Raya Brass Band / Raya
Album: Raya   Collection:World
Artist:Raya Brass Band   Added:Oct 2015
Label:Self-Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2015-11-01 Pull Date: 2016-01-03 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Jan 3 Dec 27 Dec 20 Dec 6 Nov 29 Nov 22 Nov 15 Nov 8
Airplays: 1 3 1 2 3 2 2 3

Recent Airplay
1. Oct 30, 2021: Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Dec 26, 2015)
Bag Of Nails
4. Dec 30, 2015: 12-30-2015
Club Mono, Mirage, Unify
2. Sep 18, 2021: Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Nov 21, 2015)
Unify
5. Dec 26, 2015: Music Casserole
Bag Of Nails
3. Aug 22, 2019: Global Ginga
Unify
6. Dec 26, 2015: BravoMarco Variety Show
Unify

Album Review
BravoMarco
Reviewed 2015-11-02
Raya Brass Band
RAYA
Reviewed by BravoMarco

Third release from this quintet out of NYC. Bringing a tradition of the Balkans infused with a gypsy, punk, ska & soulful spirit. Full of energy & brass band passion– This is a funking good album, with a mellow side.
Like & in the spirit of: No Smoking Orchestra, Balkan Beat Box, Pig Bag, Ali Hassan Kuban, Gogol Bordello, Manu Chao, The Higsons.
No FCC’s (Instrumentals) Play any. Loving 1,5,8

1) Unify (3.41) Funky mid paced beat to start off. Happy.
2) Dren Gajda (4.13) More downcast, yet still puts a smile on your face.
3) Sugar And Salt (3.49) Not as jolly. A mild mannered marching stomp.
4) Sunken Angels (5.02) Sultry start then stays just as mellow.
5) With Every Drop That Falls (5.35) Slow & smooth.
6) Ivan’s Tune (3.31) Mid paced, toe tapping head nodder.
7) Bag Of Nails (4.06) The slowish type of track he want to hear after a long night out. Has a certain Latin quality.
8) Mirage (4.31) Laid back loveliness.
9) Club Mono (4.10) Arms around each other’s shoulders dancing in a circle. Mid paced

Track Listing
1. Unify   5. With Every Drop That Falls
2. Dren Gajda   6. Ivan's Tune
3. Sugar And Salt   7. Bag Of Nails
4. Sunken Angels   8. Mirage
  9. Club Mono