Children of the Revolution / Liberation
Album: | Liberation | Collection: | World | |
Artist: | Children of the Revolution | Added: | May 2004 | |
Label: | Concord Jazz, Inc. |
Album Review
Decca
Reviewed 2004-06-01
Reviewed 2004-06-01
They could be poster children for World music. A Greek opera singer, a Japanese flamenco guitarist, a Turkish percussionist, a Venezuelan folk singer and more. The result is fresh & energetic though not always successful. The instrumentals are better than the vocal tracks which, at times, are kind of annoying and/or pretentious. These are the best of the bunch.
1. Uptempo gypsy flamenco w/guitars/fiddles/vocals/palmas.
2. Contemporary flamenco w/nice flourishes from violin.
5. Short clarinet solo. Nicely played w/a klezmer sound.
7. Starts slow, picks up, etc.. Contemporary flamenco w/vocals.
8. A fairly respectable homage to Django & Stephane.
9. Upbeat flamenco pop.
13. Sweetly melodic w/low-key vocals & nice strings.
14. Dramatic middle eastern male vocal drone w/perc/strings.
15. Middle eastern percussion jam. Ends at 2:29…my CD player thinks it’s got another 5 minutes to go.
6/2004
1. Uptempo gypsy flamenco w/guitars/fiddles/vocals/palmas.
2. Contemporary flamenco w/nice flourishes from violin.
5. Short clarinet solo. Nicely played w/a klezmer sound.
7. Starts slow, picks up, etc.. Contemporary flamenco w/vocals.
8. A fairly respectable homage to Django & Stephane.
9. Upbeat flamenco pop.
13. Sweetly melodic w/low-key vocals & nice strings.
14. Dramatic middle eastern male vocal drone w/perc/strings.
15. Middle eastern percussion jam. Ends at 2:29…my CD player thinks it’s got another 5 minutes to go.
6/2004
Track Listing
1. | Kalimera | 8. | Minor Swing | |||
2. | Polo Margariteno | 9. | Jasmine | |||
3. | Burnt Sugar | 10. | Angeles De Bolivia | |||
4. | Broken Pieces | 11. | Liberation | |||
5. | Clarinet Improv | 12. | The Road Song | |||
6. | Jonathan | 13. | Take Me Home | |||
7. | Mariposas | 14. | Bu Sene | |||
15. | Hoof |