Tak Shindo MGANGA! (CD)

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(2016/Sundazed) 12 tracks. Afro-Asian Exotica! Jungle beats and lush rhythms from the famed... more

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Tak Shindo: MGANGA! (CD)

(2016/Sundazed) 12 tracks.
Afro-Asian Exotica! Jungle beats and lush rhythms from the famed film and television composer. An early stereo marvel from the original 1958 tapes! Takashi 'Tak' Shindo was one of the most prominent purveyors of that gorgeous genre known as Exotica, a magnificent and surreal style of music which took the sounds of cultures at the time unknown or mysterious and blended it into a swingy, sexy stew. As a Japanese-American, Shindo brought a unique cultural perspective to the proceedings -- he combined the sounds of his own heritage into a brilliantly orchestrated shabu-shabu that made him a highly in-demand arranger and composer (Shindo would later become known for his TV scores, including Gunsmoke). Nowadays, we'd call it 'appropriation,' but at the time Exotica knew no such boundaries -- anybody's culture and sound was fair game, often leading to unusual and thrilling combinations of sound. Mganga! is Shindo's exploration of African sounds -- it's obvious that his knowledge of African and afro-Cuban musical forms was based not only on a knowledge of traditional native music but also from soundtracks and "fantasy" versions of music from the African diaspora. Drums and congas abound, as do guttural chants and thrilling Cuban rhythms (and the ever-present exotica sound effects!). But Shindo's own love of Japanese sounds crop up here and there too -- listen for Japanese scales and traditional instruments such as the koto. Modern Harmonic presents the thrilling Mganga! the way it was meant to be heard -- thrillingly mastered from the master tapes. Pour yourself an exotic cocktail, turn the lights down low and let Tak Shindo take you to his own crazy, sexy version of Africa!

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Interpret: Tak Shindo
Album titlle: MGANGA! (CD)
Year of publication 2016
Price code VCD6
Label SUNDAZED
Genre Weltmusik
Artikelart CD
EAN: 0090771801920
weight in Kg 0.1

Shindo, Tak - MGANGA! (CD) CD 1
01	Mombasa Love Song	Tak Shindo
02	Safari To Kenya	Tak Shindo
03	Nyoba Festival	Tak Shindo
04	Slave Chains Of Mtumwa	Tak Shindo
05	Bantu Spear Dance	Tak Shindo
06	Rains Of Okavango	Tak Shindo
07	Huts Of Kichwamba	Tak Shindo
08	Mganga	Tak Shindo
09	Mwanza Market Place	Tak Shindo
10	N’ga–The Maiden	Tak Shindo
11	Watusi Drum Dance	Tak Shindo
12	Port Of Trinkitat	Tak Shindo