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3/30/2024 Sultans of String (from the album Walking Through the Fire
Sultans of String (from the album Walking Through the Fire available as a self-release) (by Bryant Liggett)
On their recent release, Sultans of String dig on musical traditions as they also contemporize the past for the right now. The balance has landed them in a best of both worlds situation as they are making ‘traditional’ music of native peoples in its most original meaning, as in the sounds made by the America’s first occupants. Combine that with today’s Americana and you’ve got Walking Through the Fire, an album that is respectful nod to the past with a hearty dose of the present. “A Beautiful Darkness” is an album opener with a pulse, the experimental fiddle over the moving rhythm makes the cut ripe for the dancefloor. “The Rez” nods to home, a reminder of where you grew up and all the great things from said home that have (hopefully) had a positive shaping while “Take Off the Crown,” with its stabbing guitar and spoken word history lesson, shows Sultans of String have a worthy axe to grind as well as something to teach. “Nimhito (Dance)” is a traditional cut as the aggressive fiddle returns on “Black Winged Raven” joined by smoking guitar riffs. There’s the curve-ball cut on the album in “Sweet Alberta,” where 1970’s casual cool makes for groovy AM Gold, and the surprises don’t stop, as SOS also drop a bit of Western Europe musical history with “Tkaronto Reel” utilizing more of that Chris McKhool’s stand-out violin. Traditional Native American music is the original Americana, and the presentation of this package is set to both educate and entertain, as well as show that one can mix genres and centuries both fluently and fluidly. (by Bryant Liggett) Listen and buy the music of Sultans of String from AMAZON For more information, head to the Sultans of String website The Blog Tags widget will appear here on the published site.
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