A ridiculously far-reaching compilation of ethnic vocal works, this album from Ellipsis includes works from five out of the six inhabited continents (South America surprisingly missing). The span of the works is equally amazing, as the album quickly switches from Hawaiian name chanting to Australian songman works, to Islamic Quran recitations (though in Islam orthodoxy, music is generally frowned upon as a religious activity, and the recitations are officially not music as such). Given the dating of some of the works, the ...
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A ridiculously far-reaching compilation of ethnic vocal works, this album from Ellipsis includes works from five out of the six inhabited continents (South America surprisingly missing). The span of the works is equally amazing, as the album quickly switches from Hawaiian name chanting to Australian songman works, to Islamic Quran recitations (though in Islam orthodoxy, music is generally frowned upon as a religious activity, and the recitations are officially not music as such). Given the dating of some of the works, the recording quality is exceptional. The highlights on the album are many. First, there is the traditional form of Australian aboriginal didgeridoo playing, as accompaniment to a song (not like Mickey Hart's works necessarily). Also, there's a Santeria ceremony portion led by Milton Cardona that holds a quite lively beat. Also included are a couple of Christian orthodox pieces unearthed from the ages, both from a British Ladymass and a Serbian Orthodox work, which are incredibly well performed. Quite possibly the most extravagant work on the album, though, is the excerpt from a performance of the Ramayana by the Kecak Ganda Sari group. The performers number from 75 to 100 and interlock their notes so as to create a fluid whole in the music. The power in this particular performance is possibly the greatest available on albums in general circulation (certainly more than one would find on Music From the Morning of the World). As a fan of any form of ethnic music, one should definitely dig up this album. Even though it may be prepackaged for Western consumption, the music is still incredibly good. ~ Adam Greenberg, Rovi
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