Soweto Percussion Ensemble

Departing from the diversity of artists that characterizes the other instrumental editions in the Sheer Africa series, this disc focuses on a single group: the Soweto Percussion Ensemble, which was formed over a decade ago. But thanks to the multitude of instruments wielded by members of the band (currently an octet), its music is timbrally and stylistically rich. The SPE's intensely polyrhythmic style, as well as some of its instruments, are more familiar internationally from West African music.