Friday 21 March 2014

The Melody of Rhythm



The Melody of Rhythm is an Alright album by banjoist Béla Fleck. Fleck teamed up with the legendary tabla player Zakir Hussain and bassist Edgar Meyer to record this album.

Fleck is known for his versatility as he has played everything from country, pop, jazz, bluegrass, classical, and even folk. Fleck has also won awards that includes, Best Classical Crossover Album and Best Arrangement for Fleck and Meyer's arrangement of Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum.

Combining two classical musical instruments gives the listener a new twist on old classics. As the banjo is in graved in North-American folk music and also Irish traditional , while tablas are also in graved in Indian Sufi music and also Indian classical music.

The bass of the tablas and the strings of the banjo and give a new light on traditional music. East meets west with the compositions in this album.

Check it out on Youtube, The Melody of Rhythm - Bubbles

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