Amazingly diverse, the broad spectrum of musical styles heard on the African continent range from happy and upbeat to moody to tranquil. Ugandan singer Samite definitely favors tranquility on his very haunting and hypnotic Dance My Children Dance. In addition to providing all of the album's vocals, Samite plays most of its instruments -- including the kalimba (which American ears have often been exposed to courtesy of Earth, Wind & Fire), the marimba, the litungu, African flutes and various African percussion. A multi ...
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Amazingly diverse, the broad spectrum of musical styles heard on the African continent range from happy and upbeat to moody to tranquil. Ugandan singer Samite definitely favors tranquility on his very haunting and hypnotic Dance My Children Dance. In addition to providing all of the album's vocals, Samite plays most of its instruments -- including the kalimba (which American ears have often been exposed to courtesy of Earth, Wind & Fire), the marimba, the litungu, African flutes and various African percussion. A multi-faceted individual, the earthy Samite sees to it that Dance is enriching from start to finish. ~ Alex Henderson, Rovi
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