Jordan
Reviews
Dahlia Weiss
Reviewed 2005-07-26
Reviewed 2005-07-26
Raquay & The Cavemen – Jordan
Middle Eastern/ Mediteranean.
The musicians here are competent enough, some pieces are definitely better than others. They do their bit well enough, and the darbukah drumming sessions are very good. The sound on the whole album is slightly muffled. All pieces are instrumental.
(1) Bulgarian, strings and drums. The music is passably good but the sound is muffled.
***(2) Very nice drumming duel, I defy you not to get up and jiggle all your bits.
(3) Wind instruments in the fore, strings and drums. Could have come straight out of Disney’s Aladdin.
(4) Strings, has a very interesting blend of major and minor cords and fast and slow. Apparently has a microtone on the 2nd note of the scale if you know what that means. At 6mins it is over-long.
(6) 9 second skit.
*** (7) Drumming. I love it!
(8) Strings. Can be played continuously from (7). Has a more studio produced “pop” sound, not great.
(9) Nice middle eastern piece with skillful oud playing, also has wind instr, drums and strings.
*** (10) More drumming. This one does a call-response thing and it is great.
(11) 20 sec skit.
(12) A Russian folksy sound, minor key. Not bad.
*** (13) Drumming. A lot of familiar patterns in there. OK, I think you know I like it.
(14) 10 seconds of purring.
*** (15) Strings, Bulgarian. Interesting changes of pace throughout the song.
Middle Eastern/ Mediteranean.
The musicians here are competent enough, some pieces are definitely better than others. They do their bit well enough, and the darbukah drumming sessions are very good. The sound on the whole album is slightly muffled. All pieces are instrumental.
(1) Bulgarian, strings and drums. The music is passably good but the sound is muffled.
***(2) Very nice drumming duel, I defy you not to get up and jiggle all your bits.
(3) Wind instruments in the fore, strings and drums. Could have come straight out of Disney’s Aladdin.
(4) Strings, has a very interesting blend of major and minor cords and fast and slow. Apparently has a microtone on the 2nd note of the scale if you know what that means. At 6mins it is over-long.
(6) 9 second skit.
*** (7) Drumming. I love it!
(8) Strings. Can be played continuously from (7). Has a more studio produced “pop” sound, not great.
(9) Nice middle eastern piece with skillful oud playing, also has wind instr, drums and strings.
*** (10) More drumming. This one does a call-response thing and it is great.
(11) 20 sec skit.
(12) A Russian folksy sound, minor key. Not bad.
*** (13) Drumming. A lot of familiar patterns in there. OK, I think you know I like it.
(14) 10 seconds of purring.
*** (15) Strings, Bulgarian. Interesting changes of pace throughout the song.
Recent airplay
Nubian
Jewish Music Alternative — Dec 18, 2007
Sandansko
Jewish Music Alternative — May 11, 2007
Shashkin
the jewish alternative — Feb 02, 2007
Nubian
Jewish Music Alternative — Nov 24, 2006
Osama
the jewish alternative — Aug 11, 2006
Shashkin
the jewish alternative — Feb 24, 2006
Charting
2005-08-14 — 2005-10-16
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Oct 16 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | 1 |
| Sep 4 | 1 |
| Aug 28 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Graovsko | ||
| 2. | Dueling Darbukas | ||
| 3. | Caravan | ||
| 4. | Jordan | ||
| 5. | Riq Samai | ||
| 6. | Skit (From Hacarmel Market) | ||
| 7. | Nubian | ||
| 8. | Makrinitsa | ||
| 9. | Shashkin | ||
| 10. | Osama | ||
| 11. | Skit (From Sufi Ceremony) | ||
| 12. | Mad Monk | ||
| 13. | Halas Walla | ||
| 14. | Skit (Nouf) | ||
| 15. | Sandansko |