Eventually it all winds out with a rocksteady groove before becoming a moving indictment of governments and corporations. The title track opens with mournful bansuri and acoustic guitar and a sung lullaby intro by Carowa with acoustic guitar, bansuri, and Rudd groaning underneath before his moving lyric pays tribute to his own grandmothers and Aboriginal archetypes. But the United Nations collective - who add weight, depth, and breadth (check the militant, dubwise opener, "Flag") - are the voiceon this record. Rudd is signified by his words and melodies, continuing the spiritual, environmental, and brother-and-sisterhood messages he's been laying down for a decade. It bleeds into "Sacred," where the vocalists meet the rhythm section, Eddie Elias' piano, and Chris Lane's killer bansuri flute break. Rudd's vocals are urgent, layered just above backing vocalists Georgia Carowa and Alicia Mellor, whose chants underscore his lines. "Come People," the set's first single, features the rhythm section anchoring a bubbling mix of piano, B-3, hand percussion, synth, and horns. Key to this dynamic are the fat, perky, dubwise bass of Izintaba's Tio Moloantoa drummer Bobby Alu's tight kit work and Rudd's fluid, meaty guitar skills. It's far more collaborative than anything he's done before. In reggae he finds the perfect sound to unify the gifts of the musicians he's gathered here.
Thanks to him, Rudd's vision of reggae is made flesh on Nanna. Though it was recorded and self-produced in Australia, it was mixed by the legendary Errol Brown at Tuff Gong in Kingston, Jamaica. On Nanna, Rudd fronts an international, multi-generational nonet of stellar players. in that inspired section.Australian songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Xavier Rudd usually performs solo, though he has stepped out with other musicians before, most notably on 2010's Koonyum Sun with the trio Izintaba. You can still class Xavier Rudd along side Ani DiFranco, Jack Johnson, Daniel Lanois, Donavon Frankenreiter.
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A deep, socially involved but equally grooving and exciting musician and, quite literally, a multi-instrumentalist: solo he can do all sorts of things at the same time, with plenty of respect for nature and the Aboriginal culture, thus with didgeridoo (alias the yirdaki) plus percussion, harmonica and guitar (preferably the Weissenborn.) Living organic and healthy are the keywords, but Xavier Rudd does package his messages honestly and with craftsmanship. Xavier Rudd is from Australia but the world is his oyster, and clearly that world must still last an eternity. Meanwhile, for the Xavier Rudd first-timers, just a quick recap of some previous praise? Hypnotizing and perfect for those who love adventurous music.
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Cool! So if you've been a bit of a Xavier Rudd follower (including that full AB in December 2008) then you'll have something exclusive to intensely look forward to! The studio sessions must be pretty much finished now and idiosyncratic Xavier would prefer present the new songs live to his European audience first. Both ex - Lucky Dube, that rather legendary South African act, and the three of them recently toured the states already.
Versatile Xavier currently plays primarily with Tio Moloantoa (bass) and Andile Nqubezelo (drums). Finally! Apparently also somewhat lighter material again, following the overwhelming trip on his previous album 'Dark Shades Of Blue'. 'Koonyum Sun'! That's the title of the new Xavier Rudd CD.
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