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Rhythms of the River: This album features various artists signed to the Riverboat label. It is a gem of globalization. My favorite tracks include:#4. Quite uplifting, great rhythm changes
#5. Slide guitar, beautiful vocals
#6. Sharply composed
#7. Gently haunts
#8. More synthesized than other tracks, upbeat urban feel.
#9. Could this be David Byrne in disguise?
#11. Deep vocals w/ simple yet evocative rhythm, accordion, and strings.
#15. Saucy
#17. Catchy, the kind you want to catch…and keep.
Ras Rebel's latest release, CrossRoads...Earl Paton, (a.k.a. Ras Rebel) says he sticks to old-school reggae with conscious lyrics and “hard-hitting” rhythms, where he drops the occasional “club banger”. What’s playable of this album sounds rather “club bangin’” to me. Many tracks FCC-ed. Here's a hed's up on what you might find within a listen;
#1. Instrumental w/ drum machine and piano.
#2. Club, reggae sound.
#7. Hip-reggae-hop.
Unfortunately for radio programmers, track 6 is FCC-ed. This track uses interesting samples, citar, and message. Along with 6, forget about playing 4 and 5 as well.
Marcel Khalife is known as the Lebanese master of oud (an Arabic lute), and the “Bob Dylan” of the M. East. His music combines ancient Arab musical traditions with western elements and instruments. The Palestinian poet, Mahmoud Darwish, has given him inspiration since the 70's when he witnessed Palestinian refugee camps around Beruit. Shortly after he became a strong supporter of the Nationalist Movement. Marcel is now an exile living in Paris who was once imprisoned and charged with “degrading Islam” because he used a couplet from the Koran in one of his songs. In 2005, he was named UNESCO Artist for peace, although it is no longer safe for him to live in his original country. His album, Taqasim is best played in it's entirety, and i am particularly drawn to tracks; 2, 11, and 15.
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