The Wachaga people have lived at the foot of Kilimanjaro for thousands of years. In 2014 producer, multi-instrumentalist and filmmaker Ophir 'Kutiman' Kutiel arrived there by jeep to make sound and video recordings with the permission of the Tanzanian government; from everyday sounds to special ones, such as school children playing drums or dancers wearing bells to add a percussive element to their
… dance. In his studio he added his usual cutting and pasting work. At that time Kutiman listened a lot to spiritual jazz. Inspired by this, he had the remaining space filled in by saxophonist Shlomi Alon, trumpet player Sefi Zesling and trombonist Yair Slutzki. The result is an unprecedented, phenomenal crossover between jazz, psychedelic synthesizer sounds and a variety of African music, from the traditional question and answer game, through festive singing to mesmerizing atmospheres. (AD)more
