Roots Propaganda
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2008-10-31
Reviewed 2008-10-31
Happy happy jazz/world mix. The overall sound falls more on the jazz side (jams infused with swingy horns and plenty of contemporary ideas), but also picks up the sunny flavor of African musics, along with percussion and occasional vocals to complete the setting. Uplifting stuff in small, sometimes too-small, doses.
1- Sneaky groove, into a flowing, summery jazz space. Female vocals
2- Soft and swingy, a nice warm evening
3- Old-time tune in a chugging, swingy vein. Catchy.
4- Snappy, poppy, fun. Cool vocal percussion!!
5- Breezy, dramatic '60s jazz. Nice.
6- Cool groove with piano, heats up quickly. Very '60s-jazz horn line.
7- Chugging and savvy grooved song, nice "world" feel with crafty male vocals. Lonely sax intro.
8- Jangly mid/fast, African feel to the horns, female vocals. Mellow.
9- Quiet groove, very much a soft-bebop jazzy feel. Classical piano intro.
10- Swingy, midtempo, upbeat. Sunny South African kind of flute solo at the end.
11- Ooo, sneaky N'Orleans vamp, slow and tasty.
12- Quirky, dissonant hopping. Mellow danceability, especially in the jazz-guitar solo
1- Sneaky groove, into a flowing, summery jazz space. Female vocals
2- Soft and swingy, a nice warm evening
3- Old-time tune in a chugging, swingy vein. Catchy.
4- Snappy, poppy, fun. Cool vocal percussion!!
5- Breezy, dramatic '60s jazz. Nice.
6- Cool groove with piano, heats up quickly. Very '60s-jazz horn line.
7- Chugging and savvy grooved song, nice "world" feel with crafty male vocals. Lonely sax intro.
8- Jangly mid/fast, African feel to the horns, female vocals. Mellow.
9- Quiet groove, very much a soft-bebop jazzy feel. Classical piano intro.
10- Swingy, midtempo, upbeat. Sunny South African kind of flute solo at the end.
11- Ooo, sneaky N'Orleans vamp, slow and tasty.
12- Quirky, dissonant hopping. Mellow danceability, especially in the jazz-guitar solo
Recent airplay
Backstory
No Cover, No Minimum — Sep 07, 2017
Mambo Pa' Kanoa
No Cover, No Minimum — Oct 18, 2013
Yorubonics
Memory Select — Jan 16, 2009
Mambo Pa' Kanoa
Cipher's Crop Circle — Jan 07, 2009
Backstory
Music Casserole — Dec 25, 2008
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
The Rent Party — Dec 19, 2008
Charting
2008-11-16 — 2009-01-18
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 18 | 1 |
| Jan 11 | 1 |
| Dec 28 | 1 |
| Dec 21 | 2 |
| Dec 14 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Backstory | ||
| 2. | Canto De Xango | ||
| 3. | Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out | ||
| 4. | Mambo Pa' Kanoa | ||
| 5. | New Life | ||
| 6. | The Limiter | ||
| 7. | Ochun | ||
| 8. | Moro Omim Ma | ||
| 9. | The Most Beautiful Thing | ||
| 10. | Roots Propaganda | ||
| 11. | Hard Times Killin' Floor Blues | ||
| 12. | Yorubonics |