The Kenya Sessions, by Sven Kacirek

The Kenya Sessions

by Sven Kacirek

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Lost Tribe Sound Kenya Sessions has become one of my all time favorite albums over the years, something I continue to reach for. Kacirek obviously has a deep love for African culture and the music coming from Kenya, and combines it with his clean Berlin style composure, creating a fresh ethnomusicological take that feels very much its own thing. Maybe the closest comparison I can think of would be Roberto Musci.

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1.	Arsenal Aluny Village 03:09	buy track
2.	Old Man Small Studio 04:19	buy track
3.	Walk To Rangala 01:32	buy track
4.	Dear Anastasia 05:28	buy track
5.	Kayamba Tuc Tuc 05:12	buy track
6.	Turkey Dance 05:40	buy track
7.	Too Good To Be True 01:25	buy track
8.	On The Coast 00:47	buy track
9.	Lamu Sunsail 02:45	buy track
10.	Mariae 03:46	buy track
11.	Paperflowers 06:48	buy track
12.	Headphones and Headdress 04:36	buy track
13.	Vuvuzela In White 01:47	buy track
14.	Trickled Away 04:16	buy track
15.	Takaye Preaching 01:21	buy track

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Sven Kacirek studied drums and marimba at the conservatory in Arnhem/NL, at the Musikhochschule in Hamburg and at the Drummers Collective in New York City. Besides his cooperation with musicians and bands like Hauschka, F.S. Blumm, Stefan Schneider, Jan Dvorak, Jan Plewka, Martin Bisi, Alexander Schubert and Uwe Haas, Sven has composed and performed music for modern dance theatre pieces and contemporary ballet. He worked with choreographers like Angela Guerreiro, Filip van Huffel, Antje Pfundtner, Johnny Lloyd among others. In 2009 Sven Kacirek composed the soundtrack of the movie »Five Ways to Dario« by Dario Aguirre.

For »The Kenya Sessions«, Sven Kacirek traveled through Kenya, equipped with loads of microphones. On this album we find recordings of Kenyan singers and musicians carefully composed to a flow of 15 pieces mixed with Percussion-, Marimba- and Piano-elements. What strikes most while listening is the outstanding quality of the recordings and the accuracy of Sven’s work. It’s hard to tell which elements are added via overdub and what was recorded in Kenya which results in a very organic listening experience. That’s when a »drumming Kenyan community’s welcome ceremony« gently forms into the track »Dear Anastasia« sung by 80 year old Kenyan women Ogoya Nengo. Sven’s sensitivity for »the gentle tone« which could cast a spell on the listener already on »The Palmin Sessions«, gets lifted to a whole new level on this Kenyan cooperation

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released February 1, 2011

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Sven Kacirek Hamburg, Germany

Sven Kacirek played with Shabaka Hutchings, Marc Ribot, John McEntire, Sofia Jernberg, Stefan Schneider, Nils Frahm, Ogoya Nengo, Hauschka, F.S. Blumm, Alexander Schubert, Bernd Begemann, Samy Deluxe, a.o.

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