Various Artists / Big Blue Ball
| Album: | Big Blue Ball | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Jul 2008 | |
| Label: | Real World Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2008-08-17 | Pull Date: | 2008-10-19 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Oct 19 | Oct 12 | Oct 5 | Sep 21 | Sep 14 | Aug 24 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 20, 2024: | Face the Music
Whole Thing |
4. | Oct 14, 2008: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Habibe |
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| 2. | Oct 07, 2014: | Global Warming
Jijy |
5. | Oct 07, 2008: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Habibe |
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| 3. | Dec 20, 2012: | Cacao!
Jijy |
6. | Sep 30, 2008: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Habibe |
Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2008-08-18
Reviewed 2008-08-18
Released in 2008, recorded in week long sessions in 1991,92 & 95 when musicians from all over the World set up a 24 hour cafe with Peter Gabriel and recorded music.
1: 5:27 slow to mid tempo male vocal, big big rock sound wall, You will probably like it if you are a Peter Gabriel fan.
***2: 7:12 slow & low intro, North African percussion, Natach Atlas vocal, mid tempo Great sound
3: 4:28 fast percussion fast male vocal with Papa Wemba, sort of a Gypsy Kings Flamenco guitar sound.
4: 6:07 slow, Joseph Arthur vocal, Gaelic chorus, flute, ok
5: 5:52 slow, Joseph Arthur & Peter Gabriel vocal; nice instruments sound
***6: 4:42 Sinéad O'Connor counting, vocal, slow " stop war, stop terror", piano, flute, drum kit, fem chorus
**7: 4:31 mid tempo Peter Gabriel vocal. big rock wall of sound. chorus
****8: 6:17 slow doudouk ( double reed woodwind instrument) intro., Hukwe Zawose vocal/wail. cool instrumental jam.
****9: 5:45 slow, haunting Márta Sebestyén vocal, instruments & vocals swirl drone sound
****10: 4:00 fast, from Madagascar, singer Rossy raps with great rock instruments.
cool percussion & some brass at end
*11: 4:52 male vocal, Karl Wallinger, slow to mid tempo, nice
instrumentation D Farrell 08/2008
1: 5:27 slow to mid tempo male vocal, big big rock sound wall, You will probably like it if you are a Peter Gabriel fan.
***2: 7:12 slow & low intro, North African percussion, Natach Atlas vocal, mid tempo Great sound
3: 4:28 fast percussion fast male vocal with Papa Wemba, sort of a Gypsy Kings Flamenco guitar sound.
4: 6:07 slow, Joseph Arthur vocal, Gaelic chorus, flute, ok
5: 5:52 slow, Joseph Arthur & Peter Gabriel vocal; nice instruments sound
***6: 4:42 Sinéad O'Connor counting, vocal, slow " stop war, stop terror", piano, flute, drum kit, fem chorus
**7: 4:31 mid tempo Peter Gabriel vocal. big rock wall of sound. chorus
****8: 6:17 slow doudouk ( double reed woodwind instrument) intro., Hukwe Zawose vocal/wail. cool instrumental jam.
****9: 5:45 slow, haunting Márta Sebestyén vocal, instruments & vocals swirl drone sound
****10: 4:00 fast, from Madagascar, singer Rossy raps with great rock instruments.
cool percussion & some brass at end
*11: 4:52 male vocal, Karl Wallinger, slow to mid tempo, nice
instrumentation D Farrell 08/2008
Track Listing
| Artist | Track Name | |||
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| 1. | Gabriel, Peter | Whole Thing | ||
| 2. | Atlas, Natacha | Habibe | ||
| 3. | Wemba, Papa | Shadow | ||
| 4. | Arthur, Joseph | Altus Silva | ||
| 5. | Arthur, Joseph | Exit Through You | ||
| 6. | O'connor, Sinead | Everything Comes From You | ||
| 7. | Gabriel, Peter | Burn You Up, Burn You Down | ||
| 8. | Zawose, Hukwe | Forest | ||
| 9. | Sebestyen, Marta | Rivers | ||
| 10. | Rossy | Jijy | ||
| 11. | Wallinger, Karl | Big Blue Ball |