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Keur Moussa: Sacred Chant and African Rhythms from Senegal
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Track Listing
- Suma Hol Nam :: I Was Glad
- Mon Ame Exalte Le Seigneur :: My Soul Exalts The Lord
- Kambere Saramang :: Kora Instrumental
- Nous Te Louons Pere Invisible :: We Praise You Invisible Father
- Ethiopie :: Ethiopia
- Wis Ma Ndoh :: Asperges Me
- Chant A La Vierge :: Chant To The Blessed Virgin
- Ndav Su Gnul :: I Am Black And Comely
- Dedicace :: Dedication
- Gis Na Deh :: Vidi Aquam
- Psalms 148-149
- Yesu Dekalikuna :: Jesus Is Risen
- Lumiere Radieuse :: Radiant Light
- Ndey Dyu Sela Dyi :: Canticle Of The Virgin Mary
- Gem Na :: Nicene Creed
- Tatyu Len :: Clap Your Hands
- Tya Mom Ndam Gu Rey :: Canticle Of Creation
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #71987 in Music
- Released on: 1999-10-01
- Number of discs: 1
Customer Reviews
Fantastic music!!!
I really love the music on this CD. It is music from a Christian monastery in Senegal played using African rhythms and harmonics. It is mainly vocal pieces accompanied by kora, flute and drums with a few purely instrumental pieces played on a mixture of Kora, flute and oboe. Beautiful haunting music giving a real sense of a spiritual delight in life.
Thoughtful, original, and very, very good.
Keur Moussa, a Benedictine Abbey, brought Gregorian Chant to Senegal, but rather than forcing this style on the local population adopted indigenous instruments and styles, especially as local people joined the monastery.
The result - which will appeal both to fans of world music and of church music - is brilliant. Unlike most attempts at mixing musical styles, it is unforced and genuine.
The haunting Senegalese rythhms and real instrumental texture, added to the serene, worshipful tone of Gregorian chant, give something utterly new, yet timeless.
It is easily the best CD I have purchased this year, and I'd recommend it to anyone.
