From The Rooftops
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| Nov 2011
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Sadie O.
Reviewed 2011-12-16
Reviewed 2011-12-16
The Funk Ark – From the Rooftops
Reviewed by Sadie O., 12/16/11
Afro-Jazz-Funk big band from DC. Mostly instrumentals, with lots of horns, keyboard and percussion. Drawing influences from African and Latin music, but mostly really just FUNKY. Combines a jazz ensembles intellectualism with a booty-shaking funk groove. What’s not to love?
1. 4:32 ***relaxed, swingy sashay, a bit downtempo, horn section and farfisa. Awesome baritone sax solo.
2. 3:57 ***stuttering guitar intro, uptempo but swingy and danceable – you can tell there’s a mashup of Afro-Latin elements.
3. 4:00 ****super-mambolicious Afro-jazz percussion, upbeat and War-like. Extra cool! Hip Hop vocals, all about DC.
4. 4:25 ***lopsided but bitchen midtempo hip wiggler.
5. 3:52 ***mellow midtempo jazzy Latin groove, lots of horn action, farfisa solo.
6. 5:16 ****uptempo with cowbell and big percussion – sounds like a long-lost War track. Which is a very high compliment!
7. 3:46 ****sweeet uptempo and complex syncopation, focus on keyboards, significant soul macossa component, lovely blatty sax.
8. 4:31 ****funky strut with great bass sound, double-time guitar and keyboard. Just niiiice.
9. 4:35 **downtempo and relaxed with a smooth jazz vibe. It’s relaxing me to sleep, actually.
10. 3:47 ***a bit uptempo, syncopated, Afro-jazz to the fore.
Reviewed by Sadie O., 12/16/11
Afro-Jazz-Funk big band from DC. Mostly instrumentals, with lots of horns, keyboard and percussion. Drawing influences from African and Latin music, but mostly really just FUNKY. Combines a jazz ensembles intellectualism with a booty-shaking funk groove. What’s not to love?
1. 4:32 ***relaxed, swingy sashay, a bit downtempo, horn section and farfisa. Awesome baritone sax solo.
2. 3:57 ***stuttering guitar intro, uptempo but swingy and danceable – you can tell there’s a mashup of Afro-Latin elements.
3. 4:00 ****super-mambolicious Afro-jazz percussion, upbeat and War-like. Extra cool! Hip Hop vocals, all about DC.
4. 4:25 ***lopsided but bitchen midtempo hip wiggler.
5. 3:52 ***mellow midtempo jazzy Latin groove, lots of horn action, farfisa solo.
6. 5:16 ****uptempo with cowbell and big percussion – sounds like a long-lost War track. Which is a very high compliment!
7. 3:46 ****sweeet uptempo and complex syncopation, focus on keyboards, significant soul macossa component, lovely blatty sax.
8. 4:31 ****funky strut with great bass sound, double-time guitar and keyboard. Just niiiice.
9. 4:35 **downtempo and relaxed with a smooth jazz vibe. It’s relaxing me to sleep, actually.
10. 3:47 ***a bit uptempo, syncopated, Afro-jazz to the fore.
Recent airplay
From The Rooftops
A Blade Won't Cut Another Blade
funk to folk — Oct 28, 2014
From The Rooftops
Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon! — Mar 13, 2014
(12:32 p.m.) Horchata
Sunshine . . . on a Full Moon Afterooon — Feb 13, 2014
From The Rooftops
Sunshine . . . on a Christmas Eve Afternoon — Dec 24, 2013
Horchata
Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon — Nov 12, 2013
Charting
2011-12-18 — 2012-02-19
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Feb 19 | 3 |
| Feb 12 | 2 |
| Feb 5 | 3 |
| Jan 29 | 3 |
| Jan 22 | 4 |
| Jan 15 | 3 |
| Jan 1 | 2 |
| Dec 25 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | A Blade Won't Cut Another Blade | ||
| 2. | Diaspora | ||
| 3. | Funky Dc (Featuring Asheru And Sitali) | ||
| 4. | El Beasto | ||
| 5. | Carretera Libre | ||
| 6. | Horchata | ||
| 7. | Katipo (The Spider) | ||
| 8. | From The Rooftops | ||
| 9. | Pavement | ||
| 10. | Power Struggle |