Famoudou Don Moye, John Tchicai, Hartmut Geerken - The African Tapes (2001)

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Artist: Famoudou Don Moye, John Tchicai, Hartmut Geerken
Title: The African Tapes
Year Of Release: 2001
Label: Golden Years Of New Jazz[GY 9/10]
Genre: Jazz, Free Jazz, Free Improvisation
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 02:17:25
Total Size: 940 MB(+3%) | 325 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

CD1:

1. Mobimbirutile 7:25
2. Angklung Okro 6:24
3. Do You Go To Bago? 8:00
4. Backe Backe Kuchen 2:57
5. Akarakuru 9:53
6. Ghosts (Written-By – Albert Ayler ) 4:48
7. Post-Ramadan Exhausters 10:45
8. Kamsar 7:09
9. Yabom Kamara 9:24
10. Mohawk (Written-By – Charlie Parker) 1:45

CD2:

1. Bo Oh Bo 15:16
2. The Rainbow's Over 6:43
3. Conakry Overtones 2:34
4. Go Down Moses 3:31
5. Xongly Plus Monro 12:50
6. Reveiller Le Belleville 8:58
7. Pink Pepper 4:28
8. Panjebo-Ta 4:18
9. Mothers (Written-By – Albert Ayler) 7:27
10. Please Come To The Stage 2:24

personnel :

Hartmut Geerken - Bells, Gong, Cowbell, Vocals, Horn [Tibetan], Whistle [Whistles], Waterphone
Famoudou Don Moye - Drums, Congas, Bells, Vocals
John Tchicai - Tenor Saxophone, Percussion, Vocals

This two-CD live sequel to Cassava Balls (Golden Years of New Jazz 4) captures the flavor of the trio's tour of Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia in the spring of 1985. The exquisite percussion of Famoudou Don Moye (of the Art Ensemble of Chicago) and Hartmut Geerken colors every tune with a Dionysian joy. John Tchicai blows hard and convincingly, as he belts out simple riffs and improvises melodically and passionately. Locals, including children and accomplished percussionists, occasionally join the trio, and the native influences are always apparent. The eight-page booklet is a plus, describing the music and the circumstances of the performances. For many in the audience, this was a first exposure to this kind of music. Imagine introducing Albert Ayler's "Ghosts" to a receptive, musically virginal crowd. On one piece, the sounds reminded some of a secret religious ceremony and they fled in terror from the auditorium. There is much excitement everywhere, as Tchicai builds tension through repetition and Moye and Geerken fan the flames, generating intense heat. Some may find the emphasis on percussion and little instruments tiresome, but there is a unique enlightening quality to the bells and whistles that engulfs the saxophone in a meditative cloud of vaporous cacophony.~Steve Loewy

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