Nsimbi / Nsimbi
Album: | Nsimbi | Collection: | World | |
Artist: | Nsimbi | Added: | Jun 2018 | |
Label: | Self-Release |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2018-06-18 | Pull Date: | 2018-08-20 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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Week Ending: | Aug 19 | Aug 12 | Aug 5 | Jul 29 | Jul 22 | Jul 15 | Jul 8 | Jul 1 |
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Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Aug 04, 2021: | ad hoc variety show (rebroadcast from Jul 17, 2018)
Koona, Forsaken |
4. | Aug 02, 2018: | I Like to Dance: Shake Off Your Pants
Forsaken |
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2. | Aug 17, 2018: | Old Fart at Play
Leo Ni Leo |
5. | Jul 26, 2018: | I Like to Dance: Shake Off Your Pants
Omugga |
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3. | Aug 09, 2018: | ad hoc variety show
Flower Of The Heart |
6. | Jul 25, 2018: | Soft-Biz
Dunia Ni Matembezi |
Album Review
Margy Kahn
Reviewed 2018-06-14
Reviewed 2018-06-14
Nsimbi is a collaboration between Zamba, Ugandan hip-hop artist, and Tamar, an American singer-songwriter, recording engineer; using English and Swahili as well as other African languages and instruments they produce a very pleasing, rhythmic sound
No FCC's; Favorite tracks: 2, 5, 12
1-- Dunia ni matembezi – 4:02 – nice rhythm – Zamba and Tamar trade lyrics and languages with chorus
*2—Leo ni Leo –4:29 – pretty marimba backing chorus and solos
3—Mujje –4:51 – light calypso-like rhythm with English lyrics and African hiphop interlude as well as a bit of ululation at end
4—Omugga –4:45 – Zamba speaks in English and African language with rhythmic musical background; Tamar chimes in with English
*5 –Forsaken – 6:31 – devastating story with beautiful music
6 –Koona –4:04 – calypso-like with African lyrics
7 –Acholi Boy –2:15 – touching spoken story-poem in English with lovely marimba background
8 – Gonna Be Alright –2:03 – Tamar sings this gently rocking song in English with asides from Zamba
9 –Flower of the Heart – 4:28-- syncopated song in English and African language with chorus
10- Kulusozi- :37 – spoken word with stringed instrument
11—Moonglow –5:31-catchy music with chorus and singer in African language
*12—Sokota ft jaja basgengezi –4:13 – interesting sounds over pretty percussion
13—Amaka – 4:05-- slower paced with dreamier accompaniment; history given in English
No FCC's; Favorite tracks: 2, 5, 12
1-- Dunia ni matembezi – 4:02 – nice rhythm – Zamba and Tamar trade lyrics and languages with chorus
*2—Leo ni Leo –4:29 – pretty marimba backing chorus and solos
3—Mujje –4:51 – light calypso-like rhythm with English lyrics and African hiphop interlude as well as a bit of ululation at end
4—Omugga –4:45 – Zamba speaks in English and African language with rhythmic musical background; Tamar chimes in with English
*5 –Forsaken – 6:31 – devastating story with beautiful music
6 –Koona –4:04 – calypso-like with African lyrics
7 –Acholi Boy –2:15 – touching spoken story-poem in English with lovely marimba background
8 – Gonna Be Alright –2:03 – Tamar sings this gently rocking song in English with asides from Zamba
9 –Flower of the Heart – 4:28-- syncopated song in English and African language with chorus
10- Kulusozi- :37 – spoken word with stringed instrument
11—Moonglow –5:31-catchy music with chorus and singer in African language
*12—Sokota ft jaja basgengezi –4:13 – interesting sounds over pretty percussion
13—Amaka – 4:05-- slower paced with dreamier accompaniment; history given in English
Track Listing
1. | Dunia Ni Matembezi | 8. | Gonna Be Alright | |||
2. | Leo Ni Leo | 9. | Flower Of The Heart | |||
3. | Mujje | 10. | Kulusozi | |||
4. | Omugga | 11. | Moonglow | |||
5. | Forsaken | 12. | Sokota Ft Jaja Basgengezi | |||
6. | Koona | 13. | Amaka | |||
7. | Acholi Boy | . |