Nile Project, The / Jinja
| Album: | Jinja | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Nile Project, The | Added: | Feb 2017 | |
| Label: | Zambaleta | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-02-15 | Pull Date: | 2017-04-19 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Apr 23 | Apr 16 | Apr 9 | Mar 19 | Mar 12 | Mar 5 | Feb 19 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 20, 2022: | At the Cafe Bohemian (rebroadcast from Mar 1, 2017)
Inganji |
4. | Jun 07, 2018: | Melange
Dil Mahbuby |
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| 2. | Feb 18, 2022: | At the Cafe Bohemian (rebroadcast from Mar 1, 2017)
Inganji |
5. | Apr 19, 2017: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Inganji |
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| 3. | Dec 15, 2021: | At the Cafe Bohemian (rebroadcast from Apr 5, 2017)
Ya Abai Wuha |
6. | Apr 12, 2017: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Inganji |
Album Review
Margy Kahn
Reviewed 2017-02-08
Reviewed 2017-02-08
Wonderful recording of musicians from 11 Nile countries who gathered in Jinja, Uganda and collaborated on ten original compositions; cross-pollination of the best kind with excellent musicians; great musical texture and variety where Africa meets the Middle East and the two meld in incredible ways; translations of lyrics can be found online at http://nileproject.org/music/lyrics/
NO FCC's; Favorite Tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10
*1-Inganji –7:52 – ultra-catchy rhythm/melody with great percussion and what sound like Bantu language lyrics starts in Rwanda and segues to other cultures/languages along the Nile like the river itself, ceaselessly moving, flowing
2- Allah Baqy – 5:04 – love song contrasting Egyptian and Sudanese Arabic dialects
*3 –Ya Abai Wuha – 5:41 – Ethiopian number really swings with Amharic lyrics and krar and bass krar; halfway rhythm picks up and sound is lighter and higher with ululation ¾ way through
4 – Omwiga –6:02 – Ugandan (“The River” in Lusoga) – interesting string figure starts out and then singer comes in over the recurring arpeggios (or bisbigliandos); halfway through the vocal mixture thickens and tempo picks up; more ululation and cries at end
*5 – Uruzi Nil –4:30 –Burundian – great drumming and pretty mbira (?) and flute; fast; with lyrics
*6 – Dil Mahbuby – 10:29 – Egyptian --begins with expertly played oud figure-- a third to halfway though, rhythm changes with percussion added and singer comes in with lyrics to “In the Presence of My Beloved”
**7 – Tenseo – 12:11 – begins with Ethiopian hymn often sung on Good Friday; evolves into polymodal expression of Ethiopian and Arabic scales and then segues to jazz improvisations between Ethiopians and Egyptians; mostly instrumental except beginning; nice percussion underpins sax solo; great oud work too
8 –Marigarita –4:58 – collaboration between Rwandan and Ethiopian musicians, trading native scales
***9 -Biwelewele –4:49 –Burundian song in Swahili about the futility of envy and hatred; lovely marriage of voices and instruments (ikembe)
**10- Mulungi Munange –6:03 - “The Beautiful Friend” in Luganda – lovely harmonic intro, same composer as #9
NO FCC's; Favorite Tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10
*1-Inganji –7:52 – ultra-catchy rhythm/melody with great percussion and what sound like Bantu language lyrics starts in Rwanda and segues to other cultures/languages along the Nile like the river itself, ceaselessly moving, flowing
2- Allah Baqy – 5:04 – love song contrasting Egyptian and Sudanese Arabic dialects
*3 –Ya Abai Wuha – 5:41 – Ethiopian number really swings with Amharic lyrics and krar and bass krar; halfway rhythm picks up and sound is lighter and higher with ululation ¾ way through
4 – Omwiga –6:02 – Ugandan (“The River” in Lusoga) – interesting string figure starts out and then singer comes in over the recurring arpeggios (or bisbigliandos); halfway through the vocal mixture thickens and tempo picks up; more ululation and cries at end
*5 – Uruzi Nil –4:30 –Burundian – great drumming and pretty mbira (?) and flute; fast; with lyrics
*6 – Dil Mahbuby – 10:29 – Egyptian --begins with expertly played oud figure-- a third to halfway though, rhythm changes with percussion added and singer comes in with lyrics to “In the Presence of My Beloved”
**7 – Tenseo – 12:11 – begins with Ethiopian hymn often sung on Good Friday; evolves into polymodal expression of Ethiopian and Arabic scales and then segues to jazz improvisations between Ethiopians and Egyptians; mostly instrumental except beginning; nice percussion underpins sax solo; great oud work too
8 –Marigarita –4:58 – collaboration between Rwandan and Ethiopian musicians, trading native scales
***9 -Biwelewele –4:49 –Burundian song in Swahili about the futility of envy and hatred; lovely marriage of voices and instruments (ikembe)
**10- Mulungi Munange –6:03 - “The Beautiful Friend” in Luganda – lovely harmonic intro, same composer as #9
Track Listing
| 1. | Inganji | 6. | Dil Mahbuby | |||
| 2. | Allah Baqy | 7. | Tenseo | |||
| 3. | Ya Abai Wuha | 8. | Marigarita | |||
| 4. | Omwiga | 9. | Biwelewele | |||
| 5. | Uruzi Nil | 10. | Mulungi Munange |