But whereas Byrne and Simon arguably used the music of Brazil or South Africa as backgrounds over which to display their own egos, the Kronos Quartet's members managed to sublimate themselves in service to the compositions, never giving the listener any sense of condescension. The album consists of commissions from African composers working at varying distances from European conventions. When released, Pieces of Africa was subject to some of the same 'cultural imperialist' criticism that had been more successfully leveled at performers like David Byrne and Paul Simon. Kronos quartet pieces africa pieces of africa kronos quartet mp3 kronos quartet pieces of africa youtube kronos quartet pieces of africa flac kronos quartet pieces. Glass also introduced Suso to Kronos Quartet violinist David Harrington, and in 1992 he played kora on the avant classical group's Pieces of Africa.
