Description
When is debut album from MacUmba came out it was ground-breaking. We had never heard Scottish melodies played on bagpipes with Brazilian and Caribbean rhythms on drums and percussion! Now, of course, many others have followed this path - but this original MacUmba CD still excels!
Moonshine; Mo Chuachag Laghach Thu; The Selkie; 6/8 Itapuan; Don De Megalomania; Cullen Bay; Heaven Scent; MacCrimmon's Lament; Fairy Glen; Lochanside; Sandy's New Chanter; Just Five More Minutes; Loch Roag; A Man's A Man; Damp Carpet; Ruby Grant; Megalomania.
"Stuff that will set the blood alight"! Scots Magazine
"African drumming, Scots piping, tradition-blending, mind-blowing!!"
Don't Hold Your Breath, entered the Greentrax 'Best Selling' album chart, indeed one shop - Waterloo Records, Austin, Texas, USA - alone sold a staggering 1,000 plus units of the album!
MacUmba has worked closely with the British Council and Scottish Trade International on several occasions and took part in pre-match celebrations in both Paris and Bordeaux during the 1998 World Cup football finals in France. The Band has also been involved with Scottish Trade International/Scotland the Brand in both 1997 and 1998 in connection with 'Scotfest', which annually promotes Scottish products in the U.S.A. during January and February.
What the critics said:-
"MacUmba, a beast apart from any other Scots ethnic/roots band, and a wonderful one at that. "Don't Hold Your Breath" is music to marvel at" John O'Reagan.
"Wow, book this Band immediately - they'll be a sensation" Inverness Courier.
"This is fiery stuff that will set the blood alight" The Scots Magazine.
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Traditional Scots music played on the bagpipes.