| Various Artists / Space Echo |
|---|
| Album: | Space Echo | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Jun 2016 | |
| Label: | Analog Africa | |||
| A-File Activity |
|---|
| Add Date: | 2016-06-06 | Pull Date: | 2016-08-08 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Aug 7 | Jul 31 | Jul 24 | Jul 17 | Jul 10 | Jul 3 | Jun 26 | Jun 19 |
| Airplays: | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 27, 2017: | melange Pomtin & Pontin | 4. | Aug 06, 2016: | Music Casserole Marti Sta Bidjacu | |
| 2. | Aug 10, 2016: | Laptop Radio Dia Ja Manche | 5. | Aug 05, 2016: | World Sampler Sintado Na Pracinha, Ilyne, Marti Sta Bidjacu, Pinta Manta | |
| 3. | Aug 06, 2016: | Emergency Crew (sub for Goggles Optional) Dia Ja Manche, Po D'terra | 6. | Jul 30, 2016: | Narnia Pinta Manta |
| Album Review |
|---|
| Margy Kahn Reviewed 2016-06-01 | ||
|
Late 60's and early 70's music from Cape Verde where a bunch synthesizers were shipwrecked offshore and appropriated by the inhabitants; called “Classic pop archeology” by The Guardian; mixture of African and Portuguese NO FCC's, Favorite tracks: 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14 1-(4:28) – “Pinta Manta” – sounds African but the beat and synthesizer give a kind of bolero effect 2-(4:37) “Dia Da Mancha” – piano intro w/call and response *3- (5:23) – starts w/drum solo; horns come in; synths; organ; mysterious, rhythmic, tuneful, happy *4- (4:16) – trumpet, glissando start, nice rocking rhythm, very Portuguese sounding lyrics; interesting acoustic effects 5-(5:02) – “That Day” – electric guitar begins; English lyrics; Cape Verde style reggae 6- (6:04) – unusual melange of synth sounds, rocking beat, speeds up, fast dance music *7- (5:53) --”Mino Di Mama” – nice singer; cool accompaniment 8-(3:05) – “Mundo D'Marguro – Caribe type sound 9—(5:38) – 60's style rock segues into island sound; drum solo *10-(3:08) – call and response in Portuguese, catchy rhythm *11- (3:50) – horns with singing; call and response; tuneful *12- (2:53) – treble synths open; happy-sounding 13-(3:15) – more Caribbean sounding *14-(7:21) –makes you want to get up and dance; nice piano work, catchy, syncopated 15 – (4:31) – descending chords intro; reggae sound | ||
| Track Listing |
|---|