| Abdul-Malik, Ahmed / Jazz Sounds Of Africa |
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| Album: | Jazz Sounds Of Africa | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Abdul-Malik, Ahmed | Added: | Aug 2006 | |
| Label: | Prestige Records Inc. | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2006-09-03 | Pull Date: | 2006-11-05 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Nov 5 | Oct 22 | Oct 15 | Oct 8 | Oct 1 | Sep 17 | Sep 10 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 22, 2022: | Music Casserole Don't Blame Me, La Ibkey, Oud Blues | 4. | Oct 13, 2006: | Memory Select La Ibkey | |
| 2. | Nov 03, 2006: | Memory Select Communication | 5. | Oct 06, 2006: | No Cover, No Minimum African Bossa Nova | |
| 3. | Oct 19, 2006: | Finneman's Market Communication | 6. | Oct 05, 2006: | Finneman's Market African Bossa Nova |
| Album Review |
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| Ben Reviewed 2006-08-29 | ||
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Ahmed Abdul-Malik - Jazz Sounds of Africa Reissue of two African influenced bop albums from Monk's longtime bassist Malik. There are influences from two distinct African musical traditions: North African, with the exotic sounding oud and Central African highlife featuring blaring horns and lots of percussion. The song structure is Western with standard heads & solos, but the instrumentation gives this a unique sound. Great stuff! 1. Fast bop beat w/ wandering ethnic solos 2. Straight bop with a classical influence *3. Quiet shuffle with bluesy oud **4. Great fast world beat w/ oud *5. Cello-led ballad *6. Cacophonous highlife march 7. Joyful percussion-heavy bounce **8. Funky groove *9. Ethnic oud melody with driving hand drum beat 10. Straight med-tempo bop *11. Highlife percussion w/ jazzy solos *12. Driving Arabic wail | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Nights On Saturn | 7. | Wakida Hena | |||
| 2. | The Hustlers | 8. | African Bossa Nova | |||
| 3. | Oud Blues | 9. | Nadusilma | |||
| 4. | La Ibkey | 10. | Out Of Nowheree | |||
| 5. | Don't Blame Me | 11. | Communication | |||
| 6. | Hannibal's Carnivals | 12. | Suffering |