Garifuna from Central America, a blend of African and Caribbean musical influences. all tracks are very good, GREAT liner notes and each song has a good story behind it.
Read the descriptions of the songs & history of the Garifuna.
1: 3:45 mid tempo male vocal with dreamy/tremolo guitars & percussion, Latin & Caribbean vibes with Youssou N' Dour vocal
2: 3:23 mid tempo, male vocal, female chorus, about romance on the beach
***3: 3:56 slow to mid tempo, male vocal, trance vocals & percussion
4: 4:04 mid to faster, about politicians, male vocalists from Senegal
****5: 3:51 faster. clave sticks, horns, fast punta rhythm, nice dance trance song, it describes two centuries of Garifuna history
6: 3:47 mid to faster paranda rhythm with reggae vibe, Njaaya from Senegal with female vocals
7: 3:36 mid tempo paranda ballad with Orchestra Baobab singers
8: 4:57 slow, male vocal, fem chorus, noodling guitars
****9: 3:53 mid to faster, low key, tremolo guitars, cool percussion, french influenced female singers know as gunchei
***10: 4:15 mid to faster, a sacred song with Youssou N' Dour vocal line
***11: 4:25 mid to faster, cool trance vocal, percussion & horns
****12: 3:39 faster punta beat, nice dance beat, male vocal, female chorus D Farrell 02/2011