Africa Express Presents: Terry Riley's In C Mali
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The video to accompany the latest album from Africa Express - the first African version of Riley’s minimalist classic - recorded in Bamako, Mali in October 2013.
Director Roland Hamilton takes us on a journey through the streets of the Malian capital and into the makeshift studio at local youth club Maison Des Jeunes, offering glimpses of the creative process behind ‘Africa Express Presents… Terry Riley’s In C Mali’ with local and Western musicians plus musical director André de Ridder.
CD & limited edition vinyl out on Transgressive Records on 26th January 2015
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Terry Riley In C © Associated Music Publishers part of the Music Sales Group of Companies.
Mali recordings and editing by Jeff Wootton.
www.africaexpress.co.uk
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for me, i have always preferred Steve Reich's "Music For 18 Musicians" to 'In C'. this version, however, has leveled the playing field. what a fantastic rendition.
It's amazing how different In C can sound with different instrumentation. This is utterly gorgeous.
I am astonished at how good this is. True to Riley's original source material, yet a completely fresh and original concept. A triumph.
Wow. What an amazing take on Riley's vision. It sticks to the original spirit and yet sounds completely renewed. I'm speechless.
@pariah_carey
7 жыл бұрын
Clearly you're not speechless enough to leave a comment. which is, you know, the exact opposite of being speechless. But either way, yes, this version is spectacular
@cerinobalzano
7 жыл бұрын
Just a manner of speaking, of course :-)
Amazing how every version of In C sounds like every other -- and sounds different than every other. A brilliant concept that has stood the test of time.
@karsynanders8224
3 жыл бұрын
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@karsynanders8224
3 жыл бұрын
@Alvin Tyler thanks, I went there and it seems like a nice service :) I really appreciate it!!
@alvintyler4663
3 жыл бұрын
@Karsyn Anders Glad I could help =)
the best thing about "In C" is that it says nothing whatsoever about what instruments should be used, how many musicians there should be in the group, or how many times each section should be repeated; the only requirements are that one part keeps time for all the others, and that everyone should try and keep up with each other, not going too far ahead or lagging too far behind and as far as interpretations go, this one is fantastic!
@SaraZamboniMusic
2 жыл бұрын
Terry Riley is a clever composer :)
@kinosousa3623
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting comment, and it seems Steve Reich was the one who suggested the idea of time to Terry Riley, who initially had thought of a predetermined tempo/bpm. This way, the performance always seems more organic and fluid, less rigid I guess. See Wikipedia: "As detailed in some editions of the score, it is customary for one musician ("traditionally... a beautiful girl," Riley notes in the score) to play the note C in repeated eighth notes, typically on a piano or pitched-percussion instrument (e.g. marimba). This functions as a metronome and is referred to as "The Pulse". Steve Reich introduced the idea of a rhythmic pulse to Riley, who accepted it, thus radically altering the original composition by Riley which had no pre-determined rhythm."
LOVE love this wsay back in the 80's I first heard Terry Riley's version on organ but this is the future and the past incarnate, wow. I found my first you tube thing to play to as a drummer......coming soon...wow. This could be a loop for life.....
First heard "In C" back in 1970 or 71 on the Columbia recording and was blow away. It was my, and the world's, introduction to minimalism in music. This recording brings back that wonder and excitement.
Love this interpretation. The instruments seem so right.
Oh, it's over?! That was the quickest 40 minutes of my life.
Stunningly beautiful and exotic. I did not want this dream to end!
Transformational. Jubilant. Intoxicating
I started dancing and also crying. Best version ever.
I never want this to end
@m.a.g.3920
2 жыл бұрын
They had a project, LaMonte Young and others, they played music 24 hours a day, in turns...
Thank you Terry Riley; the work is an affirmation that I found on the front page of the on-line New York Times that was badly needed.
beautiful country, beautiful people, beautiful music, beautiful culture
Meditative African State Of Mind!
how could anyone Not want to go to Africa.
Wow! This takes the original to such a beautiful new height
Beautiful. The best realisation I've heard of In C. I love the harp coming in at 7:41
@pinkville
5 жыл бұрын
A kora, rather than a harp, I suspect :-)
@guscairns1
Жыл бұрын
@@pinkville s Sure, but all versions of the same idea, like the Malagasy Valiha. Probably like calling a lute a guitar though!
I saw Terry Riley's version live in Madison Wisconsin on the 90s. I love love love this music! To hear it in the Mali "voice" makes me appreciate it all the more. Might be better than the original. The beautiful warmth of the Mali players!
