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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The 1970s was the decade of "fusion". But when David Fanshawe presented his eclectic mix
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The 1970s was the decade of "fusion". But when David Fanshawe presented his eclectic mix
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of tape recordings from travels in Africa and his own compositions, he still caused quite a stir. No one had heard anything like it. Fanshawe's truly original idea...
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