|
Thirty-five years ago, Bey sparked my passion for the African
drum when I heard him leading Olatunji’s Drums of Passion.
His work with Randy Weston and Art Blakey helped introduce the
African drum into jazz. You’ll hear Bey and his 6 priest-drummers
surrounding you in a burning drums-and-voice session, seamlessly
merging intense Yoruba rituals with black spirituals. The recording’s
detail reproduces the slap of callused hands on goatskin drumheads;
the imaging pinpoints each drummer’s ceremonial dancing and
swaying. (#05132)
More
info on Cheif Bey
|
