| Various Artists / African Reggae |
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| Album: | African Reggae | Collection: | Reggae | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Feb 2009 | |
| Label: | Putumayo World Music | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-02-14 | Pull Date: | 2009-04-18 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Apr 12 | Apr 5 | Mar 29 | Mar 22 | Mar 15 | Mar 8 | Mar 1 | Feb 22 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 04, 2016: | Everything A to Z week 24 Vision | 4. | Sep 02, 2010: | Happy Hour Steppin' Into Zion | |
| 2. | Jul 14, 2014: | Happy Hour Bo Ten Qu'luta | 5. | Dec 19, 2009: | Best Disorders of 2009 Man Of Sorrow | |
| 3. | Sep 22, 2011: | Happy Hour Vision | 6. | May 07, 2009: | Happy Hour Man Of Sorrow |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2009-03-13 | ||
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African Reggae Reviewed by Sadie O., 2/11/09 Reggae from Africa – mostly roots bubble style, with a variety of vocals and languages. African Reggae superstars Alpha Blondy and Lucky Dube are not included – this is more the third generation of artists, including reigning top-rankers Tiken Jah Fikoly and Majek Fashek. Strong introductory comp. No FCCs detected – all tracks good to very good. 1. 4;14 **uptempo bouncy roots bubble with lots of keyboards, sweet tenor vocals, from Cote D’Ivoire. 2. 3:07 **slightly uptempo guitar-based bubble, pretty female vocal and harmonies, in English, from Cape Verde. 3. 2:38 ***fast minimalist bubble with flute and horns, male lead and female chorus, from Burkina Faso. 4. 5:13 ***slow and bluesy skank with melodica, husky male vocals in English, from South Africa. Rather amazing life story… 5. 4:34 **dramatic intro with kora, fat midtempo skank with bit horns. Very sweet vocals, from Guinea-Bissau by way of Barcelona. 6. 3:12 ***little kid chanting intro, then midtempo roots bubble, lovely male and female vocals from a young family group from Cape Verde. Goes into dub with dancehall vocals in English. 7. 3:46 ***downtempo roots bubble with raw vocals in English – reminiscent of early Culture, nice female chorus, from Ghana. 8. 4:01 **spoken intro with koro, uptempo subdued bubble with duel vocals, from Guinea and Cote D’Ivoire, in several languages. A bit dream-like. 9. 3:20 **big intro, midtempo bubble with horn section, solo vocals. Clear Alpha Blondy influence. 10. 7:34 ***big horns and heartbeat intro, midtempo swingy skank with big horns and jazz/afrobeat influence. Husky vocals in English, from Nigeria. Lots of jam and improv in last half of song. | ||
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