Zarra, Malika / Berber Taxi
| Album: | Berber Taxi | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Zarra, Malika | Added: | Apr 2011 | |
| Label: | Motema Music | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2011-07-10 | Pull Date: | 2011-09-11 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Sep 4 | Aug 28 | Aug 21 | Aug 14 | Aug 7 | Jul 31 | Jul 24 | Jul 17 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 01, 2011: | It's Bollywood
Tamazight |
4. | Aug 19, 2011: | Music Casserole
No Borders |
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| 2. | Aug 26, 2011: | Wee Animalcules
Tamazight |
5. | Aug 09, 2011: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Houaria |
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| 3. | Aug 23, 2011: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Houaria |
6. | Aug 02, 2011: | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot in August at the Cafe Bohemian
Houaria |
Album Review
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
Track Listing
| 1. | Tamazight | 7. | Issawa's Woman | |||
| 2. | Berber Taxi | 8. | Leela | |||
| 3. | Houaria | 9. | Amnesia | |||
| 4. | Prelude To Mossameeha | 10. | No Borders | |||
| 5. | Mossameeha | 11. | Mon Printemps | |||
| 6. | Little Voice | . |