| Mcferrin, Bobby / Vocabularies |
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| Album: | Vocabularies | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Mcferrin, Bobby | Added: | May 2010 | |
| Label: | Decca Music Group Ltd. | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2010-05-30 | Pull Date: | 2010-08-01 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Aug 1 | Jul 25 | Jul 18 | Jul 11 | Jul 4 | Jun 27 | Jun 20 | Jun 6 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 14, 2023: | Music Casserole Baby | 4. | Dec 11, 2021: | Music Casserole Wailers | |
| 2. | Nov 12, 2022: | Music Casserole The Garden | 5. | Apr 19, 2017: | At the Cafe Bohemian Baby | |
| 3. | Dec 16, 2021: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Dec 11, 2021) Wailers | 6. | May 21, 2016: | Music Casserole Wailers |
| Album Review |
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| Decca Reviewed 2010-05-29 | ||
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The master of wordless vocals and mouth music gathers members of his Voicestra ensemble and some guests and once again delivers something fresh and jaw-dropping. The vocal harmonies are perfect. The music flows from jazz to world, from R&B to classical choral, to African chants. The singers were recorded solo or in small groups to create a virtual choir of over 1400 voices – then deliciously mastered to create layers of different styles and vocal types. Every track is outstanding. 1. Bouncing, rich, joyful. It’s liquid, flowing, warm and a just a bit tart. Bobby leads, the layers just stream into a kaleidoscope of voices. 2. Mid/upbeat w/ some driving passages, some dreamy bits. Light percussion accents and a hip urban vibe too. 3. African chants & percussion. Upbeat, driving, powerful. Then it slows down & gets spiritual. 4. Starts off in Latin w/an Indian background. Moves to Sanskrit & phrases from about a dozen languages. Relaxed but a hint of darkness, then powerful and upbeat. Varying tempos and intensity. 5. Slow solo voices joining in to create layers in intro then percussion moves into midtempo groove, kinda Afro/jazzy/blues/soul jam. 6. Midtempo intro then upbeat, tripping and joyful vocal celebration. 7. Slow and sad, rich and fragile. Full of emotion and power. Wow… | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Baby | 4. | Messages | |||
| 2. | Say Ladeo | 5. | The Garden | |||
| 3. | Wailers | 6. | He Rain To The Train | |||
| 7. | Brief Eternity | |||||