How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/How The Camel Got His Hump

Bobby Mcferrin, Jack Nicholson - How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/How The Camel Got His Hump

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Artist: Bobby Mcferrin, Jack Nicholson
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1994-06-28
Music Label: Rabbit Ears
Soundtracks:

Narration and Music/Just So/How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/Anantarivo - Jack Nicholson
Humph!/How the Camel Got His Hump/Camel Dance - Jack Nicholson

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Music Review: The art of brain candy; Jack tells a story
Rating: 5 Stars

Between the three artists involved here- Rudyard Kipling's little gems, Bobby McFerrin's otherworldly sounds and songs, and Jack Nicholson's soft, slow, meditative readings- this recording should be on the top of the list for every fan of the spoken word.
The "Just So Stories" were Kiplings finest work in many ways, free of the Jingoism that flaws his adventure novels. Each one is a pean of love for his child. These 'splanations of how the world came to be as it is meet the requirements for a classic fable, adorned with little twists that will have you shaking your head and laughing in recognition- all these many years later.
Mcferrin's vocalizations were at their peak around this time. Here they range from dance rhythms that will get your hips moving- to space-ship sounds of the wind in a lonely desert. Knowing that his only instrument is his body adds to the fun your ears have.
Nicholson is, of course, celebrated for his voice- that soft, sly and sarcastic inflection that, no matter what he's just said, has you searching for the hidden meaning. His readings are slow, here. He puts long spaces between the phrases, spaces for your mind to fill with ideas, like the white spaces in a coloring book.
I have to say that I haven't any young children left in my house to try this recording on. But don't use that as an excuse not to try it- my teens really enjoyed it. For the adults, it's a psychedelic journey and a perfect thing to listen to while your hands are busy.

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