| Various Artists / Francophonie 2006 |
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| Album: | Francophonie 2006 | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | 03/2006 | |
| Label: | Francophonie Diffusion | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2006-03-26 | Pull Date: | 2006-05-28 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | 28 May | 14 May | 7 May | 30 Apr | 23 Apr | 16 Apr | 9 Apr | 2 Apr |
| Airplays: | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 25, 2019: | Happy Hour Bwana | 4. | Dec 13, 2014: | Music Casserole Al-Sy | |
| 2. | Jul 31, 2017: | Happy Hour Bwana | 5. | Apr 28, 2014: | Happy Hour (Coverin' for PACC) Yitte | |
| 3. | Jul 12, 2016: | Clean Copper Radio Miziki-Djah | 6. | Dec 17, 2011: | Music Casserole Yitte |
| Album Review |
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| Decca Reviewed 2006-03-22 | ||
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Massive and fabulous 3-CD set of music from French-speaking African nations, though not all songs are sung in French. See the notes for info (frustratingly brief at times) on the sponsoring organizations and artists/labels. After I starred the first 7 tracks, I gave up. I don't think there was any track on here that I wouldn't play on my show. You could honestly pick any track from any CD in this collection and discover a gem worth some airtime, so find your own favorite. A mix of established world artists & newcomers, from whom I'd like to hear more. Songs range from traditional Arabic to Afro-pop to hip hop with a bit of everything in-between. Everything on here is worth a listen. CD #1. 1. Lazy, downtempo vox/bass/perc/strings. Warm, sleepy, very cool. 2. Sweet, low-key vox/guitar/perc blend w/elements of Flemenco. 3. Bright & bouncy w/sweet vocals. Slows in middle, picks up again. 4. Mostly slow, solo vox/strings. Chorus adds a bright touch. 5. Slow blues guitar and vocals. Simple, powerful, and so good. 6. Sweet, sexy little Congolese rumba. Vox/pec/sax. Delicious. 7. Nicely swaying Afro-rumba w/great vocal harmonies. Yum! 8. Light, midtempo with warm vocals and a gentle sway. 9. Uptempo w/fast vocal sections. Electric guitars/perc/energetic. 10. Upbeat Senegalese dance groove w/horns/vox/per/guitars. 11. Fast perc/female vox/strings, Afro-funk. Makes you wanna dance. 12. Fast, fast hip-hop. 3 rappers from Mali. Hot! 13. Solid, midtempo Afro-reggae. Joyful, great horns/vocals. 14. Midtempo dance-pop, female vox, a happy sound. 15. Midtempo soul/funk/zouk blend for fem. vox/chorus. CD#2: 1. Cool accordion & perc. A warm, rolling, mid/uptempo sound. 2. Rich fem vox/chorus/spare perc. A relaxed, powerful song. 3. Bright & swaying Congolese dance. Strong vocals. 4. Lyrical blend of vocals/acoustic guitar. Sweet, relaxing. 5. Folksy vocals, gentle perc, low key. Chorus at end. 6. Light, gentle vocals/perc/strings. Sweet and peaceful. 7. Husky, sexy fem vox/strings. Slow, with a touch of Brazil. 8. Percussion/guitar/male vox. Midtempo, jazzy, very cool. 9. Upbeat dance funk. Lots of percussion/keyboards. 10. Soaring vox, kora, guitar, perc. Midtempo, haunting. Yow! 11. Down/midtempo vocal duet w/sexy voices. Afro-Euro groove. 12. Percussion/horns/vocals. Upbeat funk. 13. Gentle, lowkey blend of tabla/vox/strings. Really lovely. Sigh… 14. Trumpet intro, perc/vox/guitars. Midtempo, meandering. CD#3: 1. 3 singers/9 musicians Arabic w/a fairly traditional sound. Mid/up 2. Fast percussion jam w/drums & wood clacking. Instrumental. Cool 3. Trad. Arabic instruments/vox. Upbeat w/a rich/fun energy. 4. Lovely balafon solo. Bright, happy w/nice buzzing echo. Instr. 5. Upbeat but lowkey, w/kind of shrill fem voices/perc. 6. Lute/perc, soaring call/response vox. Mid/up, Moroccan sound. 7. Fuzzy bass, xylophone, call/response vox. Mid/up, so cool. 8. Upbeat perc/claps/bass/vocals a lightly funky w/a catchy groove. 9. Down/midtempo electro-lounge w/kittenish fem vocals. 10. Fuzzy Lebanese hip hop w/a downtempo lounge groove. 11. Afro-reggae-hip hop. Mid/uptempo. 12. Fem hip hop against a smooth funk/reggae/soul groove. Mid. 13. Midtempo hip hop with solid beats. 14. Tag-team hip hop in French w/a relaxed beat & sweet chorus. 15. Afro-pop w/European influences. Mid/uptempo, anthem-esque. | ||
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