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SomiRed Soil in my Eyes
Somi was born of Ugandan & Rwandese parents and grew up mostly in the U.S., so on this album she sings/speaks in English, Kinyarwanda (language from Rwanda), and Swahili. The songs explore family folkways while experimenting w/ American styles that she’s experienced first-hand like; blues, jazz, R&B, and hip-hop. Somi has collaborated with Amel Larrieux, and shared stage along-side Cassandra Wilson, with her “silky soprano vocals plunging through 4-t octaves to dulcet altos.” Poetic lyrics are displayed here, as she looks home for clarity, grounding, and guidance.
comments / tracks of interest
#2: song abt. Identity from 2 homes far apart
#3: multi-voiced scat
#6: messages deploring domestic violence
#7: tinker bells in beg. Dramatic sound
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Latin Jazz
Latin Jazz. What more do I have to say about the swanky sway of trumpets, saxophone, congas, stand-up bass, and shaker-gourd? I hear Dizzy Gillespie was a pioneer in this sound when he invited Cuban conga player Chano Pozo to play in his band. Thus began bebop and Afro-Cuban rhythms. This album is a compilation of global Latin Jazz Aficionados.
comments / tracks of interest
#1: sounds like it could be a theme song of sorts
#5: pretty bells incorporated
#6: trumpet sound thick as summertime humidity
#8: this must be the song that inspired Paul Simon for the track vampire from The Story of the Capeman
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Gypsy Caravan
This documentary was created to eradicate discrimination against the Roma (a better term for gypsy) and alleviate their poverty. This album captures the meandering music in their home villages at familial ceremonies, sharing meals, and exchanging practical jokes as they made music before sold-out houses, jamming backstage, in motels, or on the tour bus. “Blending N. Indian folk & classical traditions, Arabic sounds, Sufi trance music, crossover styles, and a cross dressing dancer,” display the high-spirited nature of a gypsy caravan. Bits between songs add texture to this musical tapestry.
comments / tracks of interest
#5: female vocals, squeaky clean
****#7: you only have to listen to this track once to love it
#8: remix into a rhythmical drum-n-bass recipe with didgeridoo garnish
#10: a moment of familial jam
#12: instrumental
#14: Roma scat
#17: a sweet little bit with children’s vocals
#20: dance track
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20 Ways to Float Through Walls
Many of these tracks’ albums we’ve already seen swim through the pool, though it’s nice to re-visit familiar friends now-and-again. Apollo Nove, Tartit, Taraf de Haidouks, DJ Dolores, Cibelle, Zuco 103, Celso Fonseca, Congotronics, Think of One, Bebel Gilberto, and others make for this physically defiant experience of floating through walls. As an album, the tracks flow together well and offer a variety of sounds.
comments / tracks of interest
#1: tropicalista, female vocals
#2: hypnotic & trance inducing music from the Timbuktu region
#3: from the U.K., electro-jazz w/ vocals
#4: gypsy sound
#5: an embolada!
#6: Caetano Veloso cover
#7: quite rhythmical for dancing
#8: ska feel
#11: bass is a featured feature here…bass mint is refreshing
#12: Brazil bassa/samba
#13: sounds like it’s skipping in beginning but it’s not
#14: looking for an Afro buzz?
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