Track Listings (9) - Disc #1| All Artists: Pan African Orchestra Title: Opus 1 Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Real World Release Date: 4/25/1995 Genres: International Music, Pop, Classical Styles: Africa, Easy Listening Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 017046235020 |
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 | Pan African Orchestra Opus 1 Genres: International Music, Pop, Classical
Out of Accra, Ghana, comes a new and ambitious expression of modern Africa. A unique synthesis of new music. |
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Album Description Out of Accra, Ghana, comes a new and ambitious expression of modern Africa. A unique synthesis of new music. Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsA really, really interesting disk m_noland | Washington, DC United States | 11/19/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "Ghana's Nana Danso Abiam has set about on an interesting cultural project: create African "classical" music. What is involved: well, for starters, establishing standardized tunings for folk instruments, establishing a large ensemble (approximately 30 members),and then creating an orchestrated repertoire, based largely on folk tunes, the last a standard strategy of Western composers (Dvorak's "Slavonic Dances" et al.).The result: striking music that lies somewhere between traditional Ghanaian folk music and Western classical music. Do not be mislead: this is not "worldbeat" and this music will undoubtedly not appeal to everyone. Taken on its own terms, though, it is quite appealing." Best New Classical Music m_noland | 03/28/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "I am happy to say that this is the best classical African music ever written. Buy it and listen. It is wonderful"
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