NEWS
‘PRESS REWIND’, the third single of Fonque Nouveau II is out now on all streaming platforms!
Recorded in The Womb Studio’s in The Hague with engineer Tijmen van Wageningen
This is a Y2K nostalgia maxxing throwback slow jam, where we tried to capture that late 90s/early 00’s vibe.
Bamiboy made an artwork combining N64 style graphics with the band on screen in the style of the Super Nintendo.
SQUAD:
Jelle Willems (synths)
Mikhail Voeykov (bass)
Noah Bouwman (drums)
Mixed by Wiboud Burkens
Mastered by Statinski
Artwork by Bamiboy
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ABOUT Ronny decarlo & FONQue Nouveau
Ronny deCarlo is the moniker of Colombian/Dutch guitarist and producer Roenik Roa Espinosa, a forward-thinking artist moving freely through a lush musical patchwork of fusion, funk, hip-hop and electronica
With his brainchild Fonque Nouveau, Ronny fuses soulful and adventurous instrumental guitar with bombastic beats and retro-futurism: a fresh yet nostalgic sound, with echoes of cinema blockbusters and videogames
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), 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 followup “FONQUE NOUVEAU II” is in the works and set to be released in late 2026
“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
Press
“Fonque Nouveau is a beautiful record that keeps revealing bits of its many secrets after every spin”
- Jazzism
REVIEWS
Past shows
Keep an Eye: The Records 2023
Bimhuis
Amsterdam, NL
VPRO: VRIJE GELUIDEN 2023
Willem Twee
Den Bosch, NL
Transition Festival 2023
Tivoli (RABO Stage)
Utrecht, NL
“The Records” 2024
Tivoli (Cloud Nine)
Utrecht, NL
Jazzahead! Clubnight 2024
Zentrum für Kunst
Bremen, DE
Jazz In Duketown 2024
Uilenburg
Den Bosch, NL
NewRecordsSunday 2024
Club Miles
Amersfoort, NL
Rietveld Theater 2024
Hal 015
Delft, NL
Jazzcafé Bebop 2024
Delft, NL
Jazz In Amersfoort 2024
Café Miles
Amersfoort, NL
BIRD sessions 2024
BIRD
Rotterdam, NL
Blue Note Clubsessions 2024
M by Muziekgebouw
Eindhoven, NL
Jazz In Wageningen 2024
Impulse!
Wageningen, NL
Jazz In Groningen 2024
Brouwerij Martinus
Groningen, NL
Bridge Guitar Festival 2025
M by Muziekgebouw
Eindhoven, NL
Museumnacht Leiden 2025
Museumnacht Hortus Botanicus
Leiden, NL
Hilversum Pop & Jazz 2025
Gooiland Hotel
Hilversum, NL
AMARTE x STEPPIN’ 2025
Hidden Gem Studio’s
Amsterdam, NL
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