SUSANNA LINDEBORG'S MWENDO DAWA is a Swedish quartet formed by Susanna Lindeborg, piano and keyboard together with Ove Johansson, tenorsax and EWI. The name MWENDO DAWA is Swahili and means ":the way to a special goal" which is a very suitable name, because MWENDO DAWA has always been in the forefront seeking means of new expression. Susanna Lindeborg has had some international success with her group since the breakthrough at the Montreux Jazzfestival and MWENDO DAWA has performed in 20 countries in Europe and North- and Southamerica doing festivalappearances and radio and TV. The last few years MWENDO DAWA has now and then performed in USA and Canada and also recorded a couple of records in New York.



SUSANNA LINDEBORGstarted as a classical pianist before she got into improvised music. She began working as a professional jazzmusician during the late seventies and then added synthesizer to her keyboard work. Today you can also hear her in the Lindeborg/Johansson Duo and she is also performing solo doing a improvisational performance together with her computers doing electroacoustical backgrounds. Her first soloCD came1989, and this record gave her some recognition and led to work in Germany together with other European and American musicians and radio and TV performances. Susanna's style is powerful and she uses the electronical keyboards very tastefully and is careful with æsthetic form. Her second solo came 2001 called "Key Paintings". Three duoCDs together with Ove Johansson are released - "Bright Openings" 1991, "Structures" 1999 and "Lines" 2006. And with the group Natural Artefacts together with PA Nilsson, computer, presenting Live electronics, came "Natural Artefacts" 2001 and "Like Jazz" 2006. Susanna's style is powerful and she uses piano and electronical keyboards very tastefully. 

Together with tenorplayer Ove Johansson Susanna Lindeborg writes most of the material for MWENDO DAWA. The sound is a modern blend of acoustic and electronic instruments and has a strong personal touch. MWENDO DAWA of today has the acoustic instruments in the forefront and the electronic part is used as backgrounds of electro acoustical character. The compositions use all elements of music today from twelve tone technique to free improvisation.

OVE JOHANSSONis also an important composer for MWENDO DAWA with a powerful playing and a great sound, and his personal and intense way of playing seldom fails to make audience react. His musical career started in the fifties and he has during the years led his own groups but also cooperated with musicians like Lars Gullin and others. But although his not a newcomer Ove Johansson has constantly developed his music into new fields, and is always in the forefront of new music. You can also listen to his four solo releases - Ove Johansson solo from 1990, "In a different World" 1997, "Logic Steps" 2002 and "Music from Steninge" 2005.

JIMMI ROGER PEDERSEN, bass, from Denmark contributes to the sound of MWENDO DAWA with a warm and big tone colour of his upright bass. Apart from his work with MWENDO DAWA he is a well established bass player with great respect and sometimes also a leader of his own group. 
 DAVID SUNDBY, drums, is Norwegian and a multi-instrumentalist. David is a great creative musician whose playing is very spontanous. He is one of the most significant players of Scandinavia today, and his playing stretches all the way from total technical and theoretical control to completely free playing.

NEW - "Next Sound" (sample from Live at Fasching)

"Antitime" (sample from Breathing Clusters)
"2nd of July" (sample from Time Sign)

Discography:
www.lj-records.se/susanna.html
 www.lj-records.se/ove.html

Reviews:
 Time Sign LJCD5234 2003
http://www.jazzreview.com/cdreview.cfm?ID=8132

 Live at Fasching LJCD5244 2007
http://www.jazztimes.com/reviews/cd_reviews/detail.cfm?article_id=18169
http://www.jazzreview.com/cd/review-19446.html

Photos:
 www.lj-records.se/images.html

Mwendo Dawa at Youtube:
 www.youtube.com/artelljay

Mwendo Dawa at MySpace:
 www.myspace.com/mwendodawa

 
When you realise that "Mwendo Dawa" means "the way to a special goal" in Swahili, you know you«re in for an unusual group. The cuts here are urban jungle all the way, and they gain impact with repeated listening. Down Beat,USA

The classical trained pianoplayer Susanna Lindeborg shows not to be only a superb instrumenalist but also a composer of great talent. Jazz Podium, Germany

Mwendo Dawa sounds really like - Mwendo Dawa - and I think that John Coltrane would smile in his heaven above, if he could hear how well his inheritance is kept on in this northern cold. OrkesterJournalen, Sweden Enter the Outloop is definitely an acquired taste. 
Hilarie Grey, JazzTimes USA 



Recommended CD for import.
    Masahara Sugawara, SwingJournal Japan


I get more and more fond of the CD - the Danish market needs Mwendo Dawa
    Anders Kirkegaard, Jazz Special Denmark


The ensemble is dynamic and communicatively inviting - also for the listener.
    Ulf Thelander, OrkesterJournalen Sweden


The music of the group shows curiosity and strong feeling and a striving force to stretch the boundaries .
    Gert-Ove Fridlund Gränslöst Sweden


Every track on these two excellently recorded discs articulates creativity and warmth. Both of these recordings are wonderfully listenable and strongly recommended.
LJCD5208 , LJCD5211
    J. Pulver the Music Advocate USA


For contact:
Susanna Lindeborg/Ove Johansson
Mästarevägen 9
SE-310 42 Haverdal
Sweden
Tel. +46 35 51139
Fax +46 35 51439
e-mail: ove.johansson@lj-records.se
e-mail: susanna@lj-records.se

LJ Records, Box 9, S-310 42 Haverdal, Sweden
Fax +46 35 514 39 email: ove.johansson@lj-records.se

LJ Records Distribution USA:
North Country Distributors, Cadence Building, Redwood, New York, NY 13679
Phone (315)287-2852 Fax (315)287-2860