Zarra, Malika / Berber Taxi
Album: Berber Taxi   Collection:World
Artist:Zarra, Malika   Added:Apr 2011
Label:Motema Music  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2011-07-10 Pull Date: 2011-09-11 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Sep 4 Aug 28 Aug 21 Aug 14 Aug 7 Jul 31 Jul 24 Jul 17
Airplays: 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 2

Recent Airplay
1. Sep 01, 2011: It's Bollywood
Tamazight
4. Aug 19, 2011: Music Casserole
No Borders
2. Aug 26, 2011: Wee Animalcules
Tamazight
5. Aug 09, 2011: At the Cafe Bohemian
Houaria
3. Aug 23, 2011: At the Cafe Bohemian
Houaria
6. Aug 02, 2011: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot in August at the Cafe Bohemian
Houaria

Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2011-07-11
Female vocalist singing Moroccan urban-World-Jazz with traditional Moroccan polyrhythms. Born in Southern Morocco, moved to France at age three. She now resides in NYC. Sings in many languages. "Morocco's Jazz jewel"
1: 4:05 mid to faster female vocal, sexy, throaty voice WOW!
2: 4:09 mid to faster, nice North African rhythm, great voice
****3: 5:42, sweet sounding scat style vocal, mid tempo
****4: 2:20 Oud intro then slow female wail.
5: 6:31 faster straight ahead Jazz with fem vocal, some in English
6: 1:21 nice bass line intro then fem vocal/wail
7: 5:43 mid tempo with driving rhythm, female vocal/wail, chorus
8: 4:25 slower, oud & vocal/wail
9: 5:18 guitar intro. slower vocal in French, then ramps up a bit with percussion, big bass. 10 sec fade
****10: 3:43 vocal/wail, big bass line, shaker percussion, 7 sec fade
***11: 4:53 plucked string noodling intro. then vocal in French , keyboard noodling. D  Farrell 07/2011

Track Listing
1. Tamazight   6. Little Voice
2. Berber Taxi   7. Issawa's Woman
3. Houaria   8. Leela
4. Prelude To Mossameeha   9. Amnesia
5. Mossameeha   10. No Borders
  11. Mon Printemps