| Various Artists / Radio Algeria |
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| Album: | Radio Algeria | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Jul 2006 | |
| Label: | Sublime Frequencies | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2006-08-13 | Pull Date: | 2006-10-15 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Oct 8 | Oct 1 | Sep 24 | Sep 17 | Sep 3 | Aug 27 | Aug 20 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 12, 2022: | Music Casserole Folk Mysteries | 4. | Apr 13, 2013: | Music Casserole Folk Mysteries | |
| 2. | Jan 16, 2019: | Cafe Nakhil Folk Mysteries | 5. | May 14, 2012: | No Longer at Ease Folk Mysteries | |
| 3. | Jun 06, 2013: | Mediterraneans Disco Maghreb | 6. | Dec 29, 2011: | Mediterraneans Folk Mysteries |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2006-08-02 | ||
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[coll]: Radio Algeria (Sublime Frequencies) Reviewed by Sadie O., 8/2/06 Sound collages from Algerian radio, wide variety of music and some spoken word. Everything runs together. Sound quality varies widely. No FCCs. I like 7 best. All is interesting, but collage-y. 1. Disco Maghreb 4:04 **Bits of bellydance music, bits of spoken word, some low-key yet empassioned singing, midtempo groove for most 2. Exterior Grooves 5:58 **somewhat uptempo and energetic, a bit 60’s rock but definitely Arabic, then very rootsy folky stuff with spoken bits over, laid-back French female singing which doesn’t sound even marginally Arabic 3. Evaporating Borders 5:18 sounds like an old Spanish movie, then some fuzzy electric guitar and chanting, roots stuff – unfortunately fairly poor sound quality 4. Radio International 6:03 **groovy rock beat, interesting tunes, sounds like Khaled singing, snip from “Shaft”, rather prosaic pop ballad in Arabic and French 5. Saharan Music 7:08 *rootsy electric guitar and handdrums, then very roots bit with odd vocals and rather bad sound quality, bit of ancient rumba with VERY bad sound 6. Radio Oran 6:09 **gnawa instrumentation and male vocals, nice guitar and handdrums – second half is more interesting than first 7. Folk Myteries 5:17 ***gorgeous solo female vocals, cool loping guitar and ..harmonica?, slightly uptempo gnawa and mysterious vocals 8. Andalusian Nights 5:13 bit of call to prayer, odd violin-like instrument with Quran reading, last couple minutes are nice midtempo bellydance groove with male duet 9. Collage Ornamental 4:36 *flute and midtempo pop, boring solo male vocals, then fun bit of drumming and call and response. 10. Radio Algiers 4:22 *slow chords, female announcer, all sorts of musical snippets, odd French folky pop with twangy electronics 11. The Fading of Fidelity 3:20 very odd bits of this and that, including a marching band, rather crap pop ballad | ||
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