Trance Dance
by Christer Bothen & Bolon Bata
- Type: Album
- Released: 1984
- Label: Touch
- Country: Sweden
- Length: 44:41
- Community rating: 3.8/5 from 4 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Swedish multi-instrumentalist Christer Bothen partners with the ensemble Bolon Bata for an immersive exploration of global rhythmic traditions. 'Trance Dance' seamlessly merges deep, polyrhythmic African percussion with expansive jazz fusion and free improvisation. The album is highly regarded for its hypnotic intensity and authentic cross-cultural musical dialogue.
Genres
Descriptors: Fusion, percussive, polyrhythmic, ritualistic, improvisational, long-form
Tracklist
- Trance Dance (10:47)
- Mimouna (8:59)
- 9 + 10 Moving Pictures For The Ear (15:46)
- The Horizon Stroller (9:09)
Credits
- Bolon Bata - primary artist, band
- Gittes Digiset AB - typography [type setting]
- Elsie Petr茅n - alto saxophone
- Sigge Krantz - bass
- Mattias Helld茅n - cello
- Bengt Berger - drums, drums [ewe drums]
- Bosse Skoglund - drums, drums [ewe drums], drums, vocals
- Tord Bengtsson - piano, guitar, violin