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Trickster Tales: John Gunther & the Carpe Diem String Quartet
By John Gunther
Label: John Gunther Music
Released: 2017
Track listing: "Anansi and the Sky God"
The title of the composition comes from the West African folk tale of the trickster spider “Anansi” and his adventures with the Sky God. The piece is in six movements with each movement highlighting both a character in the folktale and a specific African musical instrument or music tradition. The work incorporates non-traditional elements of composition for the string quartet including improvisation and extended instrumental techniques.
I. Anansi goes to Nyame the Sky-God and asks the price for all the stories in the world. (Isicathamiya)
II. Onini the Python (Kora)
III. Mboro the Hornet (Fiddling of Dagbon)
IV. Mmoatia the bad-tempered Fairy (Mbiri)
V. Osebo the Leopard (Gahu drumming)
VI. Anansi delivers his captors to Nyame & is made god of all stories
Also featured on the recording are arrangements of the music of Thelonious Monk including “Monk’s Mood”, “Crepuscule with Nellie”, “Think of One” and “Bye Ya”
