Stern, Leni / Africa
| Album: | Africa | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Stern, Leni | Added: | Oct 2007 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2007-12-02 | Pull Date: | 2008-02-03 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Jan 27 | Jan 13 | Dec 30 | Dec 23 | Dec 16 | Dec 9 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 04, 2010: | Music Casserole
Ousmane |
4. | Jan 08, 2008: | Waves Flow
Simbo |
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| 2. | Jan 25, 2008: | that's not bluegrass
Simbo |
5. | Dec 24, 2007: | alternative Xmas eve
Aman Inman, Saya, Ahinin Be Al Allah, Simbo, Keita, 1000 Stars, Bamake |
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| 3. | Jan 23, 2008: | Eran Mukamel (yelldown warhellride)
Ousmane |
6. | Dec 21, 2007: | thats not bluegrass
1000 Stars |
Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2007-12-03
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
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
Track Listing
| 1. | Bamake | 7. | Aman Inman | |||
| 2. | 1000 Stars | 8. | Ousmane | |||
| 3. | Keita | 9. | Alu Maye | |||
| 4. | Simbo | 10. | Ami | |||
| 5. | Ahinin Be Al Allah | 11. | Dakkan | |||
| 6. | Saya | 12. | Childsoldier | |||
| 13. | Forest Song | |||||