Beautiful Africa
World
| Sep 2013
Reviews
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2013-09-29
Reviewed 2013-09-29
Singer songwriter from Mali with a wonderful voice. Accompanied by guitars, n'goni (lute), drums, backup vocals and human beatbox. English translation of songs in booklet.
****1: 3:29 mid to faster, GREAT vocal, driving bass line, chorus
****2: 4:01 mid tempo, great fuzzed out guitar and fast singing
3: 3:29 fast, mostly a hard driving vocal & backup
4: 6:26 mid tempo, mellow, guitars
5: 4:08 mid to faster, in French, guitars with percussion, long fade
***6: 9:28 slow, throaty voc/wail, slow sparse plucked strings, fast singing & percussion at end
***7: 5:24 fast, mostly pounding beat, then plucked strings & voc
8: 3:35 fast, mellow pounding beat, vocal & spoken word in French & English
***9: 5:04 slow to mid, vocal (some English), bass & guitar
****1: 3:29 mid to faster, GREAT vocal, driving bass line, chorus
****2: 4:01 mid tempo, great fuzzed out guitar and fast singing
3: 3:29 fast, mostly a hard driving vocal & backup
4: 6:26 mid tempo, mellow, guitars
5: 4:08 mid to faster, in French, guitars with percussion, long fade
***6: 9:28 slow, throaty voc/wail, slow sparse plucked strings, fast singing & percussion at end
***7: 5:24 fast, mostly pounding beat, then plucked strings & voc
8: 3:35 fast, mellow pounding beat, vocal & spoken word in French & English
***9: 5:04 slow to mid, vocal (some English), bass & guitar
Recent airplay
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Lalla
Melange — Mar 22, 2018
Lalla
At the Cafe Bohemian — Dec 14, 2016
N’Téri
Music Casserole — Mar 07, 2015
Kouma
World Tour — Jan 03, 2014
Charting
2013-09-29 — 2013-12-01
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | 2 |
| Oct 27 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Lalla | ||
| 2. | Kouma | ||
| 3. | Sikey | ||
| 4. | Ka Moun Kè | ||
| 5. | Mélancolie | ||
| 6. | N'Téri | ||
| 7. | Tuit Tuit | ||
| 8. | Beautiful Africa | ||
| 9. | Sarama |