Author: Dhol Foundation

Format: Import

Release Date: 07-31-2001

Details: Product Description Ori. Release '01, debut solo album from the master drummer (formerly of Alaap, Transglobal Underground, and Afro Celt Sound System), with guests Natacha Atlas. Amazon.ca Technofied, groove-intensive Asian crossover sounds for the '00s, Big Drum: Small World showcases the dynamic Dhol Foundation weaving its Punjabi drum magic within a cavalcade of beats, keyboards, flutes, vocals, and strings both acoustic and synthetic. The group is lead by Johnny Kalsi, who is currently a principal drummer in Afro Celt Sound System, and who has also played with Transglobal Underground, Asian Dub Foundation, and Talvin Singh. This CD by no means attempts to be a purist effort, or, conversely, to jump on a bandwagon of sampling Indian instruments and then regurgitating them in digital dance form. The results are somewhere in the middle, with the group's live playing interacting with programmed elements. As electro-organic bhangra-style dance, this music can be intense. Some repetitive sections scream out for greater motion, while others are nicely balanced between the organic and the electronic. A couple of tracks even offer gritty bursts of electric guitar. On the whole, the recorded output by Dhol Foundation is pretty good, although their live performances are probably more smoking. The album includes notable guest appearances by like-minded world crossover artists: British-based Egyptian singer Natacha Atlas appears on "Shin the Mechanic" and "Tere Bina," while "Iridian" sounds like uncredited samples of Afro Celt Sound System. --Bryan Reesman

UPC: 724381058824

EAN: 0724381058824

Languages: Punjabi

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: New