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African Sanctus

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4 Jan 25th, 2006 

6 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

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Highly emotive choral work

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Better live

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Davycannons

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A combination of traditional African music in a western choral set up sounds a little unusual but this piece is actually a modern masterpiece and a very poigniant tribute to world music. The piece's underlying theme is a trip Fanshawe made across Africa in the shape of a cross, recording native sound as he went.
Having heard the piece live I must say it loses a little in recording but the power of the Kyrie and haunting rock-operatic Crucifixous are still something very unusual and beautiful. Thoses interested in world music should definately purchase a copy of the score to accompany the piece as it has some fascinating insights to the performance written by Fanshawe.
The inside of the sleeve has a good history of the piece as well as detailed break downs of each movement's African music.
An unusual and fascinating piece. I believe David Fanshawe has since written a similar peace called Pacific Odyssey based on the Pacific islands traditional music. 

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Silverback 28.01.2006 17:13

An interesting and refreshingly unusual subject for a review on here. Welcome to Ciao - hope you enjoy it. Paul

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