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Scott Tinkler, Bae il Dong, Simon Barker: Chiri

by Ian Patterson
March 4, 2011

Scott Tinkler, Bae Il Dong, Simon BarkerChiriKinmara Records2010 If the earth's core had a voice it would probably sound like Bae il Dong's. Bone-shudderingly powerful and utterly primal, his delivery is both awe-inspiring and just a little unnerving. Dong has the bass profondo of an opera singer and the raw, emotional power of the finest flamenco or qawwali singers. His sound is that of the human soul uncaged; whether song or ...