Bolo / Bolo
| Album: | Bolo | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Bolo | Added: | Jul 2015 | |
| Label: | Bolo Music | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2015-07-24 | Pull Date: | 2015-09-25 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Sep 27 | Sep 20 | Sep 13 | Sep 6 | Aug 30 | Aug 23 | Aug 16 | Aug 9 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 14, 2021: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Sep 26, 2015)
Buzz |
4. | Jun 26, 2021: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Aug 8, 2015)
Sunshine |
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| 2. | Aug 07, 2021: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Sep 19, 2015)
Mahini Mei |
5. | Jun 19, 2021: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Aug 1, 2015)
Xango |
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| 3. | Jul 10, 2021: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Aug 22, 2015)
Nah-Ee-Nah |
6. | May 31, 2016: | It's Bollywood, It's Hollywood
Nah-Ee-Nah |
Album Review
Kamla Bhatt
Reviewed 2015-07-20
Reviewed 2015-07-20
BOLO is the self-titled debut album by Bolo consisting of 3 musicians. Each one of the band members brings different musical & spiritual influence to this album. This is a fusion of music from Africa, India & US & is spiked with jazz & soul. Saint John Coltrane African Orthodox Church in San Francisco was a significant source of influence as was Jai Uttal, the San Francisco bay area bhajan singer.
BOLO also means “talk” in Hindi and I wonder if that is where the name of the self-titled
album is drawn from.
Play any track. They all work.
1. Xongo is a tribute to a Yoruba diety of West Africa. Interesting vocals.
2. Interesting fusion of bansuri or Indian flute with West African harp that forms the music bed for a a bhajan or Indian prayer or spiritual song. Beautiful.
3. Soulful vocal that starts slow & mid-way changes course & the musicians pick up their pace & tempo. Very nice.
4. Fast-faced track with an acoustic sound.
5. Haunting opening notes on the flute. Slow & mesmerizing & turns into a fast-paced tune.
6. Malian/Indian/Middle East influence in the opening chords & then the vocals kick in.
7. Beautiful & soothing with some vocals. Mix of West African/Indian.
8. Wonderful & infectious with a vocal line from Ali Farka Toure. Mix of West Africa/Middle East
Kamla July 2015
BOLO also means “talk” in Hindi and I wonder if that is where the name of the self-titled
album is drawn from.
Play any track. They all work.
1. Xongo is a tribute to a Yoruba diety of West Africa. Interesting vocals.
2. Interesting fusion of bansuri or Indian flute with West African harp that forms the music bed for a a bhajan or Indian prayer or spiritual song. Beautiful.
3. Soulful vocal that starts slow & mid-way changes course & the musicians pick up their pace & tempo. Very nice.
4. Fast-faced track with an acoustic sound.
5. Haunting opening notes on the flute. Slow & mesmerizing & turns into a fast-paced tune.
6. Malian/Indian/Middle East influence in the opening chords & then the vocals kick in.
7. Beautiful & soothing with some vocals. Mix of West African/Indian.
8. Wonderful & infectious with a vocal line from Ali Farka Toure. Mix of West Africa/Middle East
Kamla July 2015
Track Listing
| 1. | Xango | 5. | Khol | |||
| 2. | Sunshine | 6. | Greetings | |||
| 3. | Kothbiro | 7. | Nah-Ee-Nah | |||
| 4. | Buzz | 8. | Mahini Mei |