[HANASHIR:16379] Re: Abayudaya

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Greg - I just received a review copy of this CD because it sounded so very 
unique and interesting to me too.  I have not yet had a chance to listen to it 
but might consider distributing it as well.
Randee Friedman
Sounds Write Productions, Inc.

In a message dated 1/3/2004 4:45:45 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
gsiegle+ (at) pitt(dot)edu writes:
Hi all,

I just got the CD "Abayudaya: Music from the Jewish People of
Uganda" (on Smithsonian Folkways records, described more at
http://www.folkways.si.edu/catalog/40504.htm) and thought it
might be of interest to folks on this list.

Released in 2003, this CD is a compilation of 24 new and traditional
Ugandan Jewish melodies, some done chorally and some very Afro-pop.
The rhythms are, for me, addicting and the music is quite powerful. It has
a very different feeling than much other Jewish music. It's wild to hear
the birds and crickets through the thatched hut in which it was recorded.
The liner notes are also quite detailed and very informative.

The CD has a particularly excellent setting for Adon Olam. Some of the
songs on this CD have a similar flavor to Noam Katz's "Ame Yisrael Chai",
sung at Hava Nashira this year.

B'shalom,
Greg