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Title: Ligeti/Reich/Aimard/Aka pygmies - African Rhythms
Post by: pies on September 29, 2006, 04:21:49 AM

Has anyone here listened to this album? The Ligeti stuff is great but what sticks out the most (to me) is the Aka Pygmy stuff. Especially the track "Yangissa". Polyphonic tribal music is amazing.

Title: Re: Ligeti/Reich/Aimard/Aka pygmies - African Rhythms
Post by: jre58591 on September 29, 2006, 05:35:45 AM

this is one of my favorite disks. i love hearing reich and ligeti's music, along with those african rhythms. reich's clapping music really captures the spirit of the african pygmies, i think. go out and listen to this if you havent already.

Title: Re: Ligeti/Reich/Aimard/Aka pygmies - African Rhythms
Post by: pies on September 29, 2006, 07:07:16 PM

I think the clapping track sounds better with headphones rather than speakers.

Title: Re: Ligeti/Reich/Aimard/Aka pygmies - African Rhythms
Post by: jre58591 on September 30, 2006, 04:35:39 AM

it seems that people here just dont appreciate this type of music. also, ligeti may be a bit over some people's heads.

Title: Re: Ligeti/Reich/Aimard/Aka pygmies - African Rhythms
Post by: gymnopedist on September 30, 2006, 09:26:45 AM

I have it, and love it. I must admit that at first, i couldn't really take the Pygmy stuff seriously, but with many listenings, i've come to be fascinated by it...

Title: Re: Ligeti/Reich/Aimard/Aka pygmies - African Rhythms
Post by: pies on October 01, 2006, 03:28:24 AM

Quote from: gymnopedist on September 30, 2006, 09:26:45 AM

I must admit that at first, i couldn't really take the Pygmy stuff seriously

Why couldn't you?

Title: Re: Ligeti/Reich/Aimard/Aka pygmies - African Rhythms
Post by: gymnopedist on October 01, 2006, 10:06:48 AM

Quote from: pies on October 01, 2006, 03:28:24 AM

Why couldn't you?

I don't know, It was really foreign to me... In the same way that it took me a while before i got used to Finnisey.