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N. Scott Robinson - World View - U1CD-3027-2 (New
World View Music NWVM CD-01)
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Scott Robinson, jazz-eclectic & multi-cultural world-percussionist,
has released his first recording World View on CD with United One
Records. This CD features exotic instruments from many cultures
reinterpreted in a uniquely American context. "A Western performance
aesthetic coupled with contemporary improvisation and a global sound palate.
That's what we have here in the US now; a tradition of finding and
expressing your own sound amongst so many influences from other cultures"
says folk-jazzman N. Scott Robinson. Scott has constantly worked
with diverse artists including Benny Carter, John Cage, Paul Winter, Malcolm
Dalglish, R. Carlos Nakai, Glen Velez, Marilyn Horne, and Jeannie Bryson.This
CD by Scott showcases his many diverse skills as a performer on a diverse
assortment of percussion instruments including frame drums, congas, finger
pianos, berimbau, African harp, clay, tabla, and other percussion.
World View pays special homage to the innovators of this unique
approach to percussion and world music with compositions inspired by and
dedicated to Naná Vasconcelos, Collin Walcott, Don Cherry, and
Glen Velez. Available exclusively from United One Records and on-line
at http://www.nscottrobinson.com.
Guest musicians includeRobert "Tigger" Benford (tabla), Glen
Fittin (udu, riq, slit drum), Mike Ghegan (soprano saxophone), Endo Yoshiharu
(erhu), Larry Barbee (guitar), Kevin Coyle (piano), Vince Giardina (bass),
Naoyuki "Taro" Irie (percussion), and Ichiro Yamamoto (percussion).
Instrument Guide to World View Berimbau - Brazilian musical bow with a
gourd, played with a stick, rock, and shaker.
Donso ngoni - Six-string West
African harp played in Gambia and Mali.
Riq - Egyptian tambourine, played with the fingers on the skin and jingles.
Udu - Nigerian clay pot, played by manipulating the air inside with the hands.
Frame Drum - Large frame drum, hand-played here with techniques from Persia, India, Egypt and with a drumset brush in one hand.
Overtone Singing - Tuvan throat singing, singer gets multiple pitches with 1 voice.
Congas - Cuban hand drums.
Ghaval - Azerbaijani frame drum with rings and played with snapping the fingers.
Sanza - Hand piano from Central Africa, plucked with the thumbnails.
Tabla - Pair of hand drums from Northern India.
Slit Drum - Wooden box based on an instrument from Africa with slits on top.
Steel Pan - Trinidadian all metal drum played with rubber mallets, this one custom tuned to a Chinese scale.
Erhu - Two-stringed Chinese fiddle.
Timba - Brazilian hand drum |
