Review
of: Taiko to Tabla
Album recorded live at the Bruges Festival 98
on the ZOKU EMI label
Review from: THE MiX
Joji Hirota and Pete Lockett - Taiko to Tabla (Zoku)
Just taking onboard these guys' credits is difficult enough. Indian
percussion specialist Peter Lockett has graced recordings by Björk,
Kula Shaker and Bill Bruford,
while Japanese drumming guru Joji Hirota has worked with the
likes of Jah Wobble and Bill Evans.
But there's no jazz or pop here. Taiko to Tabla is a
live workout of inspired multicultural pieces penned by the two maestros, and executed
beyond the realms of belief, live, with no overdubs. Given that, it's a glorious insight
into the disciplines of combining an all-encompassing range of percussion instruments in a
streamlined way. Both sonically and in terms of musicianship, it is difficult to cite
individuals who are this able. Put these two together, and there simply is nothing to
touch them. Nick Serre
Studio: Live at the Bruge Festival
Verdict: Top percussion duo - 9/10
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