| Brothers Of The Baladi / Just Do What's Right |
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| Album: | Just Do What's Right | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Brothers Of The Baladi | Added: | Jul 2010 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2011-01-02 | Pull Date: | 2011-03-06 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Mar 6 | Feb 27 | Feb 20 | Feb 6 | Jan 30 | Jan 16 | Jan 9 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 03, 2011: | Mediterraneans Sidi Mansour | 4. | Feb 03, 2011: | Mediterraneans Wy'ek | |
| 2. | Feb 24, 2011: | Mediterraneans Wy'ek | 5. | Feb 01, 2011: | At the Cafe Bohemian Sidi Mansour | |
| 3. | Feb 17, 2011: | Mediterraneans Belly Up | 6. | Jan 27, 2011: | Mediterraneans Wah Wah |
| Album Review |
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| Kamla Bhatt Reviewed 2010-12-12 | ||
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949-192 Brothers of Balladi’s “Just Do What Is Right.” Brothers of the Balladi's (BOB) is a 30 yr old band from Oregon. They started as a group accompanying belly dancers in Arizona before moving to Oregon. The group plays mixes of Arabic sounds with Western sounds and the result is a potent mix. You can hear Middle Eastern instruments like oud, saz, kanoon, def and riq and of course the signature Arabic percussion sound that is present in every track. Three of the songs in the album are the group's interpretation of well known songs. They are: Buffalo Springfield’s “For What it's Worth”, Neil Young’s “Rockin in the Free World” and Chris Rea’s “Nothing To Fear,” Songs are a mix of English, Arabic, French & other languages. NOTE: #6 is NOT FCC CLEAN TRY 1, 4, 7, ,8,11,12,15, 6 (NOT FCC CLEAN). 1. Upbeat Funky/mesmerizing Middle Eastern flavored version of Buffalo Springfield’s "For What It's Worth.” 2. Opening notes reminds you of Rachid Taha's “Rock El Casbah.” Social themed lyrics. 3. Slow start & then picks up. Remind you of Boney M's song Ma Baker. Sung in Arabic & English 4. Melodic. Danceable. 5. BOB's version of Chris Rea's "Nothing to Fear." 6.Politically charged song set to a fusion of Middle-Eastern & western music. (NOT FCC CLEAN) 7.Moving love song in English. Listen to the percussion. 8.Slow & melodic.Arabic/French. Reminds you of old Arabic songs,belly dancing,shesha & Turkish coffee. 9.Slow. Almost like a chant. 10.Mid-tempo. Socially conscious lyrics 11.Dance tune. Bellydance anyone? 12.Slow start & picks up tempo like a traditional Arabic song. Mid-tempo. 13.Slow & hypnotic percussion-heavy song. 14. Slow. 15. Heady combo of Arabic sounds with rock & BOB's version of Neil Young's "Rockin' In The Free World.” Kamla Dec 10, 2010 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | For What It's Worth | 8. | Wy'ek | |||
| 2. | Just Do What's Right | 9. | Lyke Wake Dirge | |||
| 3. | Sidi Mansour | 10. | No Shade | |||
| 4. | Perom Pom Pom | 11. | Belly Up | |||
| 5. | Nothing To Fear | 12. | Wah Wah | |||
| 6. | Peace 'n' Love | 13. | Who Is This? | |||
| 7. | The Next Time | 14. | Gole Khazan | |||
| 15. | Rockin' In The Free World | |||||