| Various Artists / Island Blues |
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| Album: | Island Blues | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Jul 2002 | |
| Label: | Network Medien Gmbh | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2002-11-25 | Pull Date: | 2003-01-27 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Jan 26 | Jan 19 | Jan 5 | Dec 8 | Dec 1 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 20, 2022: | Music Casserole Tchapeu Di Padja | 4. | Jul 30, 2015: | Clean Copper Radio O Hi Ri Lean, Berekis | |
| 2. | Nov 05, 2016: | Clean Copper Radio Note De Mindelo | 5. | Jan 04, 2011: | Fo at the Café Bohemian Mange Pou Le Coeur | |
| 3. | Aug 06, 2015: | Clean Copper Radio Day Oh! | 6. | May 14, 2010: | No Cover, No Minimum Lost Two Tigers |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2002-11-21 | ||
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[coll]: ISLAND BLUES Network, 2002 VARIOUS – Excellent 2-disc comp of music from islands all over the world. Check ‘em all out! Fo’s Picks: Disc 1 – 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 15 Disc 2 – 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 18 DISC ONE: 01. 4:13 – Comoros: aching male vocal, sharp chorus, delicate guitar: about Rastafarianism 02. 3:11 – Comoros: heavy work-song rhythm, quick guitar, nice tricky fem vox, and droning chorus 03. 4:36 – Madagascar: relaxed, folksy guitar/harmonica, high male vox, trio chorus 04. 4:51 – Madagascar: lovely accordion & fem chorus w/ harmonica: steady, almost like a hymn 05. 6:15 – Madagascar: lightly rocking accordion & direct male vox, a little percussion in the back 06. 3:59 – Réunion: blues on an African guitar, smooth male vox, strong chorus… nice! 07. 3:10 – Réunion: a cappella solo male vox, in creole: plaintive, and rather haunting 08. 5:19 – Cape Verde: devastating fado-style ballad, gorgeous fem vox, weeping orchestra 09. 5:41 – Cape Verde: upbeat and folksy, great vocal arrangement and a little soulful sax, too 10. 5:02 – Cuba: light and pleasant guaracha: good vocal, playful trumpet, fine guitar solos 11. 3:31 – Cuba: nice son, strong Pío Leyva vocal… super-catchy middle section, great piano solo 12. 7:07 – Curaçao: midtempo, similar to Cuban but more tropical: smooth male vox, synth flute 13. 3:25 – Martinique: very bouncy midtempo, sort of a Caribbean Kurt Weill. Nice vox & sax solo 14. 4:02 – Guadeloupe: steady Carnival beat, but not frantic at all: a cautionary tale, good perc 15. 4:11 – Haiti: quick percussion and lilting accordion: fun male vocals; insistent beat 16. 3:55 – Jamaica: the old chestnut presented in its original form, airy and kind of cute DISC TWO: 01. 1:59 – Flores (Indonesia): chanting by large male chorus; drones and surges 02. 6:43 – Java: here’s something new – pop gamelan! Low urban rhythm, xylophones, violin 03. 4:19 – Java: another like #2, but more melodic & complex; also adds a kacapi harp 04. 5:14 – Sumatra: very serious; breathy bamboo flute trades off with wailing fem vocal 05. 2:03 – Tonga: men’s polyphonic chorus, a cappella. Sounds like Polynesian doo-wop! 06. 3:18 – New Guinea: Awesome! Struck bamboo pipes (think Blue Man Group) and fem chorus 07. 2:16 – Tahiti: lighthearted, with jangly guitars, naïve harmonica, nice male vox 08. 2:43 – Tahiti: fast guitars, steady beat: strong lead fem vox, with male duo behind… fun! 09. 2:17 – Fiji: dripping guitars, sweet fem chorus. I want an umbrella in my drink! 10. 3:27 – Hawaii: an all-time classic slack key guitar record (from 1931); swings gently in ragtime 11. 4:21 – Crete: Greek bounce, moaning vocal, violin: grabs your attention, then speeds up 12. 3:30 – Crete: quick, mysterious music and gentle male vox; very nice 13. 7:01 – Crete: medley of uptempo folk dances for instrumental trio (lyre+lutes) – first rate playing 14. 3:58 – Corsica: slow but LOUD fem vocal quintet. Great polyphonic singing. 15. 4:10 – Sardinia: nasal male chorus + launeddas (three-pipe reed, played w/circular breathing) 16. 5:22 – Ireland: upbeat medley of reels by Altan; fine fiddling all around 17. 3:03 – Ireland: uillean pipe solo, slow but technically impressive 18. 4:20 – Outer Hebrides: slow and bluesy, rocks back & forth with lilting Celtic vocal [Fo] - 11/21/02 | ||
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