Madagascar: Fragile Land

Douglas Quin, Bernie Krause | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 1998)
• Original Release Date: September 1, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Miramar
• ASIN: B00000AEWL
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #443,190 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #34 in Music > World Music > Africa > Madagascar

Track Listings

1. Ranomafina: Mountain Rainforest

2. Berenty: Spiny Desert

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars University of Diversity, April 1, 2006

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Robert Carlberg (Seattle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Madagascar: Fragile Land (Audio CD)

Madagascar is a reservoir of biodiversity, having split off from the African continent some 160 million years ago. 80% of its plants and animals are unique to Madagascar. It was one of the last places on earth to be settled by humans (7th C. CE).

All this results in the two long (30-min.) jungle recordings captured here, which are as wild and primeval as any place on earth -- or any place in time. Unlike most of Quin's other recordings this one apparently is natural sounds only, with no added music or extensive editing. If it *is* edited, it was done in such a way as to not be obvious. The continuous lush jungle soundscapes immerse the listener in another time and place as far away from civilisation as you can possibly imagine.