Snarky Puppy feat. Magda Giannikou - Amour T'es Là (Family Dinner - Volume One)

"Amour T'es La"
from Snarky Puppy's live DVD/CD - "Family Dinner - Volume One"

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written by Magda Giannikou
produced by Michael League
co-produced by Snarky Puppy
recorded and filmed at the Jefferson Center in Roanoke, VA, on March 8, 2013.

Magda Giannikou - guest vocalist, accordion
Robert "Sput" Searight - drums
Nate Werth - percussion
Michael League - bass
Bob Lanzetti - electric guitar
Mark Lettieri - electric guitar
Cory Henry - Fender Rhodes
Bill Laurance - piano
Jay Jennings - flugelhorn
Mike "Maz" Maher - flugelhorn
Chris Bullock - tenor sax
Chelsea "Peaches" West - backing vocals
Katya Diaz - backing vocals
Rachella Searight - backing vocals

engineered by Eric Hartman
assisted by Avi Gunther & Jake Dempsey
mixed by Eric Hartman
mastered by Scott Hull
film directed by Andy LaViolette
filmed by Andy LaViolette, Brad Holt, Simon C.F. Yu, and Nikki Birch

On March 8th, 2013, Snarky Puppy and a host of special guests convened at the Jefferson Center in Roanoke VA. The project was to record a series of live performances in audio and video that would bring attention and benefit to the ongoing work of the center. The Jefferson Center is a non-profit arts organization that is revitalizing a key neighborhood in Roanoke with the restoration of Jefferson High School and the renovation of the Shaftman Performance Hall. The hall brings world class music to the local community through the Music Lab, providing education and recording space for local children.

The Music Lab at Jefferson Center is working daily to pull from every social and economic class of the Roanoke community and create the next wave of real, human musicians. They host low cost or free after-school programs for any interested young people filled with visits by guest artists, private instrumental instruction, and recording training. Wafting out of the little studios and rehearsal rooms on the third floor of Jefferson Center, you can hear Afro-beat in Swahili, hip-hop in Liberian Kreyol, the blues coming from the guitar of a 13 year-old prodigy, and the undeniable sound of young musicians growing. It's a thing that needs to be supported at all costs across this country, and by purchasing this record, you've done it.

A portion of every sale will go to the Music Lab at Jefferson Center.

[cesarsaura]

It's literally impossible to listen to this without smiling.

[KDRIIZZLLE]

If you close your eyes while listening to this, you can see a beach, palm trees, koopas, bananas and Toad screaming "AAAA-WHOAWHOAWHOA!!"

[johnventura]

I can't really explain why, but this has to be my all time favorite Snarky Puppy collaboration.

[Shocks_Alot]

"Your the boss" THAT was adorable xD 

[Tonzeff]

So it's May 2024 and I'm loving this song even more so now than when I first watched it, Magda does such a wonderful job and gives this song a refreshing sunny tone with her joyful personality that is infectious and never fails to make me smile every single time I watch this.
I would be remiss if I didn't mention Michael League and the incredibly talented Snarky Puppy group of Maestros who provide an eargasmic wall of sonic brilliance that whilst amazing, paves the way for the Incredible Magda to weave her magic.
Kudos to you all and here's to another 10 years of this great song.

[IcaroArthur]

Holly shit, is this Brazilian samba played by Americans and sung in french? Beautifully donne

[anwyllonmusic]

Snarky Puppy! You made me quit my 10 year long I.T. career to study music.

[FlorianNOURDIN]

I'm French and I'll try to translate the lyrics. Sorry for the mistakes !

Bouquets of roses,
Songs that speak of one thing,
Love, love
An earthquacke
A neckpiece that holds my hapiness
Love, always

Love, are you there ?
Love, I'm looking for your figure
Love, is that you ?
Love, why are you hiding from me ?

Dreaming of kisses,
Of two words caressing the neck,
Love, love
World's upside down,
Who will bring my hapiness ?
Love, always

Love, are you there ?
Love, I'm looking for your figure
Love, is that you ?
Love, I don't really know
Love, why ?
Love, why are you hiding from me ?

Every morning I get up, I get up very early,
To go to work,
This morning I have the feeling that
Someone will answer to my question 

Love, are you there ?
Love, I'm looking for your figure
Love, is that you ?
Love, I don't really know
Love, you're crazy
Love, I'm looking for you, where are you ?
Love, why ?
Love, why are you hiding from me?

[mikedegroff]

The craziest thing is they don't rehearse this.  Everyone from the Puppy just gets an MP3 of the song and learns it at their leisure, they get together here, and just do it. Amazing.

[EthanMitch]

Who would've thought a Greek woman could write the best French song I've ever heard?

[windsorfreedom]

Who else cried to how beautiful this is?

[AbayomiIdowu-tc]

Who came back here in October 2024? I appreciate the song more now.

[bradosanz]

4:28 gave me CHILLS. Cory has such SOUL

[arjunalco]

this song will actually help you to fall in love over and over again

[drumslessons.greece]

..was playing this version of the song with a band to Jazz clubs around Athens. Nobody knew the song..by the end, everybody was dancing.
At the end they would ask it again for an encore. Amazing song by an amazing songwriter.

[MeurkFreddie]

Well If this isn't the cutest little song there is.. It's so infectous with smiles and promises of good things.. I'm a grown ass man and I feel like twirling right now.

[definitelynotcainan]

THIS right here proves that music.. just good music has NO borders... a Brazillian samba / bassa nova played by an American band, sung in PERFECT French by a Greek woman. This also shows the pure magic that can be created by artists at the absolute top of their game. Every single musician on that stage is world class in every respect.

[manbwar]

Pure muscianship, background vocals, timing, rhythm...what's not to like.

[shasha]

the musicians and the listeners are all so jubilant. it makes me jubilant as well to see people enjoying such a stellar moment that will never repeat itself, the way it should be.

[SuperHobbit]

God dang, 3:09 to 3:45 is so sweet and moving it brings a tear to my eye. Magda is so dang awesome, I could listen to this all day. Easily one of my favorite pieces of music in years