Chungu
Rajab Suleiman
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Reviews (2)
PopMatters
d. 6. Nov. 2013
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Rob Caldwell
d. 6. Nov. 2013
"From track to track there's a bit of sameness, due to the music being removed from its context. The listener isn't there in the moment, seeing and experiencing the music being made, being part of the whole environment. This is an important ingredient in listening to this type of music, but of course, hard to duplicate from a mere recording. In the end, Trance Percussion Masters of South Sudan is a valuable ethno musicological document and the spirited and highly skilled playing and performing allows a glimpse into an otherwise rarely seen world".
fRoots
2014 October
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Phil Wilson
2014 October
"In many ways a fine example of a recording that catches the spirit and exuberance of an outdoors village performance ... Some of the best tracks feature a complexity of rhythm with xylophone, drumming and the villagers' voices all weaving in and out of the musical matrix ... The album's one flaw is not in the music but the marketing. The term "trance" is (...) merely a ploy to sex up the album for unwary punters, while the decision to add slight studio effects on several "remixed" tracks to try and bring it into the Konono No 1 orbit appears patronising".