Cissoko, Ba / Electric Griot Land
| Album: | Electric Griot Land | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Cissoko, Ba | Added: | Feb 2008 | |
| Label: | Totolo | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2008-04-27 | Pull Date: | 2008-06-29 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Jun 29 | Jun 15 | Jun 8 | May 25 | May 18 | May 11 | May 4 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 27, 2008: | The Rent Party
Silani |
4. | May 20, 2008: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Griot Ba |
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| 2. | Jun 10, 2008: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Tjedo |
5. | May 14, 2008: | nag champa orangeasm
Griot Ba |
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| 3. | Jun 03, 2008: | Sub for Cafe Bohemian!
Griot Ba |
6. | May 13, 2008: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Africa |
Album Review
Decca
Reviewed 2008-04-19
Reviewed 2008-04-19
Cissoko is a Guinean singer/kora player backed by some cousins (equally talented) on percussion, balafon, bass, guitars, programming. Plus some sterling non-family guest stars. Wonderful music. Every track is worth at least one star. A fabulous blend of the Griot tradition and modern musical influences with lots of unexpected twists.
1. Bright & fast kora. Delicious! A fast wiggle w/cool vocals.
2. Upbeat Afro rock w/English hip hop. Very cool.
3. Starts w/rain, sweet, relaxed, warm.
4. Upbeat kora, perc, vocals. Fast, w/great layers of strings.
5. Bouncy mid/upbeat ode to African leaders. Great vocals/chorus.
6. Upbeat w/male & fem vocals & electric dance jam.
7. Midtempo bounce with a warm, sway & cool programming break.
8. Short (1:32) music-box-like kora w/conversation & kids. In French.
9. Begins w/conversation then mid/upbeat bounce w/cool vocals.
10. Delicious female harmonies, male vox, upbeat & way catchy.
11. Relaxed mid/upbeat w/some great strings/perc/life sounds.
12. Crickets into a mostly midtempo ode to his Grandmother.
13. Relaxed kora & vocals. Kinda spacey & haunting.
1. Bright & fast kora. Delicious! A fast wiggle w/cool vocals.
2. Upbeat Afro rock w/English hip hop. Very cool.
3. Starts w/rain, sweet, relaxed, warm.
4. Upbeat kora, perc, vocals. Fast, w/great layers of strings.
5. Bouncy mid/upbeat ode to African leaders. Great vocals/chorus.
6. Upbeat w/male & fem vocals & electric dance jam.
7. Midtempo bounce with a warm, sway & cool programming break.
8. Short (1:32) music-box-like kora w/conversation & kids. In French.
9. Begins w/conversation then mid/upbeat bounce w/cool vocals.
10. Delicious female harmonies, male vox, upbeat & way catchy.
11. Relaxed mid/upbeat w/some great strings/perc/life sounds.
12. Crickets into a mostly midtempo ode to his Grandmother.
13. Relaxed kora & vocals. Kinda spacey & haunting.
Track Listing
| 1. | Griot Ba | 7. | Adduna | |||
| 2. | Silani | 8. | Interlude | |||
| 3. | Allah Lake | 9. | On Veut Se Marier | |||
| 4. | La Reve De L'oiseau | 10. | Tjedo | |||
| 5. | Africa | 11. | King Kora | |||
| 6. | Women | 12. | Ma Grand-Mere | |||
| 13. | Sora | |||||