If you are going
to treat yourself to just one 'World Music'
LP with your Christmas money this year, I
would wholeheartedly recommend 'African Gems'
on SWP Records. This isn't Jit-Jive, nor
Afro-Beat or even Saharan Desert Blues.
'African Gems' is a compilation of field
recordings made in Uganda, Congo, D.R. Congo, Chad and Cameroun between 1965-1984, where
droning horns, polymetric xylophones and
percussive soda bottles jostle for your
attention. It's an extraordinary set of recordings,
occasionally verging on the avant-garde
while simultaneously remaining hypnotic and accessible.
Here's a 7½ minute sample, containing brief excerpts from a few of the tracks. Find out more about this remarkable LP here.
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Quite extraordinary. Will bookmark that for future reference.
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