| Bembeya Jazz / African Classics |
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| Album: | African Classics | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Bembeya Jazz | Added: | Feb 2008 | |
| Label: | Sheer Sound | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2008-05-11 | Pull Date: | 2008-07-13 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Jul 13 | Jul 6 | Jun 29 | Jun 15 | Jun 8 | Jun 1 | May 25 | May 18 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 20, 2022: | Some Songs Without Words (rebroadcast from Jan 5, 2022) Petit Sekou | 4. | Aug 23, 2014: | Music Casserole Petit Sekou | |
| 2. | Jan 05, 2022: | Some Songs Without Words Petit Sekou | 5. | Jul 08, 2008: | At the Cafe Bohemian Petit Sekou | |
| 3. | Jun 28, 2017: | At the Cafe Bohemian Lanaya | 6. | Jul 04, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum Lanaya |
| Album Review |
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| Decca Reviewed 2008-05-10 | ||
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Bembeya Jazz Nacional was founded in 1961 in Beyla, Guinea. It’s delicious guitar-driven Afro-pop-jazz with some Cuban spice thrown in. Plus wicked good percussion, horns, vocals, and lots of funky style. This release is a sort of “best of” from their classic years and recording quality is not the best, many tracks have an old-timey mono sound. 1. Midtempo Afro-funk with sharp brass work. *2. Relaxed tempo, a tinny old-radio sound. 3. Midtempo, soaring vocals, guitar, perc. *4. Relaxed funk w/a hip 70s vibe. Picks up later. 5. Big, brassy intro. Upbeat Afro pop funk. *6. Mid/uptempo w/some cool vocals & great style. 7. Downtempo, almost lazy meandering Afro pop. *8. Sexy midtempo Afro-Cuban dance. 9. An 18:30-minute epic. Starts upbeat & bright, varys tempo. Includes everything from shades of Hendrix to shimmery Afro funk. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Telegramme | 5. | Koumba Terin | |||
| 2. | Lanaya | 6. | Sabu | |||
| 3. | Yekeke | 7. | Gnagna | |||
| 4. | Petit Sekou | 8. | Yarabi | |||
| 9. | Montagne | |||||