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Dagar Gyil Ensemble of Lawra

Dagara - Gyil Music of Ghana's Upper West Region (LP)

Label: Sublime Frequencies

Format: LP

Genre: Folk

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** Limited edition LP release includes a four panel insert of notes and photos from the recording session ** Field recordings of Lobi traditional xylophone (gyil) music recorded by Hisham Mayet on location in Ghana's Upper West Region, West Africa in 2019. Featuring Aaron Bebe Sukura, considered one of the gyil's master musicians from this area.  Long form trance music with acoustic instruments sounding like several minimalist orchestras getting to maximalist sonic peaks.  The gyil music of the Dagara is a complex multi-dimensional symphony of notes,  bringing to life an animist expression that reveals a cultural dialogue between the spirits, the deceased, musicians, dancers, and audience alike.  The intensity of this recording reaches a level of complexity that rivals techno music.  It is in essence an acoustic techno music, utilizing organic instruments made of wood, leather and gourds filled with spider egg sacs for resonance and played by master musicians creating a sonic wanderlust of mesmerizing sound. 

Details
Cat. number: SF118LP
Year: 2021
Notes:
This recording was made in the town of Lawra in the Upper West Region of Ghana on December 11, 2019. Limited edition LP release includes a four-page insert of notes and photos from the recording session.