tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927335617407533554.post6684595359903700858..comments2024-03-03T01:52:33.398-09:00Comments on Rhythm Connection: Alhaji Bai Konte — Kora Melodies from the Republic of The Gambia, West Africa (1973)Rhythm Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945589532553100784noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927335617407533554.post-12664181777754394072013-08-01T10:23:00.375-08:002013-08-01T10:23:00.375-08:00Thanks for the opportunity to hear this respected ...Thanks for the opportunity to hear this respected master. It leaves me confused: I realise the recordings are pretty improvisational and/or 'casual' but I felt his grasp of transition between figures/motifs was pretty clumsy compared to what we've come to expect from Ballake Cissoko or Toumani Diabate. Is this just a sign of the 40 years since 1973, and increased 'professionalism' of the artists, increased sophistication in the rceording studio? I don't know. (I was struck, watching the Staff benda Bilili documentary on DVD, by the high standrards they set themselves in the recording studio even in the earliest sessions.)<br /><br />Still, as you say an important historic document. Thanks for this one, even if I have been rather negative about it!Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927335617407533554.post-24747524443716993022013-07-14T03:19:57.308-08:002013-07-14T03:19:57.308-08:00Thank you for this.Thank you for this.Koronya Mwambianoreply@blogger.com