Desert Dance features Nii Noi again on the reedy and almost plangent sounding ‘algaita oboe’ now floating lyrically over the appropriately rhythmic accompaniment provided by both drums/percussion and ‘drumming’ on the bass strings of the piano – though the latter is difficult to isolate aurally from the general feel of this accompaniment. The overall feeling though is one of resigned sadness to fate.
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from Sketches of Africa (2016),
released August 23, 2016
Nii Noi Nortey: algaita oboe
David Pantron: piano
Mark Sanders: drums/percussion
Described as “an ecological history of humanity,” this sparse, tense suite of songs perfectly balances melody and chaos. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 28, 2018