| Various Artists / North African Groove |
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| Album: | North African Groove | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | May 2005 | |
| Label: | Putumayo World Music | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2005-07-10 | Pull Date: | 2005-09-11 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Sep 11 | Sep 4 | Aug 28 | Aug 21 | Aug 14 | Aug 7 | Jul 31 | Jul 24 |
| Airplays: | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 12, 2021: | Cafe Nakhil (rebroadcast from Mar 28, 2019) Nour El Ain, Dis-Moi Pourquoi | 4. | Dec 27, 2018: | Hanging in the Bone Yard Montuno Noreno | |
| 2. | Jan 04, 2020: | Hanging in the Boneyard Montuno Noreno, Nour El Ain | 5. | May 24, 2018: | At the Cafe Bohemian On the Ride | |
| 3. | Mar 28, 2019: | Cafe Nakhil Nour El Ain, Dis-Moi Pourquoi | 6. | May 17, 2017: | At the Cafe Bohemian On the Ride |
| Album Review |
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| Decca Reviewed 2005-07-07 | ||
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Mostly Rai (sort of Arabic rock) and al-jil (Egyptian party music), but with trans-global influences that range from flamenco to salsa, to funk, to blues. Hip-shaking, mostly uptempo tracks proving it really is a small world after all. *1. Delicious Arab-Cuban fusion w/oud, horns, guitar. Dishy. 2. Slick Arabic pop groove w/fem vox, programming. *3. Flamenco-esque guitar, male vox, upbeat al-jil jam. 4. Funky Euro-rai from Paris-based Faudel. Nicely done. *5. Swinging Latin-infused dance w/piano/horns/perc/vox. 6. Sexy, midtempo fem vox w/strong Arabic beats. In French. 7. Mid/uptempo love song, male vox, coolly melodic. 8. Relaxed Arabic dance groove. 9. Funky rai w/horns/vox/strings/perc. *10. Catchy midtempo sway w/help from Charles Aznavour. 11. Egyptian disco-infused dance. Um….well…whatever. *12. Fun, lively dance groove that’s just way cool. | ||
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