| Galliano, Frederic / And the African Divas |
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| Album: | And the African Divas | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Galliano, Frederic | Added: | Sep 2002 | |
| Label: | F Communications | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2002-10-28 | Pull Date: | 2002-12-30 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Jan 5 | Dec 29 | Dec 22 | Dec 1 | Nov 24 | Nov 17 | Nov 10 | Nov 3 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 02, 2022: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Jan 22, 2022) Eyaye, Super Bougueur, Woualai | 4. | Dec 03, 2019: | Global Ginga Bko-Dkr, Afo! Idon | |
| 2. | Jan 22, 2022: | Music Casserole Eyaye, Super Bougueur, Woualai | 5. | Jan 23, 2008: | Eran Mukamel (yelldown warhellride) Super Bougueur | |
| 3. | Aug 22, 2020: | Hanging in the bone yard Koutiom | 6. | Apr 16, 2005: | radiomundi Super Bougueur |
| Album Review |
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| Jacki-O Reviewed 2002-10-17 | ||
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Frederic Galliano and the African Divas Label: F Communications My pick for the best CD of the year. Galliano’s project spans 4 years of travel, 6 trips to Africa, 30 musicians, 20 instruments, & 12 African divas. This is no ordinary world-meets-electronica CD where some chants & congas are slapped onto generic beats. For years, Galliano has worked w/ F Communications (founded by techno legend Laurent Garnier) – and the result is magical. African harmonies, chants, rhythms & beats blend seamlessly between the organic & inorganic, the live & the electronic. Vocals, nature, ambience, and beats all stay true to the African experience. The tracks on the CDs are recorded in two continuous sessions (CD 1 & CD 2) so you can play multiple tracks together. CD 1: Try: 2,3,4,7. 1. ambient/abstract electronics, wild percussive bursts, w/ vocals in French 2. haunting vocals, gentle beat, mesmerizing dubby electronics, breaks down into wind/weather ambience 3. sounds w/ children at play moving into a sweet jazzy-organ & house beat & bassline 4. deep house Africa-style - youthful fem. vocal chants w/ sexy melodies 5. a wild one - multilayered vocal interplay over synthesized crunchy percussives 6. multilayered percussions, tech-y breaks, dubby reverbs & effects, male vocals 7. kind of tech-y & trippy & bouncy, w/ funky horn blasts & lots of uptempo fun CD 2: Try 1,2,4,5 (wow),7 + secret track 1. loose electronic piano playing, & some reverbed female vocals interplay 2. snappy 2-step breakbeats w/ some guitar melodies & catchy female vocals, neat percussion solos 3. kind of a continuation of #2 - repetitive chants & snappy breakbeats 4. vibrant vocals song w/ passion, over some nice deep-house beats & claps 5. crazy dub-ish reverbs & manipulations, variety of electronic & percussive effects - long instrumental track remains interesting & distinctly African, last 2 minutes are mostly acoustic guitar melodies transitioning into # 6 6. beat-free track - lovely vocals w/ space-y electronic ambience - very relaxing 7. deep-house, lush synths, long space-y breaks, melodic male & female vocal choruses (note) a secret track is located at the end @ 13:00 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Nioul Nop | 8. | Bko-Dkr | |||
| 2. | Niamien Kinkeling | 9. | Koutiom | |||
| 3. | Kanboufo | 10. | Amandigne | |||
| 4. | Koukou Le | 11. | Alla Cassi Magni | |||
| 5. | Woualai | 12. | Super Bougueur | |||
| 6. | Bongoman Rec | 13. | Eyaye | |||
| 7. | Afo! Idon | 14. | Bien Sofe De! |