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Glen Helgeson: Distant Borders Revisited

Read "Distant Borders Revisited" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Minneapolis-based guitarist Glen Helgeson is a musical world traveler. His Axis Mundi group delves into Middle Eastern, Afro-Cuban and Haitian sounds, and his Gypsy Mania Quartet gets deep in the music of Django Reinhardt. With Distant Borders Revisited he brings members of both groups, and more, into the studio for an even wider-ranging journey.A list of percussion instruments heard on the disc will give you an idea of the sound: doumbek, timbales, congas, udu drums, djembe, berimbau, riq. ...

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"This is cultural diversity in its truest sense, a melting pot that crosses boundaries of every kind. Every song is a wonderful surprise & adventure." --mashmusic.tripod.com

"Sophisticated melodies and rhythms." --Edward Blanco

"A first class world/fusion guitarist" --Chris Spector, Midwest Record Recap

"Radio-friendly mainstream jazz to easy-listening, worldbeat-infused exotica" --Tom Surowicz, Minneapolis Star Tribune

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