Sandile Dikeni, South-African journalist and poet of freedom, recites his poems on the present WERGO-CD just as he performs them in public: from memory, spontaneously, and very moving. The German composer Klaus Hinrich Stahmer has recognized the symbols of the new age in Africa by reading modern African literature, examining the artwork of modern African artists, and listening to the talking drums. His musical works collected here reflect his interest in the musical traditions and political problems of the black continent. Klaus Hinrich Stahmer's close collaboration with Sandile Dikeni is particularly important. The result is a unique combination of lyricism and music.

Tracklist:

Sandile Dikeni: See My Heart
Klaus Hinrich Stahmer: Ndim Lo!
Sandile Dikeni: Hell’s Protection
Sandile Dikeni: Guava Juice
Klaus Hinrich Stahmer: Night That Dreams Dreamless
Sandile Dikeni: The Spear
Klaus Hinrich Stahmer: Chaka
Sandile Dikeni: Ode To The Musical Guerilla
Klaus Hinrich Stahmer: People Out Of Nowhere (1: Umhlaba)
Sandile Dikeni: Red Song
Sandile Dikeni: Lean Blues
Sandile Dikeni: Track Of The Tracks
Klaus Hinrich Stahmer: People Out Of Nowhere (2: !igadi)
Sandile Dikeni: Love Poem For My Country
Klaus Hinrich Stahmer: People Out Of Nowhere (3: Ageless Night. A Prayer)

UPC: 4010228668728
Label: Wergo Germany
Release Date: 5.1.06
Format: CD

Dikeni - Drum Speaks (CD)