Savannah Songs is the other track on which Nii Noi plays the ‘gonje fiddle’ more in tandem with the soprano saxophone this time, underpinned and supported by drums/percussion, particularly in the more intense moments. It’s like a whirlwind journey across the plain, glorying in the space and the sumptuousness and the varied wild life it supports, hopefully for a long time to come.
credits
from Sketches of Africa (2016),
released August 23, 2016
Nii Noi Nortey: gonje fiddle
David Panton: soprano saxophone
Mark Sanders: drums/percussion
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