Verckys & L'orchestre Veve / Verckys & L'orchestre Veve
| Album: | Verckys & L'orchestre Veve | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Verckys & L'orchestre Veve | Added: | Jan 2015 | |
| Label: | Analog Africa | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2015-01-23 | Pull Date: | 2015-03-27 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 15 | Mar 8 | Feb 22 | Feb 8 |
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| Airplays: | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 14, 2015: | Music Casserole
Oiverckys |
4. | Mar 07, 2015: | Music Casserole
Nakomi Paralise |
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| 2. | Mar 12, 2015: | The Sunset Life
Ya Nini |
5. | Feb 18, 2015: | 2-18-2015
Talali Talala, Matinda Comono |
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| 3. | Mar 10, 2015: | Global Warming
Nakomi Paralise |
6. | Feb 05, 2015: | The Sunset Life
Bassala Hot |
Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2015-01-24
Reviewed 2015-01-24
Congolese Funk, Afrobeat And Psychedelic Rumba 1969-1978. In 1974 James Brown dubbed Verckys "Mister Dynamite".
****1: 7:41 mid tempo Afrobeat, locked conga percussion, funk guitar with wailing sax & some voc/wail
****2: 9:45 fast, upbeat, male vocals, a Congolese Rumba, guitars & vocals dominate
3: 4:43 mid to faster Afro Funk, brass & congas, male vocal call & response, wailing sax & trumpet
4: 3:22 mid to faster organ jerk, organ funk
5: 4:00 mid to faster Afro Pop, male voc, sax, more brass & conga percussion
***6: 4:26 mid, low down sweaty Blues, organ, guitar, killer sax
***7: 4:13 slower to mid, Psychedelic Rumba, male vocals, nice guitar & sax jam
****8: 4:08 mid to faster Afro Funk, brass, guitar & percussion, solid funk
****9: 3:56 mid, Psychedelic Rumba, male vocals call & response, gets into guitar & wailing sax, congas & cowbell trance
****10: 6:42 mid, Cavacha ( rhythm created from the sound of a train), male vocals, locked train conga, sax & guitar
****11: 2:45 mid to faster, Pachanga ( Cuban Rhythm), male vocals call & response, guitar, percussion, vocals & flute trance
****1: 7:41 mid tempo Afrobeat, locked conga percussion, funk guitar with wailing sax & some voc/wail
****2: 9:45 fast, upbeat, male vocals, a Congolese Rumba, guitars & vocals dominate
3: 4:43 mid to faster Afro Funk, brass & congas, male vocal call & response, wailing sax & trumpet
4: 3:22 mid to faster organ jerk, organ funk
5: 4:00 mid to faster Afro Pop, male voc, sax, more brass & conga percussion
***6: 4:26 mid, low down sweaty Blues, organ, guitar, killer sax
***7: 4:13 slower to mid, Psychedelic Rumba, male vocals, nice guitar & sax jam
****8: 4:08 mid to faster Afro Funk, brass, guitar & percussion, solid funk
****9: 3:56 mid, Psychedelic Rumba, male vocals call & response, gets into guitar & wailing sax, congas & cowbell trance
****10: 6:42 mid, Cavacha ( rhythm created from the sound of a train), male vocals, locked train conga, sax & guitar
****11: 2:45 mid to faster, Pachanga ( Cuban Rhythm), male vocals call & response, guitar, percussion, vocals & flute trance
Track Listing
| 1. | Bassala Hot | 6. | Sex Veve | |||
| 2. | Ya Nini | 7. | Sisa Motema | |||
| 3. | Checka Sana | 8. | Talali Talala | |||
| 4. | Oiverckys | 9. | Zonga Vonvon | |||
| 5. | Nakobala Yo Denise | 10. | Nakomi Paralise | |||
| 11. | Matinda Comono | |||||