| Max-Hoba / Travelingman |
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| Album: | Travelingman | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Max-Hoba | Added: | Feb 2016 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2016-02-14 | Pull Date: | 2016-04-17 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Apr 10 | Apr 3 | Mar 20 | Feb 21 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 09, 2016: | Music Casserole Liquor Slave | 4. | Feb 20, 2016: | Music Casserole Molao, Ketshese | |
| 2. | Mar 31, 2016: | Melange Ketshese | 5. | Feb 17, 2016: | 2-17-2016 Kwa Bonakala, Find A Way, Kwa Bonakala | |
| 3. | Mar 16, 2016: | 3-16-2016 Molao, Ketshese, Grateful | 6. | Feb 11, 2016: | Melange Ketshese |
| Album Review |
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| Margy Kahn Reviewed 2016-02-10 | ||
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South African singer in English, Xhosa and Lesotho, nice voice; heartfelt lyrics; echoes of American R&B/soul/hiphop/dub amidst the lush South African harmonies and spirituality NO FCC's; I like all of the tracks; faves: 1, 2 , 6, 7, 8, 11 *1- 2:22 –brisk a capella singing complete with vocal percussion; great texture, rhythm, etc *2-- 4:12 --slower autobiographical ballad in English – “Grateful” 3—4:31-- verse and chorus – “Find a Way”, lush instrumentation 4—4:15 – nice trumpet intro – in Xhosa (?), with horn flourishes, call & response 5 – 4:21—reggae style beat – African language –call & response, goes to English and back **6-4:38 – xylophone like sounds make a great contrast with vocal bass percussion and African lyrics; complex and satisfying *7- 5:19 – nice solo followed by chorus *8—4:08 – mellower – African singing with synth accompaniment & drumming; amazing oral clicks 9—5:05 --”Liquor Slave” – uncanny sounds at beginning; devolves into hiphop in Xhosa (?) 10—3:19 –a capella version of track #3, English and some African; exhortation on how to live *11-4:08 – fun synth sounds with fast beat; great South African choral singing alternates with rap 12—4:04-- a capella chorus in African; rhythmic, hypnotic 13—3:58-- ballad in English, with synths and drums; segues to rap | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Kwa Bonakala | 7. | Nomnganga | |||
| 2. | Grateful | 8. | Qula | |||
| 3. | Find A Way | 9. | Liquor Slave | |||
| 4. | Skere | 10. | Find A Way | |||
| 5. | Ba Ntate | 11. | Molao | |||
| 6. | Ketshese | 12. | Hegebe | |||
| 13. | If We Meet Again | |||||