| Nonesuch Explorer Series / West Africa: Drum, Chant & Inc |
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| Album: | West Africa: Drum, Chant & Inc | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Nonesuch Explorer Series | Added: | Sep 2003 | |
| Label: | Nonesuch Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2004-09-06 | Pull Date: | 2004-11-07 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Nov 7 | Oct 24 | Sep 26 | Sep 19 | Sep 12 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 09, 2015: | 12-9-2015 Bounkam Solo | 4. | Oct 20, 2004: | Dross Songhay Gulu Drummers | |
| 2. | Feb 27, 2009: | orangeasm Djerma Dundun Drummers | 5. | Oct 19, 2004: | At the Cafe Bohemian Hausa Street Music | |
| 3. | Nov 02, 2004: | At the Cafe Bohemian Djerma Dundun Drummers | 6. | Sep 21, 2004: | At the Cafe Bohemian Djerma Dundun Drummers |
| Album Review |
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| Decca Reviewed 2004-08-05 | ||
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These field recordings from Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso were originally released in 1976. Read the notes for the full story. As typical with this whole series, the stories of the music are fascinating. *1. 5 drummers/singers w/a thrumming percussion & soaring vox. 2. Vibrating reed-instrument solo. Midtempo w/a cool sound. 3. Catchy lute solo by an 8-year old boy! Wow. *4. Serious drumming in this medley suite by griots. It goes places *5. Chants to chase away sickness. Drums, , coughs, screams. 6. High-pitches flutes/drums. Hypnotic & flowing. 7. Drums & call/response vocals. Hard to hear this one clearly. *8. Complex lute solo w/taps & bursts of strings. Halting & cool. *9. Wild drumming, faint vocals, too short. 8/2004 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Hausa Street Music | 5. | Taureg Medicinal Chant | |||
| 2. | Bounkam Solo | 6. | Lodagaa Wiikis and Gulu | |||
| 3. | Sountougi Solo | 7. | Songhay Kombi and Ettebel | |||
| 4. | Djerma Dundun Drummers | 8. | Kouco Solo | |||
| 9. | Songhay Gulu Drummers | |||||