Sosa, Omar / Afreecanos
Album: Afreecanos   Collection:World
Artist:Sosa, Omar   Added:Feb 2008
Label:Ota Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2008-02-18 Pull Date: 2008-04-21 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Apr 20 Apr 6 Mar 30 Mar 23 Mar 9 Mar 2
Airplays: 2 2 2 2 2 3

Recent Airplay
1. Aug 12, 2022: Global Ginga
D'son
4. Apr 04, 2008: No Cover, No Minimum
Ollu, Prologo
2. Apr 17, 2008: world beat
D'son
5. Mar 23, 2008: public noize racket
Ollu, Prologo
3. Apr 15, 2008: At the Cafe Bohemian
Tumborium
6. Mar 21, 2008: No Cover, No Minimum
Nene La Kanou

Album Review
Decca
Reviewed 2008-02-07
Great guest stars from Africa, Cuba, Brazil, U.S. and France join with Sosa to explore African influences in US & Latin jazz. A blend of traditional instruments w/contemporary arrangements & flavors. Great stuff. Sosa’s piano leads the way on most tracks – very stylish too.

1. Mid/upbeat percussion & vocals. Too short, can lead right into #2.
*2. Starts down, kinda bluesy then gets up/mid and jazzy.
*3. Fem vox, gentle perc. Relaxed downtempo jazz. Gorgeous.
4. Soft vocal duet. Picks up into a jazz-themed Latin dance.
*5. Starts soft, dreamy. Picks up a bit. Solid Afro-jazz.
6. Downtempo, husky vox. Nice showcase for Sosa’s piano.
7. Bright, relaxed cha-cha-esque jazz meld. Cool piano.
8. Tight arrangement, mostly midtempo w/cool flute/faint vox.
9. Warm fem vox, sad, slow, w/a tragic, fragile quality.
*10. Mid/upbeat w/punctuating flourishes from band. Very cool.
11. Starts slow, nasally fem vox. Gently moving & lyrical.


Track Listing
1. Prologo   6. Light In The Sky
2. Ollu   7. D'son
3. Nene La Kanou   8. Tres Negros
4. Lyade   9. Mon Yalala
5. Babalada   10. Tumborium
  11. Why Anga?