What An Absolute Jam. This is one of my favorite 'albums' of 2015 so far, hands down.
I must add tears came.......wonderful...lifted my soul especially in this dark new world I live in now, the U.S. . tytytytytyt
Listening to this and Riley’s Bird of Paradise tapes at the same time. It works
Lovely hypnotic tune
thanks-- this beings tears to my eyes-- the happy kind!
@reddaB
6 жыл бұрын
Imo Baird Same!
I have listened to this several times, it is really fantastic
If it isn't yet, this should be a CD/DVD/paid download! Fabulous!
The best thing is to play it in the background....
A wonderful gem of a tune.
This is so beautiful.
Super! merci d'avoir poste cette version si originale d'un grand maitre de la composition minimaliste!
This is fantastic. :)
Man, this is amazing. Made my morning
A phantastic version!!!
Wonderful. I bought the CD as soon as it came out. Much prefer it to the original version.
Absolutely superb!
This is incredible. Love this.
GUYS THIS IS SOOOOO GOOD !!! PS seriously going to get it on vinyl, love it so much, really a real good interpretation, mesmerizing !
Brilliant!! Sounds so organic with this piece.
this is as "music is coming home"
@immediate66
8 жыл бұрын
Completely agree - it's as if it had full circle
Extraordinary.
Wonderful!
Incredible composition meets incredible performance!
Made my day ! Great !
Gorgeous!
Super version. Bravo les gars !
Amazing!
truly amazing
Wow, qué hermoso recorrido por el África desmitificado!
Awesome!
Fantastique et totalement en "harmonie" avec mon deuxième pays!
fUntastic combo! Brava!
minimal african..- great gig in the sky..
this is awesome!
Wild idea! And they pulled it off. I need to get this album.
Love it!
still love it!!
this is amazing!
I love this Mali version much much more than the orchestra version....
Magnifique 🎉❤
delightful composition
Wow! Ouvindo desde o Brasil,Barro Duro Fields Forever,noite de chuva de verão
Great interpretation. Matches the pulsing turning world.
Extraordinaire!
MORE!
whoa!
thank you people , ) I love you
Golden.
splendide !
amazing
música máximo!
Who said: MAKE IT NEW!!!???? Great new hypnotic version, even more layered than Riley..
@kurterickson11
7 жыл бұрын
"Make it new" is a famous Ezra Pound quote.
Precioso...
sodelicious
super !
oye se sacaron temazote
🔥🔥🔥
Très belle adaptation et interprétation. Je la préfère de loin à celle de Steve Reich, ça montre que l'oeuvre de Terry Riley avait déjà des influences africaines. A quand une version indienne ? avec tabla et sitares ...
Incredible. Thanks.
@JHinstructorAAUMUSIC
9 жыл бұрын
Love this
There's a big amount of shots on the video and that's the key to it's engagement, but due to the lenght of the music it would've been great to have, let's say 3 times more shots from Mali and the recording, since it turns very monotonus after few minutes. In any case the motion picture goes along great with the music. Good job.
Amazing! You can hear the influence of 'Darude - Sandstorm' heavily in this.
@synthrequests5880
6 жыл бұрын
lmao
@CJ-vj7pm
5 жыл бұрын
Well what hasn't been influenced by "Sandstorm"?
freakin' pas possible comme c'est bon
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Takes a few liberties with the score!
@guscairns1
7 жыл бұрын
There is no score, that's the thing with In C. It's just a set of intructions. Yes, they do add a few things (such as vocals). But what's striking is how this is immediately identifiable as In C even if filtered through an African prism.
@addyd.3140
5 жыл бұрын
they do take liberties, there is some ad lib throughout, which is not suggested in the score. Though it is growing on me, fits with the african spirit of improvisation.@@guscairns1
@EmmanuelIstace
4 жыл бұрын
@@guscairns1 Yes, there's a score ;) one page long with 53 motifs preceded by 2 pages of performing directions ^^ I guess he wanted to say they took some liberties with the system to navigate the motifs and/or additional motifs...
In C - Mali ways
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Terry Riley meets Deep Forest.
My throat is getting tight just listening to the first minutes.
Whats the martial that keeps getting sparked in?
Super psychedelic!
@yootpletandfrumple4444
6 жыл бұрын
Joseph Wisgirda highly yes
download of audio?
What language is being spoken around the 22-minute mark? Bambara? Songhai? Fula? Tamasheq?
did Damon Albarn participate in this project? is he at 13:17? does he sing at some point?
1:16
great movie of dead country
This is not so bad, but it's only spicy.
audio mix is way to loud!
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