Music of the Month
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Our Music of the Month selection for March 2022
Papé Nziengui's Kadi Yombo

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"The music flawlessly snakes its way through period production only to emerge delightfully, infectiously unscathed. " - Bruce Miller, RootsWorld review of Kadi Yombo

Published in 1989, this is the most successful album in the quest for a fusion between tradition and modernity in Bwiti harp music of the Tsogho people of Gabon. Combining beating rattles with a layer of synthesizers, Papé Nziengui blends in a contrapuntal dialogue characteristic of harp playing: male song in appeal and female choir in response, male voice of the musical arc and rhythms of female worship. But above all it’s Tsogho ritual music and modern studio orchestration. The result is an initiatory itinerary of 10 musical pieces which are all milestones likely to be simultaneously listened to, danced, meditated on, and soon acclaimed. In the years since, Nziengui has traveled he world from Lagos to Paris, from Tokyo to Cordoba, from Brussels to Mexico City to become a true icon, the emblem of Gabonese music.

Listen "Ngonde"

Listen "Kadi Yombo"

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These CDs are donated by Awesome Tapes from Africa and I thank them (and I hope, you) for supporting RootsWorld.

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Sign up for Music of the Month with a 21.00 monthly donation (US only):
Buy the CD for a 22.00 donation (includes US post)
Buy the CD for a 33.00 donation (outside US)

You can also buy previous Music of the Month titles in our shop (and save a little on postage for more than one CD).

 

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