm and melancholy feeling, which makes it more accessible to the public who enjoys especially The sounds of jazz fusion. Viva Boma communicates musically through a hypnotic and cryptic language that asks to be deciphered ... =)

Album, released in 1976

Tracks:

1. Perhaps Next Record (1:25)
2. Viva Boma (2:35)
3. Nog Verder (4:32)
4. Boehme (3:17)
5. Flamboya (7:33)
6. In Lulu (4:08)
7. L'idiot Léon (10:48)
8. Ixelles (5:02)
9. Mon Rebis (previously unreleased) (6:03)*
10. Reine De La Vallée (previously unreleased) (4:17)*
11. Nog Verder (demo version) (7:22)*
12. Fanfan La Tulipe (vocal improvisation) (2:38)*

*Bonus tracks on 1997 Musea CD release:

Total Time: 60:29

Members:

• Pascale Son / vocals, oboe
• Daniel Schell / acoustic & electric guitars, alto flute, devices
• Marc Hollander / keyboards, bass clarinet, alto saxophone (9), devices
• Alain Goutier / bass
• Guy Lonneux / drums

With:

• Marc Moulin / Mini-Moog (5,8), co-producer
• Denis Van Hecke / cello (8)
• Bob Dartsch / drums (6,8), percussion (2,3)
• Roger Wollaert / drums (10)
• Jack Mauer / drums & vocal improvisation (12)
• Willy Masy / drums & vocal improvisation (12)
• Pipou (Yves Lacomblez) / percussion (2)
• Jean-Louis Haesevoets / percussion (2)