Rough Guide Acoustic Africa
Various Artists
World
| Feb 2013
Reviews
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2013-02-26
Reviewed 2013-02-26
Acoustic music mostly guitar and kora plucked strings from thirteen African countries accompanied by male & female vocalists
CD#1
***1: 4:55 slow to mid tempo, 30 seconds of spoken word then cool segue to male vocal/wail great percussion & semi drone
***2: 4:03 mellow female vocal with strummed & plucked strings almost a Hawaiian sound to it.
***3: 5:10 mid to faster, mellow with a nice trance groove
***4: 4:31 mid tempo , micro drone with harmonizing vocals
***5: 3:28 mellow, mid tempo with great call & response male vocals
***6: 4:51 mid tempo, female mbira player & vocals, nice sax riff
7: 5:10 slow to mid, female vocal
**8: 4:23 mid tempo palm wine, male vocal & guitar
9: 5:23 slow to mid, male & female vocal with guitar
**10: 3:45 slow to mid, Malian blues guitar
***11: 5:04 slow male voc/wail intro then fast voc, percussion & sax
12: 3:41 mid tempo, male vocal, guitar, percussion and sax
13: 5:34 mid tempo, male vocal, kora,
***14: 4:22 mid to faster, male voc & chorus, valha, accordion bass, maracas , hand clap & drum.
**15: 3:35 mid to faster, male voc, fem chorus, kora, balafon, bass guitar & calabash percussion
***16: 4:29 slow male & female vocals, guitar, sax make for a nice song
CD#2
debut album by griot Noumoucounda Cissoko a kora player with
Phat 4 a Swiss group
1: 0:29 interlude, some vocal sounds
***2: 4:10 fast fast kora, percussion & male vocals with fem chorus
3: 6:45 slow to mid, male voc/wail, kora, percussion & piano
4: 7:22 slow intro then mid tempo vocal with some hip hop rap
5: 0:39 interlude, music and voices
6: 4:47 fast, some vocals, mostly Instrumental
***7: 6:25 slow male vocal/wail intro then last 2 minutes is a pounding groove
8: 5:07 slow to mid male voc/wail
9: 4:23 slow vocal & chorus
10: 1:26 slow interlude music & vocals
11: 6:08 slow plucked strings, minimal vocal
***12: 5:59 slow kind of soulful-funky intro then fast fast vocals perc/string groove
13: 1:18 fast vocal chant kora & some percussion
CD#1
***1: 4:55 slow to mid tempo, 30 seconds of spoken word then cool segue to male vocal/wail great percussion & semi drone
***2: 4:03 mellow female vocal with strummed & plucked strings almost a Hawaiian sound to it.
***3: 5:10 mid to faster, mellow with a nice trance groove
***4: 4:31 mid tempo , micro drone with harmonizing vocals
***5: 3:28 mellow, mid tempo with great call & response male vocals
***6: 4:51 mid tempo, female mbira player & vocals, nice sax riff
7: 5:10 slow to mid, female vocal
**8: 4:23 mid tempo palm wine, male vocal & guitar
9: 5:23 slow to mid, male & female vocal with guitar
**10: 3:45 slow to mid, Malian blues guitar
***11: 5:04 slow male voc/wail intro then fast voc, percussion & sax
12: 3:41 mid tempo, male vocal, guitar, percussion and sax
13: 5:34 mid tempo, male vocal, kora,
***14: 4:22 mid to faster, male voc & chorus, valha, accordion bass, maracas , hand clap & drum.
**15: 3:35 mid to faster, male voc, fem chorus, kora, balafon, bass guitar & calabash percussion
***16: 4:29 slow male & female vocals, guitar, sax make for a nice song
CD#2
debut album by griot Noumoucounda Cissoko a kora player with
Phat 4 a Swiss group
1: 0:29 interlude, some vocal sounds
***2: 4:10 fast fast kora, percussion & male vocals with fem chorus
3: 6:45 slow to mid, male voc/wail, kora, percussion & piano
4: 7:22 slow intro then mid tempo vocal with some hip hop rap
5: 0:39 interlude, music and voices
6: 4:47 fast, some vocals, mostly Instrumental
***7: 6:25 slow male vocal/wail intro then last 2 minutes is a pounding groove
8: 5:07 slow to mid male voc/wail
9: 4:23 slow vocal & chorus
10: 1:26 slow interlude music & vocals
11: 6:08 slow plucked strings, minimal vocal
***12: 5:59 slow kind of soulful-funky intro then fast fast vocals perc/string groove
13: 1:18 fast vocal chant kora & some percussion
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Charting
2013-02-26 — 2013-04-28
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Apr 21 | 1 |
| Apr 14 | 2 |
| Mar 10 | 2 |
| Mar 3 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Saghmar N Nanna | ||
| 2. | Sweet Lullaby | ||
| 3. | Mbanda Nasali Nini? (Madeleine) | ||
| 4. | Yekanini | ||
| 5. | Ha Kele Monateng | ||
| 6. | Ndinewe | ||
| 7. | Masikini | ||
| 8. | See Wo Nom Me (Tsetse Fly You Suck My Blood) | ||
| 9. | Obili Éba | ||
| 10. | White Crocodile Blues (A Song For M) (Instrumental) | ||
| 11. | Lemon Bara | ||
| 12. | Diamano | ||
| 13. | Djou | ||
| 14. | Aomby Mazava Loha | ||
| 15. | Afrika | ||
| 16. | Aids | ||
| 17. | Intro ? Interlude 1 | ||
| 18. | Noumou Koradioulou | ||
| 19. | Nagnou Talal Loxxo Afrique | ||
| 20. | Sining Feat. Tumi Molekane | ||
| 21. | Interlude 2 | ||
| 22. | Dindingo A Bamah | ||
| 23. | Bannaya Foly | ||
| 24. | Begg Ci Yow | ||
| 25. | Yekhi Medina | ||
| 26. | Interlude 3 | ||
| 27. | Gorgni | ||
| 28. | Bannadenoufele | ||
| 29. | Outro ? Interlude 4 |