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Sudaka

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Most musicians - particularly percussionists - who steep themselves into a traditional style or form, tend to be uncomfortable with musical "fusions" of any sort which utilize traditional music and drumming with more modern and comtemporary musical idioms. Probably because most such attempts have not been exactly fortunate. Well, this is a wonderful exception! Musotto is a musician with intimate knowledge of two of the richest afro-brazilian musical traditions: the sacred ritual drumming of candomble and the berimbau of capoeira. With a solid understanding and technical command of both, he blends this music with african pigmy chants, drum-n-bass, arab music, bahian carnival songs, street-vendor chants, brazilian film soundtracks, electronic beats and patterns plus a considerable array of percussion instruments. He then proceeds to plug-in all of this stuff and blends it at the same time with fire and good taste. And hey....it swings! This cd certainly provides a blueprint for the new, good, provocative and intelligent music of the new millenia.

the best afro-brazilian electronic album of all time .
People who will love this CD :
Electronic music fans
Pshycodelic art fans
Brazilian music fans
Percussionists
Berimbau players
People interested in afro-sacred beats
People who love different stuff
People who like to drive while listening to music that make you feel that you are having a good trip .

I am a electronic music fan . I practice capoeira here in Dusselford, Germany .This Cd is an inspiration for all my capoeira-clubber friends.It seems that this masterpiece was done for us .We can't stop listen to this CD .This is the best CD I ever had , and it works in clubs also !!
Why is not a smash hit ?
I Don't know . Maybe because we are so stupid listen to a lot of bad music the whole year . My mother bought this CD in New York , and since then this is a hit , at least in my life . This is the music of the film of life .

Musotto's work represents a mark in the evolution of contemporary music. This argentinian-brazilian,called by many brazilian musicians "the master of berimbao", has combined in this CD the expressive south american soul (indians, street sounds, sampled voice's brazilian calssic films) with a remarkable bit that makes you feel really alive.

You never listen to something like this before .
Not just your body , but your BRAIN, will dance .
A pschycodelic trip through the soul of southamerica .
Samples of Indian chants , Afro ryhtms & chants, brazilian movies , argentinian street workers .
A lot of live percussion, berimbaus and computer work .
Inteligent and abstract rhytms .Hypnotic .
Don't expect the usual electronic stuff here .
This music is all that you don't expect .

im a real brazilian percusion fan ,especially berimbau and i must say , this guy really burn ! the electronic drums and keyboards work its superb and the percusion its played with fire and emotion . the atmosphere , moods and vibes in each track of this cd are unique and plenty of dreams and images from many diferents worlds . Thanks Ramiro !!!

Modern electronic remix tracks, with samples drawn from ethomusical percussion albums, the afro-samba band Ile Aiye, old "cinema novo" art films, and from field recordings made in towns inside Brazil's Mato Grosso and in rural Argentina. The mixing and production concepts seem somewhat unidimensional, but it's still very nice, and the choices of source material are pretty creative... There's a Sergio Ricardo credited on one track, presumably the old 1960s bossa nova pioneer; yet another reason to check this disc out.

THIS IS THE BEST ALBUM OF 2003 .
SIMPLE LIKE THAT . I HAVE LISTEN TO A LOT OF CDS THIS YEAR AND NONE OF THEM TOUCH MY HEART LIKE SUDAKA . IT IS ELECTRONIC MUSIC WITH SOUL , IT IS THE TECNOLOGY IN HARMONY WITH THE NATURE . THE FUTURE IN HARMONY WITH THE PAST .
I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHEN I LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM BY THE FIRST TIME .
THIS IS A MASTERPIECE THAT MAKES YOU BELIEVE THAT OUR FUTURE CAN BE OK , IF WE RESPECT THE PAST AND BELIEVE IN THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY . BUY THIS ALBUM AND BE HAPPY .

i was waiting for something like that .At least i found it !
this is the music of my dreams . This is unbelievable fantastic . I can''t describe it . You have to listen to it and then you will see how difficult is to describe what SUDAKA is all about .

I bought this album at a modern dance/capoeira show i saw downtown. I picked it becuase one of the songs is titled "Ginga," and that was primarily what sparked my interest, since i practice capoeira. BUt i didn't think it would become one of my fave CDs! I play it when i'm relaxing, when i practice, or when i just need a pick-me-up and while all teh songs are good, my absolute favorites are "Caminho" and "Raio." Great for fans of electronic music, or for those who just want to try something new. TRY IT!