Oru Seco by exquisicion
'Exquisicion - Oru Seco' is a solo work by drummer Jonas Imhof. It thematizes the Afro-Cuban drum suite 'Ort Seco', which can be heard for the first time on the drumset. Imhof has repeatedly dealt with African music and polymetry in various projects. From these studies the idea arose to create a solo work that combines flow and polymetry and that lets drums sound in their original form in ritual trance music.
The ritual drum suite 'Ort Seco' is the first of the two important 'rhythm suites' of the Bata drums, which contains 23 standard rhythms for all Orisha, the gods in the Yoruba religion.
Batá drums have a long history. The drum, which originally emigrated from Africa to Cuba, has also been heard in world music since the seventies.
This album was recorded between June and October 2018. As a cattle herder on the alp, surrounded by the intensity of nature and far away from the crowds, I began to devote myself to the polyphony of the individual pieces.
In the traditional Cuban drum ritual 'Oru Seco' there are three double-headed drums with their own voice, which are accompanied by the typical clave rhythm of African music.
The challenge was to bring these four voices to the drums. The basis and only source for the recordings was the book 'The Music of Santeria - Traditional Rhythms of the Batá Drums' by John Amira and Steven Cornelius.
When working out the individual pieces, I deliberately avoided other sound sources in order to create my own sound.
The idea was inspired and carried by and grew from works like Steve Reich's 'Drumming' or Gerry Hemingway's 'Acoustic Solo Works', but also by drummers like the jazz drummer Ed Blackwell, who emancipated the drumset as a melodious sounding body.
Special Thanks to: Stefanie, Karim, Speedy, Christoph
Tracklist
| 1. | Eléggua | 2:30 |
| 2. | Ogún | 2:41 |
| 3. | Ochosi | 3:43 |
| 4. | Obaloke | 2:10 |
| 5. | Inle | 2:40 |
| 6. | Babalú Ayé | 2:29 |
| 7. | Osain | 2:58 |
| 8. | Osun | 1:25 |
| 9. | Obatalá | 4:18 |
| 10. | Dadá | 2:30 |
| 11. | Oggué | 1:56 |
| 12. | Aggayú | 4:15 |
| 13. | Orula | 1:41 |
| 14. | Oricha Oko | 1:20 |
| 15. | Ibedyi | 1:28 |
| 16. | Changó | 2:41 |
| 17. | Yegguá | 2:08 |
| 18. | Oyá | 3:25 |
| 19. | Ochún | 1:21 |
| 20. | Yemayá | 3:56 |
| 21. | Obba | 2:06 |
| 22. | Odudua | 1:30 |
Credits
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EXQUISICION is a Swiss ensemble at the interface between jazz, folkloric and contemporary music. The quartet has been working together for many years in various formations.
In 2020 we were in the studio. The result is the multi-layered CD 'Conquistador', which fuses music from jazz, from the alpine world, but also music from the East and Africa.