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Kali Fasteau came from a musical family, playing piano, cello, flute and singing since early childhood in Paris and New York. After her university training in World Music and Jazz, she traveled for fourteen years, living in India (1981-83), Turkey (1976-77), Nepal, Morocco, Senegal, Congo, Italy, Holland, France, Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland, Yugoslavia, Germany, Greece, Haiti and America, performing in festivals and concerts, radio, television and film soundtracks.

Her recording and performing associates include: Donald Rafael Garrett, Archie Shepp, Beaver Harris, Rashied Ali, William Parker, Joe McPhee, Oliver Lake, Joseph Jarman, Andrew Cyrille, Hamid Drake and Bobby Few, among many others.

Prophecy
   Kali Fasteau (soprano saxophone, vocals,
                            percussion, and flutes)
   Shela Somalia Richards (violin)
   Ron McBee (berimbau and percussion)
   William Parker (bass)
   Newman Taylor Baker (drums)
   Ronnie Burrage (drums)
   Oscar Brown III (bass)
   Badal Roy (tabla)

"Zusaan Kali Fasteau on this CD not only plays soprano sax, cello and tympani but such exotic instruments as a sheng, ney, mizmar, kaval, moursin, sanza and a shakuhachi flute. Assisted by the great bassist William Parker and various drummers and percussionists (in addition to violinist Sheila Somalia Richard), Fasteau engages in a wide variety of colorful sound explorations. She swings hard on several of the pieces (all 15 compositions are her originals) but also utilizes vamps and drones quite effectively and adds her haunting voice. Unlike most of the world music that appears on Billboard's charts, these creative performances are truly
music of the world." -- Scott Yanow, AMG

"Fasteau plays with agility and grace, with precision and freedom,  with driving force and haunting beauty. Moving  from soprano sax to drum set to a variety of indigenous reed instruments to mind-bending vocal glossolalia, she has  an ancient-to-future aesthetic." -- Pete Gershon, STN

15 tracks in 63:39 minutes      More from Kali

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