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SAAGARA - 3

2024 (Tak:til)
fusion, Carnatic classical music, nu jazz, progressive electronic
by Marco Sgrignoli
7.5

Jazz minimale e intrecci della tradizione carnatica. Nel terzo capitolo del progetto Saagara, il polistrumentista Wacław Zimpel prosegue la sua esplorazione con musicisti indiani di talento – Giridhar Udupa al ghatam, Aggu Baba alla khanjira, K. Raja al thavil e Mysore N. Karthik al violino – per fondere progressive electronic, nu jazz e musica classica carnatica.

L’album respira in una vitalità fluttuante sulla scia di Terry Riley, visitando le stratificazioni poliritmiche di “The Rite Of Rain”, dove i richiami tradizionali si trasformano in sonorità futuristiche, e inseguendo poi i fiati zigzaganti di “Sunbeam Spirits”, che donano al flusso contemplativo dell’album un umore erratico e cangiante. Quiete e distensione pervadono ogni traccia, ma la varietà ritmica e l’energia progressiva mantengono sempre viva l’attenzione.

Un incontro stilistico senza tempo, che incanta e riconcilia.

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09/11/2024

This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Marco Sgrignoli, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.

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Tracklist

  1. 1. God Of Bangalore
  2. 2. Sunbeam Spirits
  3. 3. The Rite Of Rain
  4. 4. Northern Wind Brings Redemption
  5. 5. Where Is That Blossom
  6. 6. Earth, Water And The Holy Groove

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