| Alma Afrobeat Ensemble / Toubab Soul |
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| Album: | Toubab Soul | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Alma Afrobeat Ensemble | Added: | 11/2010 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2010-11-28 | Pull Date: | 2011-01-30 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | 30 Jan | 23 Jan | 16 Jan | 9 Jan | 2 Jan | 19 Dec | 12 Dec | 5 Dec |
| Airplays: | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 15, 2015: | funk to folk Mali | 4. | Jul 07, 2012: | Bouge Mood Taskmaster | |
| 2. | Jan 03, 2014: | World Tour Shameless | 5. | Jun 06, 2012: | Getting Over The Hump! (Waning Full Moon) Own World | |
| 3. | Jun 22, 2013: | Music Casserole New School | 6. | Aug 18, 2011: | Summertime Sunshine Taskmaster |
| Album Review |
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| Decca Reviewed 2010-11-26 | ||
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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 |
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| 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 |