2 from Cuba, 2 from the dead
Robert Fonseca's Zamazu:Having toured with the Buena Vista Social Club, Roberto Fonseca also co-produced and played music on Ibrahim Ferrer’s latest release, Mi Sueno. The first a capella piece, Misa Popular is sung by his mother and the rest of the album is full of passion and other jazz-rooted experiences. Fonseca performs with the piano, and is accompanied by various artists playing bass, drums, sax, flute, and clarinet. This is a refreshing listen to jazz
comments / tracks of interest:
#1: mother’s message (short)
#3: a rumbling storm of jazz
#5: fast and furious finger work
#6: Yoruba orisha, Chango…the father of the thunder, of the sky
#8: love song
#10: homage to Ibrahim Ferrer
#12: sad happiness
Various Artists perform in the CD release; Si, Para Usted...the Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba (volume 1):
Dan Zacks of Waxing Deep Radio put together this Volume (1) of communist funk. Because of popular demand, he re-mastered tracks from their original dusty form, once kept in the Cuban government’s warehouse. This CD features various performing artists from the late 70’s early 80’s, whose music “ranges from son, beat, jazz, & funk, and abounds with psychedelic influences, electronic experimentation, and a heavy dose of soul.” The electronic element is light, leaving plenty of room for authentic Latin instrumentation and fully funky Cuban music.
comments / tracks of interest:
#1: instrumental
#2: layered instrumentation & vocals
#6: title track, male vocals, med. Tempo, flute
#7: flute compliments male vocals, med. Tempo
#8: Stereolab inspiration
#9: orchestra w/ soulful male vocals
#10: instrumental
#11: instrumental w/ subtle organ & syncopated rhythms
#12: funky guitar lines, male vocals
Gaudi & Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Dub Qawwali
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was a Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of Qawwali, devotional Sufi songs. In Nusrat’s case, singing Qawwali wasn’t only a passion of his, but for generations of the men in his familial linage. Qawwali singing has been an unbroken tradition of Nusrat’s family for the past 600 years. This album is like a reincarnation of his music meeting Reggae. London-based producer/artist Gaudi blended old recordings Khan’s Qawwali songs with Jamaican dub in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Khan’s death (August 16th 1997). The compositions of these songs are smooth, offering messages of peace and love.
comments / tracks of interest:
#1: darkness comes before the dawn
#7: vocals carry a tabla element
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