| Product Summary | | Label: Rounder Records | | UPC: 00011661063426 | | Release Date: 3/3/2009 | | Buy.com Sku: 210731423 | | Item#: M4KV7W | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25332 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Tulinesangala (Uganda) - (with Nakisenyi Women's Group) ~ Bela Fleck |  | | 2. Kinetsa (Madagascar) ~ Bela Fleck | | | 3. Ah Ndiya (Mali) ~ Bela Fleck | | | 4. Kabbi (Tanzania) ~ Bela Fleck | | | 5. Angelina (Uganda) - (with Luo Cultural Association) ~ Bela Fleck | | | 6. D'Gary Jam (Madagascar,Uganda,Mali,Senegal,South Africa,Tanzania,Cameroon) ~ Bela Fleck | | | 7. Throw Down Your Heart (Mali) ~ Bela Fleck | | | 8. Thula Mama (South Africa) - (with Vusi Mahlasela) ~ Bela Fleck | | | 9. Wairenziante (Uganda) - (with Muwewesu Xylophone Group) ~ Bela Fleck | | | 10. Buribalal (Mali) ~ Bela Fleck | | | 11. Zawose (Tanzania) - (with Chibite/The Zawose Family) ~ Bela Fleck | | | 12. Ajula/Mbamba (The Gambia) - (with The Jatta Family) ~ Bela Fleck | | | 13. Pakugyenda Balebauo (Tanzania) - (with Warema Masiaga Cha Cha) ~ Bela Fleck | | | 14. Jesus Is The Only Answer (Uganda) - (with Ateso Jazz Band) ~ Bela Fleck | | | 15. Matitu (Tanzania) ~ Bela Fleck | | | 16. Mariam (Mali) ~ Bela Fleck | | | 17. Djorolen (Mali) ~ Bela Fleck | | | 18. Dunia Haina Wema/Thumb Fun (Tanzania) ~ Bela Fleck | |
| Throw Down Your Heart chronicles banjo virtuoso and 9 time Grammy award winner Bela Fleck's musical journey to Africa to explore the little known African roots of the banjo. Bela's boundary-breaking musical adventure takes him to Uganda, Tanzania, The Gambia, and Mali, and provides a glimpse of the beauty and complexity of African music. Using his banjo, Bela transcends barriers of language and culture, finding common ground and forging connections with musicians from very different backgrounds.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: B?la Fleck (banjo). | | Audio Mixer: B?la Fleck. | | Audio Remasterer: Richard Dodd. | | The discography of banjo maestro Bela Fleck is full of eclectic music that ranges from traditional bluegrass to forward-thinking jazz to world fusion. THROW DOWN YOUR HEART is the third volume in Fleck's TALES FROM THE ACOUSTIC PLANET series, one that documents his travels in Africa. Fleck recorded in Mali, Senegal, Gambia, and Uganda, among other countries, drawing on the musical traditions of those countries and adding his own restlessly inventive imagination. Among his 40 guests are Baba Maal, Toumani Diabate, and Oumou Sangare, along with numerous outstanding musicians not known outside their native countries. The results don't have much in common with Fleck's wackier hybrid forms; instead the music is sincere, straightforward, and very beautiful. Fleck also made a film of his sojourn, for which THROW DOWN YOUR HEART serves as the soundtrack. |
Producer: Bela Fleck |
Engineer: Robert Battaglia; Damon Whittemore; Kristen Mueller; Yves Wiernet; Wellington Bowler; Dave Sinko; Richard Battaglia; Bela Fleck |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 03/03/2009 | | Original Release Date : 2009 | | Catalog ID : 1166106342 | | Label : Rounder Select | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00011661063426 |
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| | Bio | | | Bela Fleck Bela Fleck is often considered the premier banjo player in the world. A New York City native, he picked up the banjo at age 15 after being awed by the bluegrass music of Flatt & Scruggs. While still in high school he began experimenting with playing bebop jazz on his banjo, mentored by fellow banjo renegade Tony Trischka. In 1980, he released his first solo album, Crossing the Tracks, with material that ranged from straight ahead bluegrass to Chick Corea's "Spain." In 1982, Fleck joined the progressive bluegrass band New Grass Revival, making a name for himself on countless solo and ensemble projects ever since as a virtuoso instrumentalist. In 1989 he formed the genre-busting Flecktones, with members equally talented and adventurous as himself. Throw Down Your Heart, the third volume in Bela's renowned Tales from the Acoustic Planet series, is his most ambitious project to date. In on-location collaborations with musicians from Uganda, Tanzania, Senegal, Mali, South Africa and Madagascar, Bela Fleck explores the African origins of the banjo, the prototype of which was brought to American shores by African slaves. Throw Down Your Heart is a companion to the award-winning film of the same name, which Bela and director Sascha Paladino are currently premiering at festivals nationwide. Transcending barriers of language and culture, Fleck finds common ground with musicians ranging from local villagers to international superstars such as the Malian diva Oumou Sangare to create some of the most meaningful music of his career. The music on the album is as adventurous and varied as anything we've come to expect from Bela, ranging from the tradition-based opening track, performed with a group of Kenyan women singers, to the exquisite title track, performed with the Haruna Samake Trio and Bassekou Kouate from Mali. Basseko, who comes from a long line of Griot musicians, is an incredible improvising player who plays the n'goni, the Malian banjo. The music he and Bela make together is gentle and melodic. Equally modern is his duet with South African guitarist Vusi Mahlasela, who is simply known as 'the voice' (and what an awesome and expressive voice he has). His music connects South Africa's Apartheid-scarred past with its promise for a better future.
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