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Live at Hidden Gem

Our session from November is out!

We played a new track called “Vallenato” with Dutch on percussion

The session was powered by Steppin into Tomorrow x Amarte

GENIE IS OUT NOW!

This track features Jelle Willems on synths and Matthijs Geerts on the Farfisa Syntorchestra

The track was recorded at The Womb Studio in 2024 with engineer Tijmen van Wageningen

Mixed by Wiboud Burkens
Mastered by Ivo Statinski

Artwork by Thomas Rietbergen aka Bamiboy

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Four people in front of colorful walls, with one man in the foreground wearing a checkered jacket and carrying a small brown bag, and others standing or sitting behind him.

ABOUT Ronny decarlo & FONQue Nouveau

Ronny deCarlo is the moniker of Colombian-Dutch guitar wizard & producer Roenik Roa Espinosa

His brainchild, FONQUE NOUVEAU, is about his sonic fingerprint, combining the adventure of fusion and instrumental guitar music with the bombastic beats of Hip Hop and EDM, layered with retro-futuristic electronica and echoes of cinema blockbusters and videogames

FONQUE reflects roots and old school band dynamics
NOUVEAU points to a fresh and forward-looking sound

In 2023, Ronny won The Records, a competition by the Keep an Eye Foundation. The prize of E10.000,-, came with a challenge: a physical album release in 12 months. The result is FONQUE NOUVEAU (2024), a self-titled debut, mixed by Wiboud Burkens, mastered by Alex Geurink and released in TivoliVredenburg under ZenneZ Records.

FONQUE NOUVEAU received raving reviews in among others Jazzism magazine, and earned a nomination for an Edison Award in ‘Newcomer Jazz’ category. Ronny’s upcoming opus “FONQUE NOUVEAU II” is in the works and set to be released in 2026.

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Contrast between calm and raw, film and funk, ‘earth’ and ‘space’, with beautiful (guitar) solo’s and electronic effects. This CD is indescribable - JazzFlits

They sounded like a REAL band, soulful and with a fresh sound. We were blown away by the joy that splurged from the stage - The Records