Articles by Nilan Perera

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  The Khan Jamal Creative Arts Ensemble

  Drum Dance to the Motherland

  PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2018

  There is a lot going on this 1972 live performance release by Khan Jamal. Some of it is shockingly prescient and contemporary, touching on...

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  Various

  The Rough Guide to Holy Blues

  PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2017

  [groove] [September 29] [7/10] First off, back in the day, "holy" and "blues" really couldn't be referred to in the same sentence without...

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  Zeitkratzer

  Performs Songs From the Albums "Kraftwerk" and "Kraftwerk 2"

  PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2017

  Zeitkratzer have made a name for themselves as a classical New Music ensemble that take nearly impossible non-classical works and excel in...

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  Chicago/London Underground

  A Night Walking Through Mirrors

  PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2017

  Rob Mazurek has been relentless in his musical charge through the 21st century, from his large ensemble Exploding Star Orchestra to His Chi...

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  Microtub

  Bite of the Orange

  PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2017

  Microtub's Bite of the Orange is a curiously engaging release of what are, essentially, tuba drones. The engaging part is how quickly one i...

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  Moondog 100 with Nexus and the Mike Smith Company

  The Music Gallery, Toronto ON, December 3

  PUBLISHED Dec 4, 2016

  In the annals of American outsider music, there are a couple of composers who, despite a pretty crusty demeanour and a highly unconventiona...

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  Wadada Leo Smith

  America's National Parks

  PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2016

  When a conceptual theme is applied to a musical work, regardless of genre, it puts a focus of intent that affects the composer and performe...

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  Supersilent

  Supersilent 13

  PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2016

  From the opening electro-Cambodian court music ritual vibe on Supersilent 13, one readily grasps the wide-ranging possibilities that follow...