The Drummers of Burundi (Les Tambourinaires du Burundi) [Live]

Drummers Of Burundi | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 3, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Real World
• ASIN: B000000HP4
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,379 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #3 in Music > World Music > Africa > Burundi

Track Listings

1. Tambourinaires du Burundi

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Powerful, delightful, and brief, July 22, 2000

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Rob Lightner - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Drummers of Burundi (Les Tambourinaires du Burundi) (Audio CD)

Remember the polyrhythmic big beat of Adam and the Ants? Here's the people they ripped off in a thirty-minute performance that blows the white sox off of Adam's boys. Strong, well-coordinated drumming punctuated with occasional yells is all you'll get and all you'll want from this ensemble. No background music, this commands your full attention as it guides you into a too-short trance. The Drummers of Burundi will change the way you hear music.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the truth (no, really), January 24, 2002

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D. Whitney Quinn "the REAL mighty quinn" (lost angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Drummers of Burundi (Les Tambourinaires du Burundi) (Audio CD)

do yourself a favor...actually two favors. disregard the negative reviews completely - and buy this cd. i have had this in my collection for years and keep coming back to it.

first, it is not monorhythmic or monotonous. there are about 40 variations in the polyrhythms - if you listen. the energy - holy moly...is like a slow, roiling tidal wave. this is where bo diddley/the meters/neville brothers got their sound - the original source - the deep africa motherlode of polyrhythmic trance music. the recording is fine - certainly much better than a typical field recording.

play it LOUD. it is so mind-altering that if the government knew about it, they would have to declare it a controlled substance, available by prescription only.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sacred Ingoma, June 6, 2003

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"cibare" (Dublin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Drummers of Burundi (Les Tambourinaires du Burundi) (Audio CD)

I have not heard the CD, but I am Burundian and I have experienced Drumming both as a player and as a spectator. The best way to appreciate them must be live and visual, or if you cannot see them in the rare concerts, buy the CD and play it at maximal volume on a good sound system. It is thunderous like a polyrithmic waterfall!!!! One important thing to remember is that Burundian drumming or INGOMA as it is known is sacred. It is played at important national events, In the pre-colonial past it was the symbol of royal authority