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PRICE:
$24.00
$24.00
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ARTIST
SHINDO, TAK
TITLE
Mganga! (The Primitive Sounds Of Tak Shindo)
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
LIFE GOES ON RECORDS
CATALOG #
LIFE 034LP
LIFE 034LP
GENRE
WORLD
RELEASE DATE
8/18/2023
Japan goes to Africa! It's more than a bit ironic that
Tak Shindo
's most "exotic" album, the superb
Mganga!
, boasts no connection to his own Japanese heritage, instead focusing on the primal rhythms and tribal chants of Africa. Rooted largely in the arranger's experience on the Latin jazz circuit, its Afro-Cuban rhythms, sampled animal sounds, and chants capture an African musical culture based far more in fantasy than reality, much as rival exotica maestros like
Martin Denny
and
Les Baxter
conjured interpretations of the Far East driven by suppositions and daydreams. Shindo documents an Africa informed by libraries and dancehalls, not first-hand experience. That said,
Mganga!
is vibrant and intoxicating, with a rhythmic intensity quite uncommon for its era. For an artificial experience, it packs a genuine wallop.
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