Live at the Pito Bar

Artist: Bernard Woma
Label: Avant Japan
Category: Music

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Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 634164006327
EAN: 0634164006327
ASIN: B0000058W7

Release Date: 1998-01-20

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Tracks:

Kelewele
Fufu
100 Cedis
Gori Foto
Tiebou Dienne

Customer Reviews:

I like the sound quality.......2004-09-02

This is a live field recording. It sounds like it. Some recording artists go to great lengths to get sounds like this in the studio. If you prefer pristine, audiophile recordings, you won't like this, then heed the warnings of the one-star reviewers.

I think it's questionable that it's a bootleg, as the recordist gives great thanks to Bernard Woma in the liner notes.

I'm interested to hear "better sounding" Bernard Woma, but part of what I love about this is the sound of it.

The worst CD by a great artist.......2004-07-20

As some listeners have noted, this CD is a glimpse into the brilliant virtuosity of African percussionist and xylophonist Bernard Woma. The man is in a class by himself.

Unfortunately, this CD is poorly recorded and mastered even worse. The sound quality obscures what's going on with the music. Any of Bernard's other CD's are much, much better -- and if you want a great live performance, buy "Bernard Woma in Concert" (I don't know if it's on Amazon yet, but search in Google and you can easily buy it).

Someone here wrote that the problem with this "Pito Bar" CD is that it was a bootleg, which would explain it. And give another big reason to pick up a better CD by this great artist!!

Rhythmic complexity at its highest.......2004-02-26

Bernard Woma is a master musician, and all his CD's are worth hearing, however this one is astounding. Informally recorded, the sound quality could be better but what you receive in trade
is authenticity - a live event that is rarely captured. The rythmic variations, speed and intensity achieved by these players seems almost superhuman. A perfectly syncronized clattering wall of sound which will envelop, entrance and fascinate you from start to finish, you cannot go wrong with this CD.

This is a bootleg recording of a great musician.......2003-11-07

Bernard Woma is a fantastic musician. He is a master of the gyil, the xylophone from Ghana. But this is a bootleg recording, and nobody should buy it, and Amazon should not be selling it. The recording quality is terrible to boot, though Bernard's playing is always exemplary.

Luckily, Bernard finally has come out with a real CD, and you can find out about it at www.JumbieRecords.com.

Please do not buy this disk. It is wrong to steal from musicians, no matter where they are from. Please tell Amazon not to support bootleggers.

Listening to percussive magic........2001-06-06

I am very lucky to have been introduced to this cd. It is a glimpse into some of the most advanced drumming on this planet. The music takes place not in a studio but at a jam session in a bar. The playing is loose yet incredibly tight. Intricate yet flowing. A definate must-hear for percussionts.

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