Various Artists / Rough Guide To African Roots Revival, The
Album: Rough Guide To African Roots Revival, The   Collection:World
Artist:Various Artists   Added:Mar 2012
Label:World Music Network  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2012-09-28 Pull Date: 2012-11-30 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Dec 2 Nov 25 Nov 11 Oct 28 Oct 14
Airplays: 1 1 2 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Dec 27, 2018: Hanging in the Bone Yard
Je T'aime
4. Nov 29, 2012: The Doldrummer
Bulanga
2. Nov 17, 2018: Hanging in the bone yard
Ya El Yaleladana
5. Nov 18, 2012: The Mongrel's Stoop
Moustapha
3. Dec 06, 2012: The Doldrummer
Adowa (Otanfo)
6. Nov 10, 2012: Music Casserole
Kenge Kenge

Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2012-10-02
Rough Guide to African Roots Revival [COLL] WORLD
VARIOUS ARTISTS 2012
Traditional African music with modern and improvised instruments
****1: 5:03 mid to fast guitar, bass & percussion, male vocal/al most wail, features the satonge, a milk can resonator with a guitar string and plastic pipe pitch adjustment.
****2: 4:04 fast Bedouin male vocals with scavenged desert junk (milk & jerry cans etc.) homemade instruments along with 5 stringed lyre.
****3: 8:02 fast mbira with male voc/wail & chorus with whistling.
***4: 5:02 slow bluesy, bass ngoni (lute), vocal/wail
****5: 4:30 fast fast percussion (amplified mbiras (thumb pianos)) & male vocals
6: 4:40 fast light percussion (sticks), fast vocal/chorus
***7: 3:28 mid fast lamellophones and vocal call & response, mild trance
****8: 3:59 fast fast trance frantic dance, percussion, casio organ and vocals
9: 3:38 fast string picking on a five liter oil can guitar with fast male vocal
***10: 5:41 mid fast wood & metal lamellophone, male voc, fem chorus call & response
****11: 5:06 mellow mid fast percussion & biram (5 stringed instrument shaped like a boat) male call & response
*****12: 7:06 slow & low intro then fast trance dance number, 25 piece ensemble, thumb pianos, e guitars with cool distortion, vocal/wails. D  Farrell 09/2012

CD#2 already in the library as "Introducing Kenge Kenge" 06/2007
***1: 9:19 fast fast benga rhythm from Kenya, percussion. one string fiddle & gong and flute, male vocal/wail.
***2: 10:26 fast, percussion & one string fiddle (orutu), male vocal/wail
3: 7:44 fast, percussion, flute, male voc
***: 8:17 mid fast percussion, orutu, flute & male vocals nice perc last half.
5: 7:39 fast percussion, orutu, flute & male vocal
***6: 7:29 slow, orutu,very nice harmonizing male vocals, perc. picks up speed, flute, pounding perc.
7: 10:42 a cappella intro. then fast percussion, orutu, male vocals, flute
8: 7:13 a cappella intro. mid fast percussion, orutu, male vocals

Track Listing
 ArtistTrack Name
1. Staff Benda Bilili Je T'aime
2. Bedouin Jerry Can Band Ya El Yaleladana
3. Mbira Dzenharira Tozvireva Tingaputike Neshungu
4. Bassekou Kouyate Moustapha
5. Konono No. 1 Nsimba & Nzuzi
6. Seprewa Kassa Adowa (Otanfo)
7. Zawose Family, The Notendachi
8. Jagwa Music Dunia Watu
9. Shiyani Ngcobo Sevalina
10. Papa Kourand Pointe-Noire
11. Mamane Barka Bulanga
12. Kasai Allstars Quick As White
13. Kenge Kenge Kenge Kenge
14. Kenge Kenge Amilly
15. Kenge Kenge Obare Yinda
16. Kenge Kenge Owang' Winyo
17. Kenge Kenge Omeme Nyapura
18. Kenge Kenge Anyango Mbeo
19. Kenge Kenge Otenga
20. Kenge Kenge Piny Agonda