Ishumar

World | Mar 2008

Reviews

Don Farrell
Reviewed 2008-04-13
Fight with e guitar not bullets, powerful lyrics (non English) about the plight of the desert peoples, of Mali, Niger, Algeria and Lybia. Traditional Saharan trance music with desert BLUES , minimal Rock, (hear Tinariwen & Ali Farke Toure)
**1: 5:01 poppy Malian BLUES, e guitar based, male and female vocal duo
2: 5:49 slow to mid, minimal male vocal/wail, sax?? nice e guitar picking
****3: 4:48 nice slow e guitar intro.,handclapping percussion, male vocal call fem chorus response. goes to fast
4:  5:44 slower vocal/wail, handclapping percussion + e guitar.
5: 3:12 slow e guitar noodling, male vocal call e guitar response
****6: 6:38 more percussion, great e guitar, male vocal call, chorus response, Great trance dance groove. mid to faster
****7: 5:32 handclapping percussion, male vocal/wail, short spoken word, nice e guitar perc groove mid tempo
****8: 7:28 rally cry of the Toureg, nice e guitar picking, vocal shout, handclapping percussion
9: 6:06 mid tempo to slower at end, e guitar, bass & perc foot stomping groove , vocals, handclapping percussion, D  Farrell   04/2008

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Track listing

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2. Tallyatidagh
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5. Ezeref
6. Dounia
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8. Kik Ayittma
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