Zanzibara 1

Ikhwani Safaa Musical Club
Buda Musique
World | Jan 2007

Reviews

Decca
Reviewed 2007-02-15
This orchestra celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2005, here the music focuses on the tarab: swirling orchestral music with an Arabic sound (and a bit of India thrown in). Fiddles, perc, strings, flutes, and vocals, both male & female, solo and chorus.

*1. Midtempo w/male vox, chorus & cool strings. A good sample.
2. Slowish, romantic w/fem vox. At 6:30 get midtempo.
3. Midtempo, smooth male vox. Cool instrumental bits at 4:30..
4. Elegant, lyrical orchestration, warbling male vox. Mid/downtempo.
*5. Sweet, relaxed instrumental; almost an Arabic café sound.
6. Sweeping orchestration, male vox/chorus. Midtempo, lush.
*7. A relaxed love song that sounds vaguely ike an Arabic cha cha.
8. Rich, relaxed love song w/male vox. Slows down a bit later.

Recent airplay

Zinduna (Amber)
At the Cafe BohemianJan 12, 2010
Vingaravyo Vyote Si Dhahabu (All That Glitters Is Not Gold)
Love Is A Matter Of Choice
At the Cafe BohemianMar 13, 2007
Amber
All That Glitters Is Not Gold
Radio Experiment #7Feb 23, 2007
All That Glitters Is Not Gold
Plastic Fantastic LoverFeb 21, 2007

Charting

2007-02-18 — 2007-04-22 Reggae/World
Week EndingAirplays
Apr 22 1
Mar 18 1
Mar 11 1
Feb 25 3

Track listing

1. Vingaravyo Vyote Si Dhahabu (All That Glitters Is Not Gold)
2. Cheo Chako (Your Position In My Life)
3. Hofu Yako Iondoe (Don't Worry)
4. Waache Waseme (Let Them Talk)
5. Zinduna (Amber)
6. Mpenzi Wangu Hawezi (My Beloved Is Sick)
7. Pendo Kitu Cha Hiyari (Love Is A Matter Of Choice)
8. Naomba Kwako Bibiye (I Beg You My Lady)