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Sudani CD (2000)
Sudani CD discography Brennan offers a unique Gnawan world music fusion where his Ornette Coleman-like alto sax is juxtaposed against percussive beats and melodic strains by village musicians from Morocco. Trap drummer Nirankar Khalsa and guinbri player M'allim Najib Sudani comprise the core group, supplemented by qarqabeb instrumentalists/vocalists Bujmaa and M'barek Sudani, Larbi Faud, Yassine Lekuni, and rhythm oudist Tola Cohia Brennan. The result is a distinctly jazz oriented, at times swinging, but mostly deeply spiritual mix of fiery music that must be heard to be fully appreciated. With the guinbri acting as a bass, the group chants and grooves its way into your heart from the opening number "Marhaba Ya Marhaba," resplendent in solid rhythmic foundation with hand clapping, clacking percussion accents, and Brennan's at times squawky alto. A kinetic but flowing ...
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