Alma Afrobeat Ensemble / Toubab Soul
Album: Toubab Soul   Collection:World
Artist:Alma Afrobeat Ensemble   Added:Nov 2010
Label:Self-Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2010-11-28 Pull Date: 2011-01-30 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Jan 30 Jan 23 Jan 16 Jan 9 Jan 2 Dec 19 Dec 12 Dec 5
Airplays: 3 3 1 4 2 6 2 4

Recent Airplay
1. Oct 22, 2022: Music Casserole
Live Na Yeye
4. Jun 22, 2013: Music Casserole
New School
2. Oct 15, 2015: funk to folk
Mali
5. Jul 07, 2012: Bouge Mood
Taskmaster
3. Jan 03, 2014: World Tour
Shameless
6. Jun 06, 2012: Getting Over The Hump! (Waning Full Moon)
Own World

Album Review
Decca
Reviewed 2010-11-26
High-energy Afrobeat from this Barcelona-based group. Musicians hail from Europe, the US, Latin America, and Africa. Hot horns & guitars, vocals, keyboards, great playing throughout. Stylish, high energy, wicked fun. Every track is cool. Oh yeah….

1. Upbeat hip-hop infused jam.
2. Brassy intro, shaka-vocals, driving, cool, so hip.
3. Mid/upbeat percussion, big guitars w/some serious jamming.
4. Driving Afro funk w/hot, hot horns. Yow!
5. Relaxed electronic vocal effects, hip hop. Midtempo groove.
6. Upbeat w/a big butt-wiggling sound.
7. Midtempo soul w/cool use of percussion & sexy sax work.
8. Fast, fast, fast. Driving horns, perc, keyboards & vox. Wow!
9. Sweet S. African sway w/Masakela-like horns
10. Midtempo w/a jazzy arrangement & tight work from all.

Track Listing
1. Taskmaster   6. Yoruba
2. Live Na Yeye   7. Own World
3. Mali   8. Shameless
4. New School   9. S. Africa
5. Kudja   10. Maziqawi Silt