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Azure

by Tatopani

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Azure 09:05
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Nepali Bicycle Song 07:57
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El Jinete 09:24
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Bat Dance 04:39
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Leap of Faith 11:08
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Eleven 07:14
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Out of the Blue 04:24
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Delgado 10:18
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about

Some call Tatopani "contemporary world music," but such a simple description doesn't do justice to the musical magic they conjure up. A trio-turned-quartet of Tokyo-based Americans and Australians, the genres of world, jazz, classical, acoustic and ethnic all capture individual aspects of their music -- but who really needs these terms anyway? So unique and engaging is their sound that "Tatopani music" is perhaps the most apt description.

Together since 1993, Tatopani's third release, "Azure," came out last week on their own label. The original trio of Andy Bevan, Christopher Hardy and Robbie Belgrade have played together for about a dozen years, and for this album they have added pianist Bruce Stark. With mastery of more than a dozen different instruments among them, they easily weave complex musical textures out of their varied musical experiences.

While all have studied music both in conservatories and with masters of a range of instruments like tabla, kalimba and didgeridoo, the familiar warmth and immediacy of piano, sax and percussion fastens those more exotic sounds into a lyrical totality.

On "Azure" they recombine and recreate disparate traditions with diverse grooves and an intriguing sense of harmony; graceful passages flow together with funky, driving jams in symphony-like majesty -- all based on their eclectic instrumentation. Think you can't dance to didgeridoo? Think again. And call it what you like, you'll dig it just the same.

(Michael Pronko - The Japan Times: Nov. 18, 2005)

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released November 24, 2005

TATOPANI:
Andy Bevan - saxes, flutes, didjeridoo, kalimba, voice
Robbie Belgrade - saxes, bass clarinet, tabla, pandeiro
Christopher Hardy - percussion
Bruce Stark - piano, keyboard

Recorded on August 2nd & 3rd at Victor Studios
Recording and Mixing Engineer: Hideo Takada
Assistant Engineer: Shohei Kasuya
Mastering Engineer: Takeshi "Hakkaman" Hakamata
Art Direction and Design: Andy bevan and Takashi Ito
Disc Art and Logo Design: Takashi Ito
Produced and Directed by Tatopani

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TATOPANI began in 1993 as a trio of multi-instrumentalists, composers - Andy Bevan, Christopher Hardy and Robbie Belgrade - featuring percussion and woodwind instruments from a variety of world music traditions. Tatopani’s 4th CD, "New Directions", adds Frédéric Viennot on keyboards and Harutoshi Ito on cello/guitar. TATOPANI continues to present new directions in original music. ... more

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