Palace Lounge Presents Cafe D'afrique
Various Artists
Reviews
Princess D
Reviewed 2006-08-26
Reviewed 2006-08-26
Chill out/Lounge. I was so excited to see this album. After all the raw energy and razor sharp, angry lyrics that we saw on the Mzansi music series and soundtracks like Tsotsi, I couldn’t wait to hear a compilation from South Africa. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. The production work is smooth, the musicianship professional, and there is nothing here to distinguish this from a Café Del Mar compilation number 2703. In a word, boring.
FCC CLEAN.
Tracks (1),(2) and (3) standout.
**(1) An exuberant, afrocuban, brass-fest with male spoken vocals.
**(2) Funkified African vocals with a house beat.
**(3) Chillout, downtempo. Female vocals.
(4) Downtempo. Female vocals.
(5) Downtempo. Tori Amos like ballad.
(6) Downtempo. Strumming, female vocals.
(7) Downtempo. Horns, instrumental.
(8) Downtempo. Female vocals.
*(9) Downtempo. Instrumental.
(10) Downtempo. Female vocals.
(11) Downtempo. Instrumental, some N. African influence.
(12) Downtempo. Instrumental.
(13) Downtempo. Female vocals.
(14) Downtempo. Female vocals.
(15) A little more uptempo, jazzy.
FCC CLEAN.
Tracks (1),(2) and (3) standout.
**(1) An exuberant, afrocuban, brass-fest with male spoken vocals.
**(2) Funkified African vocals with a house beat.
**(3) Chillout, downtempo. Female vocals.
(4) Downtempo. Female vocals.
(5) Downtempo. Tori Amos like ballad.
(6) Downtempo. Strumming, female vocals.
(7) Downtempo. Horns, instrumental.
(8) Downtempo. Female vocals.
*(9) Downtempo. Instrumental.
(10) Downtempo. Female vocals.
(11) Downtempo. Instrumental, some N. African influence.
(12) Downtempo. Instrumental.
(13) Downtempo. Female vocals.
(14) Downtempo. Female vocals.
(15) A little more uptempo, jazzy.
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Charting
2006-09-03 — 2006-11-05
Electronic
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Oct 22 | 2 |
| Oct 15 | 2 |
| Oct 8 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | 2 |
| Sep 17 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Hip Hip Chin Chin | ||
| 2. | Vuna | ||
| 3. | Dream | ||
| 4. | How Do You? | ||
| 5. | Count Me Out | ||
| 6. | Why Do You Love Me? | ||
| 7. | The People Vs. Life | ||
| 8. | Crushed Beyond Repair | ||
| 9. | Mood Blender | ||
| 10. | Hands On A Miracle | ||
| 11. | Cafe Rue | ||
| 12. | Mona Lisa's Smile | ||
| 13. | Give It All Back | ||
| 14. | Into The Sky | ||
| 15. | Burnt Toast |