| Cheba Djenet / Jalouse |
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| Album: | Jalouse | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Cheba Djenet | Added: | Mar 2011 | |
| Label: | Sunhouse Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2011-04-03 | Pull Date: | 2011-06-05 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Jun 5 | May 29 | May 22 | May 8 | May 1 | Apr 24 | Apr 10 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 13, 2013: | Arabology Kedab (Liar) | 4. | Jun 07, 2012: | Arabology Kedab (Liar) | |
| 2. | Feb 27, 2013: | Mediterraneans Ya Ibared | 5. | May 31, 2012: | Arabology Kedab (Liar) | |
| 3. | Oct 04, 2012: | Arabology Kedab (Liar) | 6. | Jun 02, 2011: | Mediterraneans Darli Sadka |
| Album Review |
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| Abu Ramses Reviewed 2011-03-24 | ||
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Cheba Djenet, Jalouse (Jealous) (Sunhouse Records, 2010) Reviewed by Abu Ramses ALL TRACKS FCC CLEAN Debut album of Cheba Djenet “the princess of rai” - a challenge to a still mainly male-dominated form. A nasal mezzo-soprano singing mostly in Algerian Arabic, with some French. Most tracks are solo. Djenet represents the 3rd (or 4th?) generation of this form – more influenced by global musical currents, more melodic, mixes North African and Latin beats. Lots of accordion, now considered a “traditional” North African instrument. Each track begins with “Editions Sunhouse presente, Cheba Djenet” & the track title (in French or Arabic). Annoying, but it does tell you who’s in on the instrumentals. Try 1, 3, 8, 9 Tracks 1. Chta Sralek – Mid-tempo, Latin beat, sweetest vocal on the album - 6:06 2. Jalouse (Jealous) – Up beat, Arab pop dance style, lot of French words - 5:44 3. Ya lbared – Big instrumental ensemble, mid- to up tempo; eastern beat on dumbek in the foreground - 6:17 4. Kedab (Liar) – Slow to mid-tempo, Latin beat while keyboard riffs evoke her Algerian roots - 5:28 5. Yama Lhnina – Up tempo, dance beat, big instrumentation, accordion solos & chorus on the bridges - 5:37 6. Machi Mlyoum (Go from Today) – North African-style percussion and musical riffs with violin solos; many instrumental collaborators – 5:47 7. Sabra Alih (“I’m patient for him??) - Fast-paced dance beat start to finish (a bit boring, but good percussionist), accordion and (smaller) keyboard solos - 5:42 8. Darli Sadka – Up beat, great mix of western and eastern instruments with Arabic phrasing and ornamentation. This is mostly for the instrumentals -5:37 9. Chayfni Hayt Ksir (See my short life??) – Fast-paced, eastern percussion beat, wild accordion/keyboard solos, backup girls (ma x 5) - 5:34 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Chta Sralek | 5. | Yama Lhnina | |||
| 2. | Jalouse (Jealous) | 6. | Machi Milyoum (Go From Today) | |||
| 3. | Ya Ibared | 7. | Sabra Alih (I'm Patient For Him??) | |||
| 4. | Kedab (Liar) | 8. | Darli Sadka | |||
| 9. | Chayfni Hayt Ksir (See My Short Life??) | |||||