While Sleeping, Watch (Ancient Records, 2013)
While Sleeping, Watch is the first album collaboration between laoutar virtuoso Jim Matus and percussionist Doug Raneri. Jim Matus is well known in the Massachusetts area for his various world music and jazz bands and projects, including Paranoise, Mawwal and Impulse Ensemble. On this occasion he teams up with Doug Raneri, who plays a wide range of acoustic percussion instruments as well as electronic percussion.
The duo presents a fascinating set of jam-style pieces characterized by the creative serpentine melodies of the laoutar mixed with morphing hypnotic rhythms and sounds. The result is improvisatory and melodic at the same, with a global music essence.
While Sleeping, Watch is an engaging world fusion album by a duo of talented and passionate instrumentalists.
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
