joyful sadness

January 14, 2015

Brett’s Sound Picks: Toumani And Sidiki Diabate’s “Rachid Ouiguini”

Spiraling interlock, joyful sadness, around and around four inevitable chords, imprinting hope through groove, the kora music of Toumani and Sidiki Diabaté makes the case for acoustic duets: Continue reading

Brett’s Sound Picks

joyful sadness, Sidiki Diabaté

Thomas Brett is a musician and writer who holds a PhD in ethnomusicology from New York University. He is the author of Principles of Electronic Music Production and The Creative Electronic Music Producer, a book described by Sound On Sound magazine as “a deep philosophical analysis of the various creative inspirations, ideas and processes involved in producing electronic music.” His essays have appeared in the journals Popular Music and Popular Music and Society, as well as edited collections by Routledge, Oxford, and Cambridge University presses. Thomas has played percussion on Broadway since 1997 and writes about music at brettworks.com.

joyful sadness

Brett’s Sound Picks: Toumani And Sidiki Diabate’s “Rachid Ouiguini”