Various Artists / Songs Of The African Coast: Cafe Music Of Liberia
| Album: | Songs Of The African Coast: Cafe Music Of Liberia | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Jul 2007 | |
| Label: | Yarngo Music | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2007-08-19 | Pull Date: | 2007-10-21 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Oct 21 | Oct 14 | Oct 7 | Sep 23 | Sep 16 | Sep 9 | Sep 2 | Aug 26 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 03, 2010: | Music Casserole
Woman Sweeter Than Man |
4. | Oct 02, 2007: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Chicken Is Nice |
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| 2. | Oct 16, 2007: | At the Cafe Bohemian
You Promised To Marry Me |
5. | Sep 18, 2007: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Woman Sweeter Than Man |
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| 3. | Oct 09, 2007: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Jebe, Na Uhn Fa Sah |
6. | Sep 11, 2007: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Gbanawa |
Album Review
Decca
Reviewed 2007-08-17
Reviewed 2007-08-17
Fascinating historic live recordings from the late 1940s in Liberia. Tracks range in sound from Calypso-ish sways to early jazz. These are old recordings, so the sound quality isn’t great, but don’t let that prevent you from playing these – they’re great fun. Mostly in English, though at times hard to understand. Many w/spoken word intros.
*1. Plinky piano, midtempo male vocal backed by female. Fun. 2:56
2. Bouncy toe-tapper about getting married. 2:38
*3. Midtempo w/a toe-tapping, early jazz sound. 3:04
4. Female lead vocal, upbeat w/a true early café sound. 2:17
5. Upbeat story song w/a playful air.3:30
6. Bouncy call-response w/sweet male lead & chorus. 2:30
*7. Midtempo w/a jazzy trumpet solo. 3:08
*8. Midtempo w/some spoken lyrics in Vai. 1:52
9. Midtempo love song w/a catchy melody. 2:51
10. Lazy and folksy w/female lead & chorus. 2:30
11. A rather violent “love song” w/a lazy bounce. 2:57
12. Midtempo song w/a biblical theme. 3:32
13. Sweetly bouncy w/a light Calypso air. 2:50
*14. Male solo vox, chorus, lazy w/amusing lyrics. 3:02
15. Mid/upbeat w/nasally female lead vocalist. 2:14
*16. Lazy w/a folksy, almost bluesy sound. 4:25
*17. Alternate version of #2. Bright & bouncy. 2:38
*18. Alternate version of #3. Relaxed & nicely fun. 2:46
*1. Plinky piano, midtempo male vocal backed by female. Fun. 2:56
2. Bouncy toe-tapper about getting married. 2:38
*3. Midtempo w/a toe-tapping, early jazz sound. 3:04
4. Female lead vocal, upbeat w/a true early café sound. 2:17
5. Upbeat story song w/a playful air.3:30
6. Bouncy call-response w/sweet male lead & chorus. 2:30
*7. Midtempo w/a jazzy trumpet solo. 3:08
*8. Midtempo w/some spoken lyrics in Vai. 1:52
9. Midtempo love song w/a catchy melody. 2:51
10. Lazy and folksy w/female lead & chorus. 2:30
11. A rather violent “love song” w/a lazy bounce. 2:57
12. Midtempo song w/a biblical theme. 3:32
13. Sweetly bouncy w/a light Calypso air. 2:50
*14. Male solo vox, chorus, lazy w/amusing lyrics. 3:02
15. Mid/upbeat w/nasally female lead vocalist. 2:14
*16. Lazy w/a folksy, almost bluesy sound. 4:25
*17. Alternate version of #2. Bright & bouncy. 2:38
*18. Alternate version of #3. Relaxed & nicely fun. 2:46
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