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Cut Hands
FACT Mix 283

Album UK 2011 on FACT Magazine label
World (African)

There’s a critical, almost paradoxical, difference between not having permission to do something, and not knowing fully why. Listening to these extraordinary African percussion pieces beyond their original intent and outside their original context, it’s noticeable how much power they still have to entrance thanks to how much of ourselves we increasingly allow ourselves to bring to the experience. The percussion I’ve selected here is, for the most part, of the most aggressively high energy kind. Perhaps a concession to my own blunted frustrated tastes or perhaps a consolation for not being there to experience it live. I’ve created it in the form of a continuous mix because what might first appear as irreverence, to me seems totally respectful to this music’s true intent and function. I want it to be a non-stop listening experience in order for these complex doun-doun and djembe polyrhythms to ably work their magic. You’ll be grateful for them and it. - William Bennett Tracklist on FACT site: 1. Les Tambours De Brazza: Mama Ngoudi 2. Les 101 Nations Du Vaudou: Rhythme Petro 3. Yé Lassina Coulybaly: Dugu Dassari 4. Ensemble National Des Percussions De Guinée: Doundoumbé 5. Burundi: Whispered Song With Inanga Accompaniment 6. Soungalo Coulibaly: Jarafoli 7. Songhay Gulu Drummers: (untitled) 8. Borhomasi Faré: Wassa 9. Drums Of Goree: Ridje Baye Fall Duration: 35:21

Musicians

	Cut Hands , album by
	Les Tambours De Brazza , performer on track
	Unknown Artist , performer on track
	Yé Lassina Coulibaly djm, *1966 FR performer on track
	Les Percussions De Guinée , performer on track
	Soungalo Coulibaly fl, voc, 1955-2004 ML performer on track
	Wassa , performer on track
	Orchestre Africa Djembé , performer on track

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