African polyphonies

making the sounds vibrate !  

Forming a lynchpin between the western and African worlds, Anita Daulne offers us a different approach to song. Breaking out from tropical forest and into ethnic blends of the city she leads us deep within our natural being, discovering new colours, lights, shades and smells. Subtle vocal changes warm the voice and body and thus open up a whole range of sounds and expression. The interplay between soloist and chorus causes each member to become both an essential part and a complement to the polyphonic whole.

 

This approach to ethnic song is so different to the western concept of music that it is not necessary to have academic knowledge, simply a desire to open up our minds to new sonorities and to the outside world.

As an artist for a number of years with Zap Mama, Anita Daulne has researched musical traditions throughout the world, learning and sharing with Taureg women, Dongons, Puelhs, Pygmies, Mangbetu, Zulus and others.