Showing posts with label Jon Hassel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jon Hassel. Show all posts

March 24, 2011

jon hassell / farafina - flash of the spirit


-----allow me to add this one to Bolomakoté

Jon Hassel -trumpet, keyboards
Soungalo Coulibaly- flute, percussion
Baba Diarra- percussion, balafon
Tiawara Keira -drums
Mahama Konaté -balafon
Ben Palm -drums
Seydou Quattara- drums
Souleyname Sanou -percussion
Paco Yé- drums, djembe
Mahama Konté- balafon
Dan Schwartz -bass

I knew Farafina before I got to know Jon Hassell
and coming from the  "African perception" and concentrating in the drum works 
 I think that this was one of the weakest  recorded moments for Farafina
but one of the strongest for Hassell
maybe its the  production of Eno/Lanois  that leaves little room for organic music

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but everyone says that is a masterpiece
who  I'm I to disagree? thebadone?
check for your self...
it's not that bad
actually you can have a nice trip but not in Africa


a different rip from the one in circulation


maybe they where better on stage



but they are good in Bolomakoté (Bobo Dioulasso)


:)