Here's my suggestion:
The following 3 percussion recordings, will do the trick. I have also heard of folks using a recording
of Ocean Waves!!
Brazilian Percussionist 'Guem' has two great CDs that I always though would be great for
a system demo disc, and would function great for speaker break-in.
"African Percussions for Trance" & "African Percussions for Dance" (French Import)
Imagine going in to a 24 track studio with all of your drums and percussion
and laying down deep grooves, that Guem's recordings bring to the table.
Guem is a phenomenal African percussionist who came to France when he was 16 to
become a professional football player. Instead of this he introduced his crazy
African rhythmical patterns to the European avant garde jazz scene (Michel
Portal, Steve Lacy...). He also released 7 solo albums mostly on French ethnic
music label Le Chant Du Monde. This very exciting reissue is a separate album
that Guem recorded in Sao Paulo for a Brazilian label. It was only released in
Brazil in 1982 on vinyl. At the time Guem was touring in Brazil where he faced
the competition of local percussionists who challenged his ability to adapt to
Brazilian rhythms. The answer is on the LP: Brazilian rhythms and instruments
overwhelmed by their African forgotten roots.
Contact me via my web site if you need a copy!!!
Happy Listening,
Dave Gilden
dowda at coraconnection.com
(kora musician / audiophile / webmaster @
www.coraconnection.com / Ft. Worth, TX, USA)
