The album Seed is Afro Celt's fourth album since from 2001, which was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album. Seed is a big step forward in terms of composition and style. Their goal was to make something different than the 'Sound System', a kind of electronic, programmed beats and sounds with which they had filled their first three albums. Hence, Seed is filled with more acoustic
… material. This came about quite naturally as a result of playing live together for many years, so that a good balance was found between the many musicians, who come from all over the world. A small selection from the impressive playlist of guest musicians includes Canadian flamenco guitarist , the Brazilian singer , Irish singer (who is very similar to ), Kenyan nyatiti player and traditional Irish fiddle players and . What has remained is the energy, songs like Deep Channel, Nevermore and Rise Above It steadily build up the tempo to finish in fifth gear. Produced by the Afro Celts themselves at the old 's Britannia Row studios, Seed showcases the band's extraordinary musical craftsmanship and the entire breadth of their creativity. (RM)more
