James, Markus / Timbuktoubab
| Album: | Timbuktoubab | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | James, Markus | Added: | Feb 2005 | |
| Label: | Firenze Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2005-03-06 | Pull Date: | 2005-05-08 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | May 8 | Apr 24 | Apr 17 | Mar 27 | Mar 20 | Mar 13 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 30, 2018: | Ad Hoc Variety Show
Takamba Blues |
4. | May 03, 2005: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Mone/Jump Up and Fly |
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| 2. | Dec 24, 2005: | New World Blues
16 Camels/Yer Man Ya Li |
5. | Apr 22, 2005: | No Cover, No Minimum - Part I
Gobissa/Things We'll Never |
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| 3. | Sep 30, 2005: | No Cover, No Minimum
Wakin Up at Midnight/Ebina, 16 Camels/Yer Man Ya Li |
6. | Apr 11, 2005: | Sonar
16 Camels/Yer Man Ya Li |
Album Review
Decca
Reviewed 2005-03-03
Reviewed 2005-03-03
SF-based singer/songwriter/guitarist James returns to Mali and teams up with some star performers. (Sankare on calbash/vox, Sare: violin/vox, Sidibe: n’goni (harp) & vox). Lyrics in Songhai, Bambara & English. Based in the blues but with a decidedly African flavor. I liked it all, and especially these:
1. Dark & low key blend of vocals & sounds. Cool.
2. Driving blues-based w/some great guitar.
3. Slow, spare w/a quiet sense of power.
6. Cool, lowdown blend of perc/voices/guitars.
8. Slide guitars, deep voices, a dark, lowdown sound.
13. Great world blues sound. Slow, serious.
15. Percussion/vocals in a “blues around the fire” kind of sound.
16. Birds lead into a nice jam for vox/perc/strings.
1. Dark & low key blend of vocals & sounds. Cool.
2. Driving blues-based w/some great guitar.
3. Slow, spare w/a quiet sense of power.
6. Cool, lowdown blend of perc/voices/guitars.
8. Slide guitars, deep voices, a dark, lowdown sound.
13. Great world blues sound. Slow, serious.
15. Percussion/vocals in a “blues around the fire” kind of sound.
16. Birds lead into a nice jam for vox/perc/strings.
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