World CitiZen

World | Jun 2006

Reviews

Decca
Reviewed 2006-07-05

A German wanderer who found his musical heart in Africa. He’s got a gruff but endearing voice and plays a fine mbira. On his first release the tracks include original compositions & traditional African songs, with a cover or two. Lots of good African percussion and a sweet female backing chorus, plus steel guitar and didgeridoo. No FCCs.

*1. Downtempo at first, picks up. Lyrical. A good intro to his sound.
2. Relaxed, midtempo w/sweet use of chorus. Warm & lightly joyful.
3. Upbeat instr. for didgeridoo & perc. Slows a bit then picks back up.
*4. Lightly swaying Afro-reggae cover. Kinda sweet.
*5. Tight vocal harmonies, relaxed & relaxing. W/shakers & mbira.
6. Just perc for 1 min then voice joins in. Shakers/mbira, lowkey.
7. Slow intro, didgeridoo & perc pick things up. Midtempo instr.
8. Bright mbira, shakers, voice, good use of chorus. Down/midtempo.
9. Remix of #3 with a dancefloor beat. Not my favorite track…

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Recent airplay

Elegua

At the Cafe Bohemian — Sep 05, 2006

No Woman No Cry

At the Cafe Bohemian — Aug 29, 2006

Dande

What's in the Icebox? — Aug 19, 2006

Sara

Jewish Alternative — Aug 18, 2006

John Lee

At the Cafe Bohemian — Aug 15, 2006

Elegua

At the Cafe Bohemian — Aug 08, 2006

Charting

2006-07-09 — 2006-09-10 Reggae/World

Week Ending	Airplays
Sep 10	1
Sep 3	1
Aug 20	3
Aug 13	1
Jul 16	2

Track listing

	1.	Elegua
	2.	Dzoka Kumba
	3.	Offspring
	4.	No Woman No Cry
	5.	Dande
	6.	Sara
	7.	John Lee
	8.	Nema Musasa
	9.	More Offspring