| Hamsa Lila / Gathering One |
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| Album: | Gathering One | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Hamsa Lila | Added: | Jan 2004 | |
| Label: | In the Pocket | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2004-02-09 | Pull Date: | 2004-04-12 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Apr 18 | Mar 28 | Mar 21 | Mar 14 | Mar 7 | Feb 29 | Feb 22 | Feb 15 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 09, 2008: | Jewish Music Alte4rnative Eh Mustapha | 4. | Mar 18, 2007: | surprise Eh Mustapha | |
| 2. | Aug 26, 2008: | JEWISH MUSIC ALTERNATIVE Pacha Mama, Eh Mustapha | 5. | Nov 29, 2006: | Morning Glory Full Moon Flow | |
| 3. | Jan 08, 2008: | Waves Flow Eh Mustapha | 6. | Jul 04, 2006: | The Cafe Americain Pacha Mama |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2004-02-06 | ||
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HAMSA LILA – Gathering One In The Pocket, 2004 WORLD FUSION – Local ensemble. Mostly dance grooves based on various sentir riffs, instrumental samples and little sing-chants, well put together if not always as innovative or interesting as it wants to be (surely they can come up with another bassline or two!). The chants are borrowed from many different cultures, and all revolve around peace, love, and happy thoughts like that. Good but not great, fusion fans should dig it. The second half is better all around. Fo’s Picks: 1, 6, 8, 9, maybe 5 or 10 1. 6:51 – upbeat semi-Moroccan sample pastiche; 2nd half faster/trippier 2. 3:48 – upbeat & wiggly, with Yoruba chant, gets a bit repetitive 3. 2:54 – relaxed Buddhist chant, swirly mix w/clarinet in background 4. 3:12 – uptempo, with nice wooden flute. Slow Arabic chant 5. 4:28 – slower: walking rhythm with soulful saxophone. Relaxing. 6. 1:48 – chant + percussion emerges from muddiness, then returns 7. 8:13 – nicely funky, w/ electronic twiddles & multi-language chant 8. 5:27 – bouncy jam, good groove ‘n’ vocals, breaks down & rebuilds 9. 2:52 – relaxed & pretty, gentle vocals, like a dream or a lullaby 10. 3:55 – positive freestyle vocal and floaty, funky rhythm 11. 1:24 – traditional Yoruba “elegua” (invocation of spirit) [ Fo ] - 2/6/04 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Eh Mustapha | 6. | Emunah | |||
| 2. | Oshun | 7. | Turka Lila | |||
| 3. | Om Tara | 8. | Pacha Mama | |||
| 4. | Salamat Aisha | 9. | Hueso | |||
| 5. | Sudan | 10. | Full Moon Flow | |||
| 11. | Elegua | |||||