Gakondo

Mighty Popo
Borealis Recording Co.
World | Nov 2011

Reviews

Don Farrell
Reviewed 2011-12-18
African acoustic Blues from Rwanda via Canada. Playing a handmade gourd guitar singing in the Kinyarwanda language.Very nice sound.
with Percussion, lap steel & mandolin
***1: 3:41 mid tempo, very nice male vocal & humming
2: 4:03 slow guitar, male vocal with chorus
***3: 3:32 slow Blues guitar, male vocal with chorus
4: 4:46 slow Blues guitar, male vocal/wail with chorus, hand clapping percussion.
5: 6:17 slow Blues guitar, male vocal with chorus
6: 6:24 real slow Blues guitar, male vocal
7: 5:22 slow Blues guitar, male vocal with chorus
8: 4:05 real slow guitar, call & response with chorus, almost like a church service
***9: 3:36 beautiful guitar picking, very low breathy whispers/vocal, slow
****10: 5:09 mid tempo very good guitar with call & response with chorus D  Farrell 12/2011

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Charting

2011-12-18 — 2012-02-19 Reggae/World
Week EndingAirplays
Feb 12 2
Jan 22 2
Jan 8 1
Jan 1 1

Track listing

1. Gakondo
2. Urugendo
3. Kamananga
4. Impangaza
5. Impunga
6. Ngire Nte
7. Uw'lbuhoro
8. Rwatsinda
9. Nibarize
10. Rwampunga