Beat the Donkey
- 艺人
- Cyro Baptista
- 语种
- 英语
- 厂牌
- Tzadik
- 发行时间
- 2002年10月22日
- 专辑类别
- 录音室专辑
专辑介绍
by Michael G. Nastos
Make no mistake - Beat The Donkey (translated from the Portuguese 'Pau La Mula' as let's go' or let's do it') is not a reference to animal cruelty, but percussion Cyro Baptista's calling card to party. This debut recording for the group is split into fragments of small ensembles, a rotating cadre of players (a sextet at best) from many different disciplines. They range from riotous celebratory dance, to multi-ethnic elements, cerebral, lighthearted, at times goofy, or heavy. There is no real core band, but rather a gypsy circus loose association with Baptista clearly the madcap ringleader. Brazilian music can be the center of Beat The Donkey, but also Balkan sounds, nomadic music, rock and funk, and a festive attitude that surely appeals to outdoors summertime merrymaking. Carnival meets hard rock circus at a stoner party during &The Crab & The Shining Star& with fuzz guitar from Viva DeConcini, electric cello by Erik Friedlander and an expressive madlib rock & roll style identifies &O Canto Da Ema& centered by Marc Ribot's wah wah guitar, and the ethnic &Mr. Bugaloo& is a percussion workout accented by John Zorn's sax and the accordion of Toninho Ferragutti. On the softer side is the excellent &Parar De Fumar,& a pleasant straight samba with featured clarinetist Anat Cohen. A circular acoustic guitar from Ribot during &Cyrandiero& recalls West African kora music, while the sweet &Sapo & The Prince& has the wonderful vocalist Lucian Souza singing encouragement to a frog reluctantly turned prince, shaded by blown bottle sounds and finger snaps. &&Rio De Jakarta& is the perfect melding of Balinese gamelan and layered Brazilian rhythms, a 6/8 &Ama& is rife with hand claps, the melody expertly played by guitarist Romero Lubambo similar to the gypsy anthem &Dark Eyes,& while bloogles or sound tubes send the band into space during the dark and bizarre &Sweet Cuica& and the percussion based &Funk I,& the latter piece recorded live at La Plaza in Boston via radio station WGBH-FM. At some point, a more extensive live recording with a fixed band should be in the offering to fully hear Beat The Donkey's world wide, expressive and exuberant repertoire.
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