Kuhn, Joachim / Majid Bekkas / Ramon Lopez / Kalimba
| Album: | Kalimba | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Kuhn, Joachim / Majid Bekkas / Ramon Lopez | Added: | Jul 2007 | |
| Label: | Act Music | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2007-09-23 | Pull Date: | 2007-11-25 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Nov 25 | Nov 18 | Oct 21 | Oct 14 | Oct 7 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 21, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
White Widow |
4. | Oct 17, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum
Youmala |
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| 2. | Sep 07, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Hamdouchi |
5. | Feb 22, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum
Youmala |
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| 3. | Aug 22, 2014: | Rebop
Youmala |
6. | Nov 23, 2007: | Memory Select
Hamdouchi |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2007-09-20
Reviewed 2007-09-20
KUHN/BEKKAS/LOPEZ: Kalimba
ACT, 2007
WORLD/JAZZ – Cool blend of modern European jazz and Moroccan desert blues, with German pianist/saxophonist Joachim Kühn alongside Moroccan Majid Bekkas on oud, guembri and vocals, plus Spanish drummer Ramon Lopez. There’s a hushed feel to many tracks, but the trio also builds up to moments of passionate intensity.
All good... Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 5, 8, 10
1. 6:02 – relaxed modern jazz, bluesy English vocals, rolling piano solo
2. 5:56 – low desert groove, Arabic vocals, speeds up, fast trance ending
3. 8:53 – starts quiet; sneaky modern jazz, mystery piano over steady pulse
4. 4:49 – delicate kalimba / piano with light percussion, relaxed vocal
5. 6:18 – catchy walking melody, soaring vocal, nice drums!
6. 4:49 – moody jazz with an exotic harmonic touch, speedy breaks
7. 4:19 – low desert walk, nice oud soloing, slows down in second half
8. 10:14 – free improvisation, Moroccan tune emerges, vox, skronky sax
9. 3:03 – gently uplifting piano and croaky vocal, bittersweet sound
10. 8:20 – dense piano intro, propulsive jazz sound, very good piano & drums
[ Fo ] 20-Sep-07
ACT, 2007
WORLD/JAZZ – Cool blend of modern European jazz and Moroccan desert blues, with German pianist/saxophonist Joachim Kühn alongside Moroccan Majid Bekkas on oud, guembri and vocals, plus Spanish drummer Ramon Lopez. There’s a hushed feel to many tracks, but the trio also builds up to moments of passionate intensity.
All good... Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 5, 8, 10
1. 6:02 – relaxed modern jazz, bluesy English vocals, rolling piano solo
2. 5:56 – low desert groove, Arabic vocals, speeds up, fast trance ending
3. 8:53 – starts quiet; sneaky modern jazz, mystery piano over steady pulse
4. 4:49 – delicate kalimba / piano with light percussion, relaxed vocal
5. 6:18 – catchy walking melody, soaring vocal, nice drums!
6. 4:49 – moody jazz with an exotic harmonic touch, speedy breaks
7. 4:19 – low desert walk, nice oud soloing, slows down in second half
8. 10:14 – free improvisation, Moroccan tune emerges, vox, skronky sax
9. 3:03 – gently uplifting piano and croaky vocal, bittersweet sound
10. 8:20 – dense piano intro, propulsive jazz sound, very good piano & drums
[ Fo ] 20-Sep-07
Track Listing
| 1. | A Live Experience | 6. | Rabih's Delight | |||
| 2. | Hamdouchi | 7. | Dahin | |||
| 3. | Good Mood | 8. | Sabbatique | |||
| 4. | Kalimba Call | 9. | Dounia | |||
| 5. | Youmala | 10. | White Widow |