Berber Taxi
Reviews
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2011-07-11
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
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
Recent airplay
Tamazight
It's Bollywood — Sep 01, 2011
Tamazight
Wee Animalcules — Aug 26, 2011
Houaria
At the Cafe Bohemian — Aug 23, 2011
No Borders
Music Casserole — Aug 19, 2011
Houaria
At the Cafe Bohemian — Aug 09, 2011
Houaria
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot in August at the Cafe Bohemian — Aug 02, 2011
Charting
2011-07-10 — 2011-09-11
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Sep 4 | 1 |
| Aug 28 | 2 |
| Aug 21 | 1 |
| Aug 14 | 1 |
| Aug 7 | 1 |
| Jul 31 | 3 |
| Jul 24 | 3 |
| Jul 17 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Tamazight | ||
| 2. | Berber Taxi | ||
| 3. | Houaria | ||
| 4. | Prelude To Mossameeha | ||
| 5. | Mossameeha | ||
| 6. | Little Voice | ||
| 7. | Issawa's Woman | ||
| 8. | Leela | ||
| 9. | Amnesia | ||
| 10. | No Borders | ||
| 11. | Mon Printemps |