N. Scott Robinson-World Music and Percussion, Frame Drums, Riq, Tambourines

CD PRESS RELEASES

RELEASE DATE: January 11, 2002

PRESS RELEASE: Things That Happen Fast – N. Scott Robinson on New World View Music NWVM CD-02

N. Scott Robinson, jazz-eclectic & multi-cultural world-percussionist, has released his second CD, Things That Happen Fast, featuring exotic instruments from many cultures reinterpreted in a uniquely American context. “A Western performance aesthetic coupled with contemporary improvisation and a global sound palate. That’s what we have here in the US now; a tradition of finding and expressing your own sound amongst so many influences from other cultures” says folk-jazzman N. Scott Robinson. Scott has constantly worked with diverse artists including Benny Carter, John Cage, Paul Winter, Malcolm Dalglish, R. Carlos Nakai, Glen Velez, Gary Stroutsos, Oregon, George Crumb, Marilyn Horne, Giovanni Hidalgo, Benoit Moerlen, and Jeanie Bryson. This new CD by Scott not only showcases his many diverse skills as a performer but also shows further developments in his approach to composition. Things That Happen Fast also pays special homage to the innovators of this unique approach to percussion and world music with compositions inspired by and dedicated to Naná Vasconcelos, Collin Walcott, Don Cherry, Glen Velez, Bill Summers, Okay Temiz, Trilok Gurtu, and others. Also available direct through New World View Music on-line at http://www.nscottrobinson.com, $16.00. Scores of Scott’s music available from HoneyRock Publishing (http://www.honeyrock.net).

Instrument Guide to Things That Happen Fast

Berimbau – Brazilian musical bow with a gourd, played with a stick, rock, and shaker.

Pandeiro – Brazilian tambourine, played with various parts of the hand.

Riq – Egyptian tambourine, played with the fingers on the skin and jingles.

Pocket Trumpet – A miniature jazz trumpet that can literally fit in your pocket.

Karimba – A type of Shona lamellaphone from Zimbabwe.

Cajon – Peruvian wooden box, sat on & played with hands and feet.

Kudu horn – African antelope horn from Zimbabwe.

Hammer Dulcimer – American Appalachian trapezoidal box with nearly 100 strings.

Udu – Nigerian clay pot, played by manipulating the air inside with the hands, made by
Wright Hand Drum.

Bodhran – Irish frame drum, hand-played here with techniques from Persia, India &
Egypt, made by Cooperman.

Tamburello – Italian tambourine, played here with hand and finger techniques
from Italy, Egypt & India.

Bendir – Moroccan frame drum that buzzes, played here with Moroccan & Indian
techniques, made by Cooperman.

Overtone Singing – Tuvan throat singing, singer gets multiple pitches with 1 voice.

Congas – Cuban hand drums, made by Mountain Rhythm.

Mbongo – Ivory trumpets from Zaïre (now Democratic Republic of Congo).

Hindewhu – Central African Babenzele Pygmy single-note whistle, like a small bottle-
alternate singing a note with voice then blowing a note across top of bottle.

Also features these great musicians: Malcolm Dalglish (Metamora), Joe Kaminski (Buddy Rich), Nolan Warden, and Moira Smiley (Vida).

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RELEASE DATE: May 1, 2003

FOR REVIEW: World View – N. Scott Robinson on New World View Music / United One Records NWVM CD-01 / U1CD 402 4569 3027 2

World-percussionist N. Scott Robinson’s first recording (1994), World View, has been released on CD for the first time by German label United One Records (global distribution by Qualiton Imports). This CD features exotic percussion instruments from many cultures with guitar, bass, piano, saxophone and the Chinese fiddle erhu. Scott has constantly worked with diverse artists including Benny Carter, John Cage, Paul Winter, Malcolm Dalglish, R. Carlos Nakai, Glen Velez, Marilyn Horne, Giovanni Hidalgo, Benoit Moerlen, and Jeanie Bryson. This CD by Scott showcases his many diverse skills as a performer. World View pays special homage to the innovators of this unique approach to percussion and world music with compositions inspired by and dedicated to Naná Vasconcelos, Collin Walcott, Don Cherry, and Glen Velez. Scores of N. Scott Robinson’s percussion compositions are available through HoneyRock Publishing (http://www.honeyrock.net). Available on-line through New World View Music at http://www.nscottrobinson.com or United One Records at http://www.united-one.com, $16.00 US (14.30 EURO).

Instrument Guide to World View

Berimbau – Brazilian musical bow with a gourd, played with a stick, rock, and shaker.

Donso ngoni – Six-string West African harp played in Gambia and Mali.

Riq – Egyptian tambourine, played with the fingers on the skin and jingles.

Udu – Nigerian clay pot, played by manipulating the air inside with the hands.

Frame Drum – Large frame drum, hand-played here with techniques from Persia, India &
Egypt and with a drumset brush in one hand.

Overtone Singing – Tuvan throat singing, singer gets multiple pitches with 1 voice.

Congas – Cuban hand drums.

Ghaval – Azerbaijani frame drum with rings and played with snapping the fingers.

Sanza – Hand piano from Central Africa, plucked with the thumbnails.

Tabla – Pair of hand drums from Northern India.

Slit Drum – Wooden box based on an instrument from Africa with slits on top.

Steel Pan – Trinidadian all metal drum played with rubber mallets, this one custom tuned
to a Chinese scale.

Erhu – Two-stringed Chinese fiddle.

Timba – Brazilian hand drum.

Also features these great musicians: Robert “Tigger” Benford (Paul Winter), Glen Fittin (Glen Velez, Lion King), Mike Ghegan on soprano saxophone (Keiko Matsui, Justin Timberlake), Endo Yoshiharu, Larry Barbee on electric guitar, Kevin Coyle on piano (The Platters), Vince Giardina on electric bass, Naoyuki “Taro” Irie, and Ichiro Yamamoto.

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