Africa

Stern, Leni
Self-Release
World | Oct 2007

Reviews

Don Farrell
Reviewed 2007-12-03
Guitarist Leni Stern recorded in Mali fuses Western e guitar with African rhythms, percussion, plucked strings and vocals
1: 4:11 mellow percussion, e guitar female vocal/wail , chorus in Bambara ??? language
2: 6:11 (for Michael Brecker ) Leni vocal in English, e guitar noodling, chorus, . . .. mellow
****3: 6:30 Leni vocal in English, nice long e guitar notes, very nice fem vocal
in Bambara ??? , mellow. lots of plucked strings, fast percussion towards end
****4: 5:59 fast percussion, female vocal/wail, very nice percussion, great e guitar
5: 6:11 Leni vocal in English, mid tempo percussion, nice e guitar notes
****6: 5:10 (for Don Alias) slow, with George Brooks on sax, vocal/wail in Bambara?? very nice, kora
7: 5:07 Leni vocal in English, nice e guitar notes, mid to faster tempo
****8: 6:47 Leni vocal in English, faster percussion, vocals in Bambara ??? lots of fast plucked strings George Brooks on wailing sax, nice trance percussion/sax groove
9: 2:24 nice long e guitar notes & plucked strings minimal chorus
10: 5:04 Leni vocal in French & English, mellow
**11: 6:05 Leni vocal in English, breathy spoken word, vocals in Bambara ??? nice mellow kora, percussion groove, nice long e guitar notes. Nice vocals.
****12: 4:18 Leni vocal/spoken word in English about child soldier, talking drum percussion, faster
***13: 1:47 mellow instrumental D Farrell 11/2007

Recent airplay

Ousmane
Music CasseroleDec 04, 2010
Simbo
that's not bluegrassJan 25, 2008
Ousmane
Simbo
Waves FlowJan 08, 2008
Aman Inman, Saya, Ahinin Be Al Allah, Simbo, Keita, 1000 Stars, Bamake
alternative Xmas eveDec 24, 2007
1000 Stars
thats not bluegrassDec 21, 2007

Charting

2007-12-02 — 2008-02-03 Reggae/World
Week EndingAirplays
Jan 27 2
Jan 13 1
Dec 30 2
Dec 23 1
Dec 16 2
Dec 9 1

Track listing

1. Bamake
2. 1000 Stars
3. Keita
4. Simbo
5. Ahinin Be Al Allah
6. Saya
7. Aman Inman
8. Ousmane
9. Alu Maye
10. Ami
11. Dakkan
12. Childsoldier
13. Forest Song