Here is an excellent example of Western and Eastern styles of music blending to create a wholly unique and wonderful sound. Ballaké Sissoko is a noted Malinese player of the kora, which is a magical (not REALLY, but it sounds like it) West African harp producing a sound akin to plucking piano or violin strings. He was born into the griot caste, and it was traditional for him to learn how to play the kora at a young age. Vincent Segal, on the other hand, is a French cellist who grew up learning his instrument at the conservatory. The two create otherworldly-sounding pieces where the souls of the two instruments dance as if they were created to only be played together. Both performers are extremely connected with the music they perform, and this connection brings about only the most true of listening experiences.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal - Chamber Music
Here is an excellent example of Western and Eastern styles of music blending to create a wholly unique and wonderful sound. Ballaké Sissoko is a noted Malinese player of the kora, which is a magical (not REALLY, but it sounds like it) West African harp producing a sound akin to plucking piano or violin strings. He was born into the griot caste, and it was traditional for him to learn how to play the kora at a young age. Vincent Segal, on the other hand, is a French cellist who grew up learning his instrument at the conservatory. The two create otherworldly-sounding pieces where the souls of the two instruments dance as if they were created to only be played together. Both performers are extremely connected with the music they perform, and this connection brings about only the most true of listening experiences.
Popular Posts
-
2004; 10 tracks This was one of my first ever purely neofolk albums, excluding some early Ulver. It really is a beautiful example of that ge...
-
Here are a few of Coil's live albums, EPs, compilations, and other releases that aren't widely known about. Panic / Tainted Love 198...
-
2008; 8 tracks It is slightly difficult for me to describe this, but I will try. Dead Elephant is an Italian group specializing in vicious ...
-
Hannah Dakota Fanning (born February 23, 1994), better known as Dakota Fanning, is an American actress . Fanning's breakthrough perform...
-
2004; 13 tracks Groovy and schizophrenic music in the likes of Afrirampo and Melt-Banana (maybe even some DODDODO too). It has some lovely p...
-
This is definitely medieval music, and it's very true to form. Luc Arbogast uses something called a Irish bouzouki, which has a similar...
-
1990; 13 tracks The Clean was a leading and influential indie-rock band from the Dunedin music scene, and have now begun touring again and ...
-
2009; 8 tracks Eternal is the collaborative work of Huun Huur Tu , a Tuvan throat singing group, and Carmen Rizzo , a producer, engineer, a...
-
1987; 17 tracks The Bats are an influential New Zealand-based band with a discography that is still growing. This was their debut album - c...
-
01 Kepler - Box 3, Reel 5 02 Slim Twig - Hidden 03 Wiccans - The Third Estate 04 PJ Harvey - When Under Ether 05 友川かずき - June Rain 06 Gasp -...
0 comments:
Post a Comment