Various Artists / Big Blue Ball
Album: Big Blue Ball   Collection:World
Artist:Various Artists   Added:Jul 2008
Label:Real World Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2008-08-17 Pull Date: 2008-10-19 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Oct 19 Oct 12 Oct 5 Sep 21 Sep 14 Aug 24
Airplays: 1 1 2 1 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Oct 07, 2014: Global Warming
Jijy
4. Oct 07, 2008: At the Cafe Bohemian
Habibe
2. Dec 20, 2012: Cacao!
Jijy
5. Sep 30, 2008: At the Cafe Bohemian
Habibe
3. Oct 14, 2008: At the Cafe Bohemian
Habibe
6. Sep 30, 2008: Echo Lab
Exit Through You

Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2008-08-18
Released in 2008, recorded in week long sessions in 1991,92 & 95 when musicians from all over the World set up a 24 hour cafe with Peter Gabriel and recorded music.
1: 5:27 slow to mid tempo male vocal, big big rock sound wall, You will probably like it if you are a Peter Gabriel fan.
***2: 7:12 slow & low intro, North African percussion, Natach Atlas vocal, mid tempo Great sound
3: 4:28 fast percussion fast male vocal with Papa Wemba, sort of a Gypsy Kings Flamenco guitar sound.
4: 6:07 slow, Joseph Arthur vocal, Gaelic chorus, flute, ok
5: 5:52 slow, Joseph Arthur & Peter Gabriel vocal; nice instruments sound
***6: 4:42 Sinéad O'Connor counting, vocal, slow " stop war, stop terror", piano, flute, drum kit, fem chorus
**7: 4:31 mid tempo Peter Gabriel vocal. big rock wall of sound. chorus
****8: 6:17 slow doudouk ( double reed woodwind instrument) intro., Hukwe Zawose vocal/wail. cool instrumental jam.
****9: 5:45 slow, haunting Márta Sebestyén vocal, instruments & vocals swirl drone sound
****10: 4:00 fast, from Madagascar, singer Rossy raps with great rock instruments.
cool percussion & some brass at end
*11: 4:52 male vocal, Karl Wallinger, slow to mid tempo, nice
instrumentation D  Farrell   08/2008

Track Listing
 ArtistTrack Name
1. Gabriel, Peter Whole Thing
2. Atlas, Natacha Habibe
3. Wemba, Papa Shadow
4. Arthur, Joseph Altus Silva
5. Arthur, Joseph Exit Through You
6. O'connor, Sinead Everything Comes From You
7. Gabriel, Peter Burn You Up, Burn You Down
8. Zawose, Hukwe Forest
9. Sebestyen, Marta Rivers
10. Rossy Jijy
11. Wallinger, Karl Big Blue Ball