"Dear
Sylvain,
I just want to let you know how much I enjoyed your concert. You and
your wonderful colleagues were really appreciated by all with whom
I have spoken. Beyond introducing us to new instruments and a new
music, I feel you've inspired a lot of us to do what we really love
even more fully, to be ourselves, to joy in collaboration, etc. We
regretted having to be out of the building so early- it would have
been great to allow the questions and discussion to continue. A beautiful
and infectious event! Thank you!"
--Barbara H. Williams, New
York Flute Club
"When
played according to tradition the tambin, a West African wooden flute
associated with the ancient Fulani tribe, is remarkable for its distinctive
sound that combines both notes and vocalizations (an effect modern
audiences might recognize from the music of Rahsaan Roland Kirk or
Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull). In the hands of a master like Bailo
Bah, who hails from the Fouta Djallon Mountains in Guinea, the "Fula
Flute" weaves a magical musical spell. Bah's virtuosity, showcased
here backed by a rhythmially hypnotic ensemble featuring the balafon
and kora, is truly remarkable."
-- Mitchell Feldman (Contributor to Down Beat & Musica Jazz)
"I
have been meaning to tell you that I love your CD! Wunderbar! the
music swooped around our bedrom and out into the back yard the other
day, when we had all the windows open on an unusually warm day and
I thought I saw the birds gather in greater masses on the terraced
hill and branches nearby to listen and chirp and hop along, and the
bright yellow maple leaves gracefully flit and flutter to the ground.
=)"
- f
"I
think your Fula Flute CD is a delight. It is the first I have heard
of this kind of flute, and I think your recording is invaluable. Particularly
interesting for flutists interested in ethnic flutes and styles, etc.
I look forward to future releases. Blessings and thanks",
-Rhonda Larson
"Thank
you so much for thinking to send a copy of your CD to me at the station.
I played Teriya tonight on air. What a wonderful recording. Congratulations
for keeping this classic style alive with such grace in this hemisphere."
- David Noyes
The Motherland Influence WDCE 90.1 FM
Richmond VA
"Thanks
so much for sending "Fula Flute". What incredibly beautiful, soul-stirring
music !!! I enjoyed reviewing every track !! ... Got more???'
-Jim Byrnes
World
Director KBGA College Radio
University of Montana
"...
[the
CD] ... is now enjoying play on the Africa station. Many many thanks,
the addition of these tracks to the station enhances it. In fact,
"N'dianamo" is in the Top 10 Songs being played on the African
station (chart placement is determined both by listener rating
and rotation)..Take care"
- Catherine
M Gollery
Sr. World Music Director
AOLMusic
"The
Fula Flute Ensemble's CD Dedication Concert was an extraordinary event,
full of heartfelt and immediate music that demonstrates the special
beauty and virtuosity of an all-too-rarely heard West African culture.
Sylvain Leroux and Bailo Bah's duo Fula flutes are revelatory and
transporting!"-- -Howard
Mandel
President,
Jazz Journalists Association
"...
je l'ai écouté le cd... ...C'est écoeurant! C'est
hypnotique... Je crois que ça doit être le premier disque
(de flûte) de cette qualité dans le monde. Bravo!"
-Nathalie Dussault
Musicienne, koriste
"...
I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for putting such an incredible
cd together. I am an Ethnomusicology student at UCLA and spend most
of each and every day listening to music - lots of music. It is very
easy to become jaded when surrounded with such wonderful music. That
is why the Fula Flute CD surprised me so much. I came across the webpage
as I was surfing the internet and casually played "Keme Bourema",
I was astounded, so I listened to it again and again. Then I listened
to all the other samples - over and over again - I was completely
awestruck. The sound of the tambin was all I could think about for
three straight days. Finally at the end of the third straight day
of thinking only about the tambin I broke down and ordered the CD.."
-Mike Gubman
Student
"...
I've received the cd with the fantastic music of that charmed, amazing
and magic flute. I showed the CD at my show radio, and my audience
went to the delirium. Thank you once again..."
- Gilberto Mineiro
Radio DJ - Maranhão, Brazil
"We
listened to the CD last night and very much enjoyed it. It is an excellent
production, lots of depth."
-Charles Fuller
Webmaster
Africa Sounds
"It
was a terrific concert!"
- Richard Donald Smith
Music Educator, flutist
"It
was the best concert I saw since King Sunny Ade!"
- Anonymous
"It
was the best concert that I ever saw!"
-
Moussa Faty
Sound Engineer
"Le
concert etait fantastique! Les musiciens fantastiques! Le CD, aussi
FANTASTIQUE!!!!!!!!!!!!"
-Sandra Wellington
"...
usually, I go to a concert and come out saying ' I heard something
new, or they made me think of something,' but with you guys, I wasn't
even thinking... I was mezmerized!"
-Anonymous
"...
This is truly music heard in heaven. So inspiring - A revelation -..."
-Ilene Marder
