Sunday, February 27, 2011

Elbo.ws: 'Third Stream Music: Leo Brouwer and Bill Harris'

[Leo Brouwer]

AfriClassical has posted recently about an experiment by drummer Bill Harris which involves a recorded composition of the Afro-Cuban composer, guitarist and conductor Leo Brouwer (b. 1939), profiled at AfriClassical.com. This blogger is enthusiastic about the experiment:

Feb 24, 4:19pm
Those Who Dig
My favorite musicians are the ones who are not bound to the expectations of normative technique or repertoire. That being said I recently ran into a 'musical experiment' from Bill Harris where he performs a transcription of Leo Brouwer's Danza Caracteristica for drum kit alongside Manuel Barrueco's recording. Inventive, thought provoking, unique, cool. What's not to love?”

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