Mawwal / Black Flies
| Album: | Black Flies | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Mawwal | Added: | Jun 2007 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2007-07-29 | Pull Date: | 2007-09-30 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Sep 30 | Sep 16 | Sep 9 | Aug 26 | Aug 19 | Aug 12 | Aug 5 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 22, 2013: | New World Disorder
Pyar Ka Diya |
4. | Sep 25, 2007: | New World Lost and Found
Ya Gamar |
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| 2. | Mar 01, 2011: | anti-heroine
Tara Torna |
5. | Sep 15, 2007: | New World Disorder
Yurodivy |
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| 3. | Sep 29, 2007: | New World Disorder
Pyar Ka Diya |
6. | Sep 13, 2007: | Disorder in the Afternoon
Pyar Ka Diya |
Album Review
Sadie O.
Reviewed 2007-07-31
Reviewed 2007-07-31
Mawwal – Black Flies
Reviewed by Sadie O., 7/26/07
Outstanding World Fusion music from the East Coast. “Mawwal” is a Middle Eastern musical genre that often criticizes society. Sung in English and Arabic, with traditional and other instruments, but not traditional in sound at all. Tracks 2 and 6 feature vocals by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with permission of his estate, with completely new musical arrangements. Guitar and bass are particularly notable throughout (the main character, Jim Matus, is a guitarist, and the bassist, Percy Jones, is simply amazing.) A really different sound, everything absolutely gorgeous. It’s a winner!
No FCCs detected. Play everything, often!
1. ***slow and swingy hand drums, guitar and chant. Apparently originally a traditional Libyan song, much enhanced by really sweet bass and a bit of violin.
2. ****starts with throat singing! Sure winner right there… Tablas and more cool bass, and N.F.A.K.’s unmistakable vocals. This is pretty astounding stuff!
3. ***It’s almost hard rock, but an arrangement of a traditional Syrian piece. For some reason it reminds me a bit of Peter Gabriel’s worldier pieces (that is not a put down!)
4. ***music seems to all be sliding instruments… Toasting song from Uzbekistan. I think I’ve localized the Gabrielish sound to the vocals… Excellent percussion work, particularly starting around 2 minutes in.
5. ***starts with hand drums, other instruments add on, swingy midtempo groove. Lyrics in English, based on Middle Eastern political commentary poetry. They’re often pretty buried in layers of music, though – but biting, when you can make them out.
6. ***starts with count out, then downtempo music involving tables and violin, but also very western-sounding guitar bits, and N.F.A.K. vocal acrobatics. Music builds and softens repeatedly.
7. ***throat singing! Vocal chorus, Sufi lyrics. Main music starts after a minute, very relaxed and rather trance-y. Mind you, also gorgeous. Some soaring female voice. Everything ramps up a notch after about 3 minutes.
8. ****interesting vocal harmonies. Traditional Yemen tune updated, particularly cool bass on this one. Moments of instrumental transcendence.
9. **downbeat percussion and bass, male and female vocals in English, based on Bulgarian song.
Reviewed by Sadie O., 7/26/07
Outstanding World Fusion music from the East Coast. “Mawwal” is a Middle Eastern musical genre that often criticizes society. Sung in English and Arabic, with traditional and other instruments, but not traditional in sound at all. Tracks 2 and 6 feature vocals by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with permission of his estate, with completely new musical arrangements. Guitar and bass are particularly notable throughout (the main character, Jim Matus, is a guitarist, and the bassist, Percy Jones, is simply amazing.) A really different sound, everything absolutely gorgeous. It’s a winner!
No FCCs detected. Play everything, often!
1. ***slow and swingy hand drums, guitar and chant. Apparently originally a traditional Libyan song, much enhanced by really sweet bass and a bit of violin.
2. ****starts with throat singing! Sure winner right there… Tablas and more cool bass, and N.F.A.K.’s unmistakable vocals. This is pretty astounding stuff!
3. ***It’s almost hard rock, but an arrangement of a traditional Syrian piece. For some reason it reminds me a bit of Peter Gabriel’s worldier pieces (that is not a put down!)
4. ***music seems to all be sliding instruments… Toasting song from Uzbekistan. I think I’ve localized the Gabrielish sound to the vocals… Excellent percussion work, particularly starting around 2 minutes in.
5. ***starts with hand drums, other instruments add on, swingy midtempo groove. Lyrics in English, based on Middle Eastern political commentary poetry. They’re often pretty buried in layers of music, though – but biting, when you can make them out.
6. ***starts with count out, then downtempo music involving tables and violin, but also very western-sounding guitar bits, and N.F.A.K. vocal acrobatics. Music builds and softens repeatedly.
7. ***throat singing! Vocal chorus, Sufi lyrics. Main music starts after a minute, very relaxed and rather trance-y. Mind you, also gorgeous. Some soaring female voice. Everything ramps up a notch after about 3 minutes.
8. ****interesting vocal harmonies. Traditional Yemen tune updated, particularly cool bass on this one. Moments of instrumental transcendence.
9. **downbeat percussion and bass, male and female vocals in English, based on Bulgarian song.
Track Listing
| 1. | Tara Torna | 5. | Black Flies | |||
| 2. | Pyar Ka Diya | 6. | Ae Jane Man | |||
| 3. | Jackals' Wedding | 7. | Haq Ali | |||
| 4. | Yurodivy | 8. | Ya Gamar | |||
| 9. | Big Machine | |||||