<H1>Bruford's Packet of Two - The Percussion Ensembles -- Bill Bruford Productions Shopping Cart</H1> <I>Drumheads only! Percussin virtuosi from Africa to Amsterdam, from Tokyo to London to L.A, show how it's done.</I> <P> <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/bruford/images/Untitled-2.gif" ALIGN=right ALT="Bruford's Packet of Two - The Percussion Ensembles" NAME="Bruford's Packet of Two - The Percussion Ensembles" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> The New Percussion Group of Amsterdam<BR>The World Drummers Ensemble<BR>(Now a Packet of Two as the Network of Sparks disc is no longer available.)<BR><BR>Disc A<BR><BR>Bill Bruford and Keiko Abe - The New Percussion Group of Amsterdam - Go Between<BR><BR><BR>This latest Summerfold Records release comes from The New Percussion Group of Amsterdam, featuring Bill Bruford and Keiko Abe. The album 'Go Between' was originally released in 1986 but has been unavailable since 1992.<BR><BR>The New Percussion Group of Amsterdam was founded in 1980 by two solo percussionists of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Symphony Orchestra, Jan Pustjens and Niels Le Large, specifically to bring new and adventurous percussion works to a young and modern audience. This re-mastered edition of Go Between comprises four long tracks of material written specifically for the project and its two stellar featured artists.<BR><BR>Bill Bruford has been in the top echelon of percussionists for almost forty years. Through bands like Yes, King Crimson and Genesis to countless sessions and also leading a number of his own groups. Bill has enjoyed success within a number of different musical fields including rock and jazz. He currently leads the successful Earthworks jazz ensemble and runs the equally successful record labels Summerfold and Winterfold.<BR><BR>The eminent Japanese composer and virtuoso, Keiko Abe, studied percussion, composition and piano at Gakugei University in Tokyo, ultimately specialising on marimba, the instrument she was to change forever. Her formidable technical skill and powerful musical interpretation has made her a primary figure in the development of the modern five octave concert instrument, in terms of expanding both technique and repertoire.<BR><BR>This album will be eagerly anticipated by both the substantial and devoted Bill Bruford fan base and also by the growing Classical/World Music devotees. Both will appreciate a musical programme with one of the finest percussion groups in the world featuring two brilliant guest artists. Bill appears on one track<BR><BR>Track Listing:<BR>1. Go Between <BR>2. Redbone <BR>3. Marimba Spiritual <BR>4. Maenaden<BR><BR>Running Time 47 mimutes<BR><BR><BR>Disc B<BR><BR>The World Drummers Ensemble<BR><BR><BR>Four percussion masters, global leaders in their respective disciplines, come together for a highly-charged musical exchange; explosive, unpredictable, and unusual. Doudou N&#213;Diaye Rose ( Senagalese master of the sabar ), Chad Wackerman, ( Frank Zappa, Allan Holdsworth ), Luis Conte ( Madonna, Michael Jackson ), and Bill Bruford ( Yes, King Crimson, Earthworks ), are known internationally as the World Drummers Ensemble. For those unfamiliar with, or unpersuaded by, the astonishing and increasing grip of the percussive arts as an innovative force in music across continents, this Dual Disc CD / DVD offers conclusive proof, were any needed, that rhythm beats at the heart of all things.<BR><BR>The music includes pieces from all members, but also from Switzerland via Pierre Favre, Turkey via the Harem Percussion Group, America via Max Roach, and there&#213;s even a re-working of King Crimson&#213;s &#210;B&#213;Boom&#211;. This Dual Disc CD audio / DVD documents over an hour of their ambitious programme from concerts in Amsterdam and Brussels, and includes a complimentary 15 minute DVD on the reverse side.<BR><BR>TRACKLIST: <BR>Disc 1: <BR>1. Conundrum <BR>2. Majorette <BR>3. Prism <BR>4. Baye Kene N'Diaye<BR>5. Ritm Kompozisyon<BR>6. A Coat Of Many Colours<BR>7. Self Portrait<BR>8. Sa N'Diaye<BR>9. B'Boom <BR>10. Encuentro (Encounter)<BR><BR>Disc 2: <BR>1. Reverse of Disc - DVD Side In Concert Footage<BR>2. Track Select<BR>3. Additional Info<BR><BR>Doudou N&#213;Diaye Rose---Sabar and Gorom Babass<BR>Chad Wackerman-- Acoustic drums, Pitched drums and Pitched cymbals.<BR>Luis Conte &#208; Conga Drums, Timbales, Cajon, Percussion<BR>Bill Bruford &#208;Acoustic and Electronic drums<BR><BR></P> <P> <LI>SKU: BBPAC6 </P> <P><B>Other products in the category <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/bruford/Category20" TITLE="Bruford's Packets of Three">Bruford's Packets of Three</A>:</B> <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/bruford/Product85 TITLE="Bruford's Packet of Three - 3 Decades Live">Bruford's Packet of Three - 3 Decades Live</A> -- From 1970s electric fusion to 21st century acoustic little big-band. It all happens on stage. 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