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- Summary: On his latest release, Bill Frisell takes an international approach to American folk music, assembling a cosmopolitan group of musicians that includes Malian vocalist/percussionist Sidiki Camara, Brazilian guitarist Vinicius Cantuaria, and Greece's Christos Govetas.
- Record Label: Nonesuch
- Genre(s): Jazz, Folk, World
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Sometimes it seems almost sleight-of-hand that any music could have so much going on and yet be so spacious.
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Simultaneously adventurous, beautiful, and full of depth.
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This is a remarkable album; it sets a new water mark for Frisell's sense of adventure and taste, and displays his perception of beauty in a pronounced, uncompromising, yet wholly accessible way.
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Rootsy and undeniable, The Intercontinentals is yet another Frisellian work of genius.
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MojoThe result is laidback and chilled. [Apr 2003, p.104]
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BlenderAn album of languid grooves and slowly descending melodies. [#16, p.117]
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Every once in a while a drone or pattern emerges, reminding me of what I treasure most in "world music"-- articulated rhythm. Then he gets some tech genie or steel player to throw on another synth substitute and it's back to the miasma.
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JackApr 27, 2004Very, very sweet.
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LukeSJan 6, 2006unparalleled, solid maestro-ship
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