Kora Band, The / Cascades
| Album: | Cascades | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Kora Band, The | Added: | Oct 2010 | |
| Label: | Oa2 Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2010-10-17 | Pull Date: | 2010-12-19 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 19 | Dec 5 | Nov 21 | Oct 31 | Oct 24 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 26, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Cascades |
4. | Nov 30, 2010: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Dakang |
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| 2. | Dec 18, 2010: | Music Casserole
Ngoni System |
5. | Nov 20, 2010: | No Cover, No Minimum
Cascades |
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| 3. | Dec 04, 2010: | No Cover, No Minimum
Over-Caffeinated And Under-Fed |
6. | Nov 20, 2010: | Music Casserole
Cascades |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2010-10-16
Reviewed 2010-10-16
THE KORA BAND: Cascades
OA2, 2010
WORLD JAZZ – Entertaining quintet out of Seattle/Portland mixes up original jazz with West African music. The band has a really inviting sound, and kora player/guitarist/vocalist Kane Mathis has chops. Feel-good music, some interesting twists. Vocals in Mandinka language.
Fo’s Picks… jazz: 2, 4, 6, 9, 11 world: 1, 5, 8, 10
1. 6:00 – happy midtempo bounce with vocal, switches beats a couple of times
2. 5:50 – catchy little midtempo groove; beautiful kora lines, lilting piano
3. 2:13 – circular, walking rhythm, kora/trumpet/piano take turns in lead
4. 5:25 – mid-uptempo, great jazzy feel on this one, cool piano & busy kora
5. 4:21 – brisk, spinning kora/piano/calabash trio with vocals, skipping piano
6. 7:22 – chugging train groove w/trumpet; slides into Zimbabwean pop vibe
7. 5:38 – relaxed & warm; guitar takes place of kora, nice piano & trumpet
8. 2:31 – cool kora/bass/calabash trio, striding rhythm; kora really digs in
9. 6:15 – original vocal tune, propulsive groove, blossoms with soaring trumpet
10. 3:25 – brisk afropop from Cameroon, danceable and fun
11. 3:05 – flowing, undulating duet: kora and piano move nicely together
12. 4:56 – a song for Guinean dictator/music lover Amadou Sekou
13. 7:08 – relaxed ditty with guitar, romantic in a goofy way, becomes a party
[ Fo ] 10/16/10
OA2, 2010
WORLD JAZZ – Entertaining quintet out of Seattle/Portland mixes up original jazz with West African music. The band has a really inviting sound, and kora player/guitarist/vocalist Kane Mathis has chops. Feel-good music, some interesting twists. Vocals in Mandinka language.
Fo’s Picks… jazz: 2, 4, 6, 9, 11 world: 1, 5, 8, 10
1. 6:00 – happy midtempo bounce with vocal, switches beats a couple of times
2. 5:50 – catchy little midtempo groove; beautiful kora lines, lilting piano
3. 2:13 – circular, walking rhythm, kora/trumpet/piano take turns in lead
4. 5:25 – mid-uptempo, great jazzy feel on this one, cool piano & busy kora
5. 4:21 – brisk, spinning kora/piano/calabash trio with vocals, skipping piano
6. 7:22 – chugging train groove w/trumpet; slides into Zimbabwean pop vibe
7. 5:38 – relaxed & warm; guitar takes place of kora, nice piano & trumpet
8. 2:31 – cool kora/bass/calabash trio, striding rhythm; kora really digs in
9. 6:15 – original vocal tune, propulsive groove, blossoms with soaring trumpet
10. 3:25 – brisk afropop from Cameroon, danceable and fun
11. 3:05 – flowing, undulating duet: kora and piano move nicely together
12. 4:56 – a song for Guinean dictator/music lover Amadou Sekou
13. 7:08 – relaxed ditty with guitar, romantic in a goofy way, becomes a party
[ Fo ] 10/16/10
Track Listing
| 1. | Sinyaro | 7. | Koulandjan | |||
| 2. | Ngoni System | 8. | Sori | |||
| 3. | Mamadou Bitiki | 9. | Dakang | |||
| 4. | Over-Caffeinated And Under-Fed | 10. | Za Ayi Neyi | |||
| 5. | Serifu Sidi | 11. | Tabara | |||
| 6. | Cascades | 12. | Amadou Sekou | |||
| 13. | Tantine | |||||