| Darbuki Kings, The / Been Laden You Too Long |
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| Album: | Been Laden You Too Long | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Darbuki Kings, The | Added: | Jul 2009 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-08-02 | Pull Date: | 2009-10-04 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Oct 4 | Sep 13 | Sep 6 | Aug 30 | Aug 23 | Aug 16 | Aug 9 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 03, 2009: | New World Disorder Mango Tango | 4. | Sep 05, 2009: | Music Casserole The Breath Of The Cobra | |
| 2. | Sep 29, 2009: | At the Cafe Bohemian Berber | 5. | Sep 03, 2009: | Happy Hour Berber | |
| 3. | Sep 12, 2009: | New World Disorder Mango Tango | 6. | Sep 01, 2009: | At the Cafe Bohemian Anderslusian |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2009-08-03 | ||
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Exotic, world-y instrumentals featuring masterful hand percussion. The Kings are Antonio Albarran and Robin Anders with a friend, Dean Magraw sitting in on guitars. Anders is a world-renowned percussionist who has been with 3 Mustafas 3 and Boiled in Lead – like those groups, the Kings combine tongue-in-cheek bios with absolutely top of the line musicianship. It’s all very, very good – you can use for soundbeds or put it front and center and stun your listeners upside they heads. 1. 6:28 **hand drums and wailing electric guitar intro, slow North African groove. Builds in energy – hand drums get quite complex. 2. 4:50 **all sorts of hand percussion, pretty acoustic guitar, a bit Caribbean feeling, definitely in the pina colada sense. Fierce percussion workout towards the end. 3. 4:19 ***midtempo tempo of the damned. Neet! 4. 7:59 **drones and very swingy hand percussion. Strange and mysterious, and also profoundly groovy. 5. 3:56 **midtempo handdrums and guitar playing octaves. Comparatively simple, for these guys. 6. 6:35 **drums and electric guitar, very expansive and cinematic. The caravan travels in the cool of the evening… 7. 6:03 **slow, free-jazz groove with upright bass and vibes. 8. 6:57 **dark and brooding hand drums and drones. 9. 6:12 ***downtempo, very swingy syncopation with lots of cool added noises (like a bit of slap bass). 10. 6:41 ***vibes and bells intro, then strong midtempo hip-wiggler. Actually seems more belly-dance than flamenco, but s’cool. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Berber | 6. | Gilgamesh | |||
| 2. | Zimbob Wayout | 7. | Zanzibar | |||
| 3. | Mango Tango | 8. | Tunisian Wind | |||
| 4. | The Breath Of The Cobra | 9. | Corinthian Slap | |||
| 5. | Eleven Monkeys | 10. | Anderslusian |