Wytwórnia: Axiom
Numer Katalogowy: 314-[zasłonięte] 147-2
Format: CD
Kraj Wydania: Stany Zjednoczone (USA)
Data Wydania: 1990
This tribal music is used to induce trance states. The music is
performed on a Sintir, a large bass-like instrument with a single gut string,
various percussion instruments and group singing/chanting. It originates from
West Africa and was brought to Marrakesh by Moroccan slave traders. This is a
live field recording utilizing an Akai Adam Digital 12-track recorder. The CD booklet
features liner notes by Paul Bowles (author of "The Sheltering Sky").
As Paul Bowles states in his liner notes, the music of the Gnawa (Malinese slaves
brought to Morocco in the 16th century) is very different than most of what's heard in
Morocco. Indeed, there's a healthy strain of the kind of vocal and percussion styles heard
in the Gnawa's West African homeland on this fine collection. And even though the Middle
Eastern darbouka drum is occasionally used and the language sung in is Arabic, the
predominant sound comes from large, deep-toned drums called the tbola (akin to the talking
drum of Ghana) and from the chorus of singers heard on half the cuts (the harmonies produced
being similar to those in both traditional and popular West African song). Sounding like a
cross between the oud (the Middle Eastern predecessor to the lute) and the West African kora, the
upright string instrument the sentir musically fuses the two cultures. Musicology aside, this
Bill Laswell-produced recording is a must for fans of both African and Middle Eastern music.
Half the pieces feature lead and group singers in call and response mode buoyed by a full
compliment of sentirs, drums, hand clapping, and qrakechs (finger cymbals made from sheet
metal). The other portion includes both drum features and sentir and vocal
pieces. A great collection.
Tracklist:
01. Passed
02. I Cry For You
03. Deviate
04. Inner Space
05. Thousand Licks, A
06. Word, The
07. Snake Charmer
08. Liquid Fire
09. Unbecoming
10. Trane Tripping
Credits:
Artwork By [Cover] - Patrick Roques
Engineer [Assistant] - Mike Fossenkemper
Liner Notes - Paul Bowles
Mastered By - Howie Weinberg
Mixed By - Bruce Calder
Photography - Thi-Linh Le
Producer - Bill Laswell, Richard Horowitz
Producer [Assistant], Other [Coordination] - Nicky Skopelitis
Recorded By - Billy Youdelman
UNIKAT. Album od dawna niedostępny w oficjalnej
dystrybucji, jest to tzw. "out of print" cd.
STAN: okładki i płyta w stanie praktycznie idealnym, jak nowe.
