Across the LP's front half, the rhythms barely change. Whereas tunes on the earlier two EPs year relied largely on shifting layers of tribal drums, A Giant Leap adds an impressive array of vocalists into this mix CD of original productions, including the renowned Mail singer Salif Keita. Squeezed out at the end of a whirlwind year, A Giant Leap delivers on its title by significantly advancing the African-electronic template that saw Culoe plucked out of the Red Bull Music Academy in the first place, delivering on previous promise while hinting at future progression.
It wasn't afro-house so much as African music which happened to be heavily influenced by house. In contrast to tracks that merely deployed ethnic beats and unusual percussion for novel effect, The Bright Forest and its successor, The Fallen Siren, worked out from within African music traditions to meet electronic club music head on.
In a year which saw a plethora of tribal-tinged, exotic house records, South African Culoe de Song's debut The Bright Forest stood out as what you might call the real deal.The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
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