Razia / Road, The
| Album: | Road, The | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Razia | Added: | Dec 2018 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2018-12-23 | Pull Date: | 2019-02-24 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Feb 10 | Feb 3 | Jan 27 | Jan 20 | Jan 13 | Jan 6 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 23, 2020: | Melange
Antalaha ?(My Hometown) |
4. | Feb 02, 2019: | The Acupuncture Hour/Audio Ambrosia
Ayo, Antalaha –(My Hometown) |
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| 2. | Feb 28, 2019: | Hanging in the Bone Yard
Mbola Velogno (Still Alive) |
5. | Jan 31, 2019: | Cafe Nakhil
Tsy Lany (It Never Ends) |
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| 3. | Feb 07, 2019: | Hanging in the Bone Yard
Tsy Lany (It Never Ends) |
6. | Jan 29, 2019: | Attitude Adjustment
Lalagny Araiki (The Only Road) |
Album Review
Margy Kahn
Reviewed 2018-12-15
Reviewed 2018-12-15
Razia, a singer-songwriter from Madagascar mixes jazz, pop, and native tradition to produce a series of captivating heartfelt songs with outstanding guitar accompaniment. Part African sounding (Malian), part island (think West Indian or Hawaii); part absolutely unique exotica while expressing universal sentiments that can touch you without needing to understand the lyrics
No FCC's (all Malagasy); Favorite tracks –1, 2, 5, 6, but ALL tracks are worth playing
*1 –Tsy Lany (It Never Ends) –3:46 – powerful singing – fatalistic love sung with Malagasy lyrics
*2 –Mbola Velogno (Still Alive) –4:10 – cool island rhythm underscores a breakup
3—Lalagny Araiki (The Only Road) – 3:45 – the road to the end is singular; nice guitar work
4 –Filongoa –(Malagasy proverbs on the value of friendship) –3:32 -- more straightforward rhythm with island overtones
**5 –Antalaha –(My Hometown) –3:52 – clove and vanilla spiced paean to Razia's origins; fun!
*6—Ayo –4:51 – longing for someone named Ayo-- evocative 6/8 rhythm with echoey drum and violin
7 – Remandreny (Parents) –4:06 – time to say goodbye and let go and not worry; with Emel Mathlouthi—nice harmony refrain
8—Nave –4:02 –exuberant uptempo celebration of homecoming
No FCC's (all Malagasy); Favorite tracks –1, 2, 5, 6, but ALL tracks are worth playing
*1 –Tsy Lany (It Never Ends) –3:46 – powerful singing – fatalistic love sung with Malagasy lyrics
*2 –Mbola Velogno (Still Alive) –4:10 – cool island rhythm underscores a breakup
3—Lalagny Araiki (The Only Road) – 3:45 – the road to the end is singular; nice guitar work
4 –Filongoa –(Malagasy proverbs on the value of friendship) –3:32 -- more straightforward rhythm with island overtones
**5 –Antalaha –(My Hometown) –3:52 – clove and vanilla spiced paean to Razia's origins; fun!
*6—Ayo –4:51 – longing for someone named Ayo-- evocative 6/8 rhythm with echoey drum and violin
7 – Remandreny (Parents) –4:06 – time to say goodbye and let go and not worry; with Emel Mathlouthi—nice harmony refrain
8—Nave –4:02 –exuberant uptempo celebration of homecoming
Track Listing
| 1. | Tsy Lany (It Never Ends) | 5. | Antalaha ?(My Hometown) | |||
| 2. | Mbola Velogno (Still Alive) | 6. | Ayo | |||
| 3. | Lalagny Araiki (The Only Road) | 7. | Remandreny (Parents) | |||
| 4. | Filongoa | 8. | Nave |