Africa Express / Africa Express Presents: Maison Des Jeunes
| Album: | Africa Express Presents: Maison Des Jeunes | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Africa Express | Added: | Jan 2014 | |
| Label: | Transgressive Records Ltd. | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2014-01-24 | Pull Date: | 2014-03-28 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 23 | Mar 16 | Mar 9 | Mar 2 | Feb 23 | Feb 16 | Feb 9 | Feb 2 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 22, 2014: | Music Casserole
Lobi Traore Band_Deni Kelen Be Koko |
4. | Mar 14, 2014: | A Visit From Drum
2.Songhoy Blues_Soubour |
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| 2. | Mar 21, 2014: | A Visit From Drum
2.Songhoy Blues_Soubour |
5. | Mar 08, 2014: | BravoMarco Variety Show
1.Adama Koita_Fantainfalla Toyi Bolo |
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| 3. | Mar 15, 2014: | BravoMarco Variety Show
11.Tiemoko Sogodogo_LatéGué |
6. | Mar 07, 2014: | A Visit From Drum (There's So Many Colors)
3.Ghostpoet Feat. Doucoura_Season Change |
Album Review
Henry C-G
Reviewed 2014-01-21
Reviewed 2014-01-21
Artist: Various Artists
Title: Africa Express
No FCC detected.
This excellent collection of Malian music was (allegedly) recorded in a youth hostel in Bamako during a single week in October 2013. The album features a mix of more modern tracks (#5 and #6), traditional Malian music (#1, #7, #11), and some totally different ones too (#9)—all are worth a listen.
1. (3:37) ** Mid-tempo rhythmic grove with male vocals. Relaxed and relaxing.
2. (3:38) * Distorted guitar riffing
3. (3:57) ** Deep synth groove behind poetry (in English). Lots of effects but it works for me. Ends with sick percussion solo on talking drums.
4. (3:28) Female vocals over a slow thumb-piano line. Almost dissonant in some places.
5. (3:49) ** Fast percussion track. No vocals, just samples of talking drums, flutes, and other rhythmic things.
6. (3:23) *** Super-sick line behind rap
7. (5:56) ** Beautiful kora and female vocals in a slow grove. No percussion—just simple bass backing.
8. (5:01) * Fast ngoni (I think) line with up-tempo percussion
9. (5:47) * Driving up-tempo percussion with vocals and reverby distorted guitar line. Would fit in well on almost every KZSU show.
10. (5:16) ** Mostly slow solo kora with a few spoken words (in French)
11. (3:13) * Soft/smooth male vocals with slow kora
Review by Henry C-G
Title: Africa Express
No FCC detected.
This excellent collection of Malian music was (allegedly) recorded in a youth hostel in Bamako during a single week in October 2013. The album features a mix of more modern tracks (#5 and #6), traditional Malian music (#1, #7, #11), and some totally different ones too (#9)—all are worth a listen.
1. (3:37) ** Mid-tempo rhythmic grove with male vocals. Relaxed and relaxing.
2. (3:38) * Distorted guitar riffing
3. (3:57) ** Deep synth groove behind poetry (in English). Lots of effects but it works for me. Ends with sick percussion solo on talking drums.
4. (3:28) Female vocals over a slow thumb-piano line. Almost dissonant in some places.
5. (3:49) ** Fast percussion track. No vocals, just samples of talking drums, flutes, and other rhythmic things.
6. (3:23) *** Super-sick line behind rap
7. (5:56) ** Beautiful kora and female vocals in a slow grove. No percussion—just simple bass backing.
8. (5:01) * Fast ngoni (I think) line with up-tempo percussion
9. (5:47) * Driving up-tempo percussion with vocals and reverby distorted guitar line. Would fit in well on almost every KZSU show.
10. (5:16) ** Mostly slow solo kora with a few spoken words (in French)
11. (3:13) * Soft/smooth male vocals with slow kora
Review by Henry C-G
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