Sven Kacirek

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Sven KacirekSven Kacirek played with Shabaka Hutchings, Marc Ribot, John McEntire, Sofia Jernberg, Stefan Schneider, Nils Frahm, Ogoya Nengo, Hauschka, F.S. Blumm, Alexander Schubert, Bernd Begemann, Samy Deluxe, a.o.Economic Partnership Agreement by Sven Kacirek & Daniel Mburu Muhuni, released 30 November 20171. We Have Been Offended By The World Leadership2. Mr. Mandelson3. Cycle Of Poverty4. Shrouded In Secrecy5. Almost Paradise6. The Weather Has Changed So Much7. Life At Mathare Slums8. Infrastructure And Technology9. I worked In Flower Farms10. Let The Leaders Come To The Grassroots11. The Weather Has Changed So Much (Benjamin Wild Remix)Interviews recorded with people in Kenya about an “Economic Partnership Agreement” (EPA) mark the core of ten compositions by Sven Kacirek and Daniel Mburu Muhuni. They have spoken to dozens of people affected by this free trade agreement between the EU and the African Pacific Countries. While EPA is being negotiated mainly outside of the limelight of international attention, this album is an approach to shed a critical light onto the complex circumstances and inhumane side effects of global trade.This is a musical oral history. The spoken words are the vocals of the tracks. The artists have left the rhythm and tonality of the voices untouched. The statements are simply collaged into subthemes. Subsequently, Kacirek and Muhuni have dubbed the voices with their instruments (mallets, piano, percussion, synthesizer, and many more). The result is nothing less than a mesmerizing stream of consciousness.Sven Kacirek has travelled to Kenya many times, always on the quest for musical inspiration and collaborations. The most famous result are his “Kenya Sessions” from 2011 (Pingipung 020). With this new album, Kacirek and his musical partner Muhuni focus on an intercultural exchange which aims at more than beautiful music: Unveiling voices about global trade from a Kenyan perspective.Reviews:"Vor allem aber nimmt die Musik die Stimmen derer ernst, die von diesem Leben berichten. Kacirek und Muhuni spielen die Sprachmelodien der Interviewten nach, mit Marimbas, Daumenklavieren, Perkussionsinstrumenten. So wird aus den Erzählungen der Bauern und Aktivisten, aus ihrer Aufregung, ihrem Zorn und ihrer Enttäuschung ein eigener Klang. Über ein Jahr hat Sven Kacirek an diesem Werk gearbeitet. Und sich zunehmend geärgert: über Politiker, die angesichts der Flüchtlingskrise erklärten, man müsse die Fluchtursachen bekämpfen, und in Verhandlungen wie denen über das Economic Partnership Agreement genau das Gegenteil machen." Christoph Twickel in: Die Zeit, 25.Dec.2017

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